I would not be put off by the occupation, I have an ancestor around that date who was a cabinet maker and there was quite a bit of money around, he was son of an alderman, and had well educated children who married very well.
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When we have passed a certain age, the soul of the child we were
and the souls of the dead from whom we have sprung come to lavish on us their riches and their spells
(Marcel Proust)
Christine
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