Census Occupations - Gentleman
Below are some resources I recommend if any of your ancestors in your family tree were gentlemen.
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Description: Someone who looked after themselves via their own income and did not work. This had typically been from the landed gentry but during the industrial revolution more and more gentleman made their incomes via owning factories or business associated with a trade such as a merchant. They would have been considered nouveau rich.
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