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"Carm" meaning "Carman" (or more probably "Carmen...") sounds perfectly plausible to me. These notes were purely for the benefit of the statistical clerk extracting the necessary figures and refer to whatever classifications were in use at the time.
Jun 10, 2008 · A carman was often someone who drove a horse and cart for delivering goods. In census records, I have found many references to a "Railway carman". One of those probably delivered goods for the rail companies, ie supplies etc. Ben
A carman is a goods vehicle carrier. The Old Occupations website says this: "Driver of (horse-drawn) vehicles for transporting goods. Carmen were often employed by railway companies for local deliveries and collections of goods and parcels. Modern day van driver. A Carter typically drove a light two wheeled carriage.
I can't give you an informed answer on this. Having been shown as a carman in the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses, my great grandfather, George Woodcock aka Smith is shown as a librarian at ther carmans' club in 1881. I can only assume that it is a professional association and his body needed a less strenuous job. He would have been 62 in 1881.
Am pleased to know that a carman is an honourable occupation. I did actually use the search facility prior to making this enquiry. This is where I came up with the thieves and robbers senario
'CARMAN See CARRIER' 'CARRIER A person who drove a vehicle used to transport goods' Originally, a horse and cart, and then motorised transport. Several of my ancestors were carmen (employed as opposed to be employers).
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'CARMAN See CARRIER' 'CARRIER A person who drove a vehicle used to transport goods' Originally, a horse and cart, and then motorised transport. Several of my ancestors were carmen (employed as opposed to be employers).
Also sometimes someone who drove horse-drawn trams was called a Carman." margarita. Ladkyis. 14-05-2008, 8 ...
感觉作为人名的话，Carman n. 电车的车长；运货马车的车夫. n. （Carman）人名；（英、西、瑞典）卡曼
