Cimqag
25-08-2006, 10:51 AM
I have a marriage certificate of 1853 of bachelor Thomas RILEY aged 42 (registration in Blackburn, Lancs.) showing his occupation as 'Pensioner'. I thought this might mean 'Out-Pensioner', i.e. old soldier (or sailor) granted an army pension.
I have checked TNA documents in WO97 (soldiers' discharge papers) and done a TNA catalogue search for his name but there is nothing that fits. There are other documents in TNA relating to out-pensioners but I wondered why would an old soldier would not be in WO 97 yet in some other document series.
Or could 'Pensioner' mean anything else?
I have checked TNA documents in WO97 (soldiers' discharge papers) and done a TNA catalogue search for his name but there is nothing that fits. There are other documents in TNA relating to out-pensioners but I wondered why would an old soldier would not be in WO 97 yet in some other document series.
Or could 'Pensioner' mean anything else?