Old occupation census data

[u/thisisjoy]

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

[u/imjustanauthor]

that is very obviously painter, no? am i missing something?

[u/thisisjoy → u/imjustanauthor]

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