Ernest Nichols was my great grandfather. Born in London in 1875, he migrated to Australia after his marriage in 1910.
As a young man, he was recorded in 1891 the Census. It records the Nichols family as living at 5 Hutton Grove, in Finchley. The family were recorded as William aged 42, Sgt Metropolitan Police; Jane aged 47; William aged 20 and John aged 19 both single and employed as clerks. Ellen aged 17, Ernest aged 16 employed as a Colour Oilman's Assistant, Jane aged 14 and Wilfred aged 11 a scholar and obviously still at school.
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| 1891 Census [PRO RG12/1057] |
From what I can find, an Oil Colour Man was someone who manufactured paint, mixing the required colours.
Not long after the Census, Ern went into the Bakery trade, and by the next census in 1901, he is listed a baker and bread maker. You can read more about that here.
I'm currently at Y day in the challenge and just realised that I haven't been commenting on your posts. Mea Culpa. I will try to rectify over the coming days
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