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Title: What Does This Say ???
Post by: will M on Monday 13 October 08 12:08 BST (UK)

Hi everyone Im currently trying to push back a couple more generations on this part of the family on the census for 1851 this individual [John Holmes born in leeds 1782 living in Bradford] occupation is listed as the attched source. Does anyone have a clue what is might say ive tried looking at it from a few angles but it still isnt makeing any sense to me haha...

any help would be much appreciated.

cheers

Bill

Title: Re: What Does This Say ???
Post by: Cazay on Monday 13 October 08 12:16 BST (UK)

Looks like he was formerly a labourer but now a Pensioner

The word Greenwich has been crossed through

Cazay

Title: Re: What Does This Say ???
Post by: Cazay on Monday 13 October 08 12:23 BST (UK)

Bill, just have a google search and it turns up a few explanations about Greenwich Pensioners, usually seaman, so maybe your man was in the navy.

Title: Re: What Does This Say ???
Post by: suzard on Monday 13 October 08 12:38 BST (UK)

labourer-greenwich pensioner

although greenwich is crossed through, it possibly is not crossed through as an error ,but could be just a "checking" mark and if so would have appeared in red on the original

Suz

Title: Re: What Does This Say ???
Post by: Little Nell on Monday 13 October 08 12:40 BST (UK)

Information about Greenwich Pensioners in the RootsChat Lexicon (http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/index.php) here:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,108629.0.html
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,191568.0.html

Nell