What is/was one?

I don't mean like some people.

Occupation

Baptism: 9 Oct 1832 All Saints, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Ann Dobb - 1st. Daur. of James Dobb & Elizabeth
Born: 21 Jul
Abode: Wallgate
Occupation: Marden
Baptised by: J. Paley
Register: Baptisms 1830 - 1833, Page 221, Entry 1761
Source: LDS Film 1885678

From here

A professional lip quiverer.

Misspelling of Warden?

Aha!

Baptism: 2 Jul 1832 All Saints, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Thomas Atherton - 2 Son of Thomas Atherton & Elizabeth
Born: 24 Mar
Abode: Wallgate
Occupation: Mardant
Baptised by: J. K. Glazebrook
Register: Baptisms 1830 - 1833, Page 194, Entry 1547
Source: LDS Film 1885678

But what is/was a mardant? This could keep you occupied for a while more.

Me and google are looking into it.

I've heard of a mordent (sp), a chemical ingredient for fixing colours when dyeing cloth, or similar.

Mordant

Wrong tree?

Mordant Maker - Made a chemical known as Mordant, used in fixing the dye in cloth. This was obtained, amongst other chemicals, from the vapours given off from 'stewing' charcoal

Google mentioned that to me, too.

Typing of wrong trees. Bark was used in tanning.

See my 18:21 on the tanning thread.

19:08 - Was the bark worse than this bite?

The term mordant comes from the present participle of French mordre, "to bite".

What has an Christmas tree got to do with it?

Woof

Tannenbaum you know nowt!

Tannenbaum

Again with bottomage.

That's not fir.

Not to be mistaken for hearts of oak.

Traditionally, tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound from which the tanning process draws its name (tannin is in turn named for an old German word for oak or fir trees, which supplied it).

wiki

'Hearts of oaks' If you can't beat with them, you can always joiner

Not all's fir in love and war:

Looking for this line here - 'Outside of these gates were tanneries, gardens, orchards ... ' - not even sure it relates to Wigan - I read this:

The Earl of Derby left Wigan on the night of the 26th August and rode to his friends at Boscobel House ... The Earl of Derby helped King Charles II to escape by taking them to his friends at Boscobel House. Firstly he hid in an oak tree whilst the Parliamentarian soldiers searched for him.

Tandem!

An song

Fr*nch polished?

Nearly

But not quite.

I wonder if the records were marred and Marden / Mardant arose from mistakes?

dostaf Have you not found out yet what a marden was. You have had quite enough time.

I've been sidetracked.

Brain's gone numb trying to find out who a kid on telly looks like.

Finn Burridge (Arthur in The Paradise) reminds me of a younger version of a comedian chap.

I think he's been on Have I Got News For You.

There's a thought.

Ardent productions may know.

This mon

stop making excuses.

Well said, Marie.

A Marden could be a multi-tasker.

Still not found the bugger.

Chris Addison?

Nope.

Bloke is a bit fangy if memory serves. Straight hair. Possibly in his thirties.

You're a multi-asker, Dostaf.

'Fangy'

That's David Bowie ^^^. I don't know if he's a Marden or not. But he has a slight look of that comic what's doing me yed in.

You've had all day to find out what a marden is and it's not good enough.

Leave it to t'night shift.

Now you've clocked back on ... What is / was a Marden / Mardant?!

Marden is in Kent near Maidstone

Did you see the steam locomotives on Monday, Mache?

Duh! working

But you might be on to something with Marden in Kent.

Have you been and what did do you do there, Mache?

dOSTAF IN A VERY VERY OLD BOOK i FOUND A== Marden IS SCIENTIFIC WORK SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE INSIDE OF A TRIANGLE ,PLEASE DONT ASK ME TO WRITE IT ALL BUT IF YOU REALLY WANT i WILL TRY

I'll have a google, Elizabeth. Cheers.

Marden's Theorem.

Thats more or less the same in my book, the book was my Dads, do you think this is what you are seeking could this person be a Scientist of such

The theorem is named after the person, not the occupation, Elizabeth.

Morris Marden

I'm just curious as to what it could be after coming accross it looking for tanners, Elizabeth.

No personal connections etc.

Sorry I led you up a Gum Tree

You've had two days now to find out what a marden was and not come up to scratch. It's not good enough.

No worrries whatsoever, Elizabeth.

It's just a whimsy. Thanks for taking the trouble.

Marie:

Enough wiith the condemnation. Blame Google (I do)

Trouble with google, is every turn you take there are nakky women and stuff. Sometimes even uniforms, which suggests an occupation.

So when I looked for images of 'Mardent' and found ladies wearing uniforms, I got quite distracted. Especially as I don't know their lingo. Though I am trying.



From here.

I don't think them sort would have been practising in Wigan all those years ago (1832).


The search goes on.

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I suspect there may well be a question mark left hanging over marden / mardant.

That's punctuating above our wait.

Yes, Jo Anne, I suspect it will remain a mystery.

Probably a mis-spelling.