The
professional men at the beginning
of Victoria's reign had to work to earn a living, but they were men who
were educated. Here we can see the lawyers or attorneys
who were trained in the law.
The auctioneers and bankers were both very important in a rural market town. Farmers would sell their livestock through the auctioneers and businesses would keep their money in the local bank.
Don't forget!
The surnames are first
IMPORTANT!
Notice that all those people listed as
"Professional persons"
are men!
Most professions were closed to women in the Victorian period.
The
surgeons looked after the health of
local people for a fee. In early Victorian days the role of the surgeon was changing. Up to this time a surgeon had not had a great deal of training, but he could pull teeth and set broken limbs. Later in the reign doctors were to get much more training, and the surgeon became the doctor with special training in carrying out operations.
