Trying to find a Thomas Fisher who was an Officer of the Excise in 1764

[RowanR]

Well, going through the name indexes didn't help, there must be two Thomas Fishers in them because the name keeps appearing through to at least 1810 and Nancy is definitely described as a widow in 1809. I'll have to leave it until I can ask somebody to go through the minute books.

Back to sorting out Quaker families in Settle Monthly Meeting area.

[Bookbox]

If 1810 is the last reference to him in the Minutes, it's possible that it refers to the appointment of his successor to his vacant post. So I wouldn't rule it out.

If you or anyone else is going to look up the Minutes at TNA, they will need a full list of the volume and page references from the indexes, in order to do it properly.

[RowanR]

It's not the last mention, they carry on. I've noted down all the references and page numbers in a table, for every Fisher, not just Thomas. My late mother was a local studies librarian, she trained me well