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1901 E Mail Messenger

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  • 20-04-2014 1:44pm
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    VicWynne
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭


    Hi folks,
    I have an entry in the 1901 census for an "E Mail Messenger". Have you any idea what this would entail?
    I'm happy that the transcription from the census record is correct - see the last line...

    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003717390/

    Many thanks in advance,
    Vic


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    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    My guess is that he was a telegram delivery boy. Google on "electric mail" and you find that the telegraph system was sometimes referred to as electric mail.


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    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Or someone who worked for an ISP went back in time on purpose to self-insert on the census. :D

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    A great find there, Vic! And we always thought email was a modern invention!! biggrin.png


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