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Title: What was Richard Woodhouse's occupation?
Post by: Simon1a9 on Saturday 24 May 25 17:24 BST (UK)
I'm baffled by this one. Can anyone help me out please? TIA
Title: Re: What was Richard Woodhouse's occupation?
Post by: Tickettyboo on Saturday 24 May 25 17:27 BST (UK)
Pensioner?

Boo
Title: Re: What was Richard Woodhouse's occupation?
Post by: Simon1a9 on Saturday 24 May 25 17:41 BST (UK)
Pensioner! Not much of an occupation!  ;) But he would have been ~64 at the time
Title: Re: What was Richard Woodhouse's occupation?
Post by: Tickettyboo on Saturday 24 May 25 17:44 BST (UK)
Quote from: Simon1a9 on Saturday 24 May 25 17:41 BST (UK)
Pensioner! Not much of an occupation!  ;) But he would have been ~64 at the time

What time frame is this?

Boo
Title: Re: What was Richard Woodhouse's occupation?
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Saturday 24 May 25 17:48 BST (UK)
Quote from: Tickettyboo on Saturday 24 May 25 17:44 BST (UK)

What time frame is this?


...and was he in the army or the police?

KG

Title: Re: What was Richard Woodhouse's occupation?
Post by: Tickettyboo on Saturday 24 May 25 17:52 BST (UK)
There are no rules against posting the entire image (though you may have to re-size to fit the filesize limit of 500kb)

If you post the entire image we can compare the writing to the rest of entry.
(though I do still think it says pensioner)

Boo
Title: Re: What was Richard Woodhouse's occupation?
Post by: ShaunJ on Saturday 24 May 25 17:54 BST (UK)
There's an online tree that records him as having been in the Royal Irish Constabulary

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/90202139/person/132332948352/facts

and an RIC record of a Richard Woodhouse pensioned in 1850

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=S2%2FIRE%2FRIC%2FHO184%2F15-1290_GB-LND_102199021%2F00016&parentid=IRE%2FRIC%2FHO184%2F0433651
Title: Re: What was Richard Woodhouse's occupation?
Post by: Simon1a9 on Saturday 24 May 25 18:15 BST (UK)
That could well be him. Thanks for this!   :)