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Title: drill instructor
Post by: mavis859 on Sunday 28 March 10 19:30 BST (UK)
Can anyone enlighten me on the occupation of "drill instructor" listed on my gggf's 1861 death certificate- census records list him as a tailor, and his wife's death certificate  describes him as "tailor journeyman". Since he died aged 44yrs of tuberculosis, a frequent problem with tailors (phthisis on certificate),  it seems an unlikely job for him to try, especially in Cheltenham!