To me it meant he owned land. As an example, someone who owned a big shooting estate would be a landed proprietor.
Occasionally occupations on marriage certificates can be a bit tongue in cheek, and you sometimes see rather grandiose terms. A dustman becomes a refuse disposal operative and so on. I have seen a bride described as a “gentlewoman” for her occupation, when until that day she had been a servant. If your family were just plain farmers, they may just have been having a joke with “landed proprietor.” Elwyn On Sat, 20 Jun 2020 at 07:09, MPGish via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello.In reviewing a marriage cert. of 1885 the Father of the Groom is > described as 'Landed Proprietor.'My google search hasn't given me any real > info.What does the term mean? The family was from Tamnaskenny, Parish of > Kildress.Thank you for any info you can give on this term.Peggy Gish. > Canada. > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList Mailing List > Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] > Change Your Preferences: > http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY > _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] Change Your Preferences: http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
