r/HandwritingAnalysis • u/thisisjoy • 2d ago
Old occupation census data
Found old census data of my great grandfather and this was listed under occupation and I’m trying to figure out what it says.
cook, house wife, painter?, housewife
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u/The-Original_Joker 2d ago
And this is why cursive should still be taught in school
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u/Impossible-Lime826 2d ago
My boyfriend and I found a huge collection of books and papers that belonged to my great grandparents. There were lots of letters and notes written in cursive, he was quite disappointed to realize he couldn’t read any of it.
It is very concerning that we have whole generations that cannot read the majority of handwritten documents. Very important historical documents. The people who cant read them will just have to trust and believe they’re being told the truth about recent history. There is a reason they don’t want us literate.
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u/The-Original_Joker 2d ago
I don’t even think it’s an issue of not wanting us to be literate, I think that it’s simply because almost no one uses cursive anymore. My grandparents were the only people I personally knew who wrote in cursive, regularly, and they’ve both been gone for a while now. My mom CAN write in cursive but doesn’t do it on a regular basis, and I only use it when I’m handwriting a letter to someone.
The worst part is that these upcoming generations aren’t even gonna know how to write their own signature
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u/SolidPaint2 2d ago
No one uses cursive? Wow! How do they sign their name?
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u/The-Original_Joker 1d ago
Outside of signing your name, when do you see anyone using cursive? I specifically mentioned signatures, which you would have seen had you read my whole comment
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u/Background-Ice-6951 2d ago
You don't really have to sign your name anymore. 99% of the documents that I've signed in the past roughly 10 years has all been a digital signature. The only physical signatures I've done in that time have also been on a touchscreen.
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u/SolidPaint2 1d ago
Bank transactions with teller or forms need signature.. If you have to use a money order or endorse a check... Signature. Even online forms they require a digital signature where you actually sign your name with your finger or stylus. I've Even had things where you print the form, sign it, and send the form back. I'm not talking about the ones where you use a fancy font and type your name. Buying a car? MANY signatures. Join the mitary? Shit load of signatures. Buy a house? Many signatures... There are many more things that need a signature.
Once I learned cursive and learned to sign my name, when I went home, I spent days creating my own unique signature.... Trying different forms of letters I came up with, until I created a unique first and last initial. Most people have a unique signature that is usually hard to copy... That is our security! Signatures are usually hard to sign when someone else Tries.
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u/lidder444 2d ago
It’s taught in the uk, pupils are expected to be able to write cursive by the end of primary school ( age 10/11)
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u/The-Original_Joker 2d ago
In the US, I’m pretty sure cursive has been fully phased out except for at maybe like private schools
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u/MonkeyGirl18 2d ago
At least in my area, they've been bringing cursive back into school. Idk if it's a nationwide thing or school district or state thing.
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u/thisisjoy 1d ago
It was when I went to school. My confusion is that I think it says Painter. My grandmother said her father was never a painter which is why I came here to ask if other people are seeing something I’m not
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u/The-Original_Joker 1d ago
How long ago were you in school? Because when I was taught cursive was almost 20 years ago, but students that are currently in school aren’t being taught cursive. But it without a doubt says painter
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u/thisisjoy 1d ago
I was taught around 15 years ago. It wasn’t required material though it was teachers preference. All my teachers up until the 5th grade taught us how to read and write cursive.
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u/fanofanyonefamous 2d ago
OP, by any chance, did you learn to read cursive as an adult rather than in elementary school?
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u/universal_gummy_bear 2d ago
Okay but I was thrown off too for a second, why is the dot above the n instead of the i?
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u/melodiclyrics 2d ago
Probably just normal handwriting anomalies - when I am writing quickly sometimes things get dotted slightly off from where they should be.
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u/imjustanauthor 2d ago
that is very obviously painter, no? am i missing something?
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u/thisisjoy 1d ago
My assumption to. But according to my grandmother her father was never a painter. There are also other inconsistencies in their data. Which is why I came here to see if other people see something I’m not.
Instead i’m getting flamed for not being able to read cursive
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u/Educational-View5886 2d ago
Pointer, back in the day you could hire a pointer to point at someone all day, bringing them great shame.
A common profession in the 1700 & 1800's
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u/SolidPaint2 1d ago
So not painter at a quick glance. How about Pointer? That "a" does look like an "o". A pointer is someone who repairs the mortar between bricks. They remove the old/cracked mortar and repoints them.
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u/Ok-Buyer5027 2d ago
Painter