A Megget wrote: > Greetings from NZ > Does anyone know what the intials M T after Army Pensioner stand for please. > The occupation field on a 1911 census says General Labourer (Army Pensioner > M T). > I have all the census entires for this chap except for 1861 which I can not > find him on after numerous searches, and none of the earlier census entries > mention the Army pensioner bit. He dies in 1912 age 76. > He was in Bristol or Bedminster for all the census entries, first one 1841 > and in his adult life is listed as a general labourer. He could have been abroad in the Army at the time of the 1861. Have you had a look on The National Archives site to see if his service record is there? > Can't find on Google what the initals may be for. > I haven't found a will for him and I am in the process of searching the > Index to the Probate Calendars again. Not everyone left a will but if he did, it might have been destroyed during WWII. What was his name? -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton and Greinton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Charani wrote: >>Not everyone left a will but if he did, it might have been destroyed during WWII.<< A copy of all wills proved after 7 Jan 1858 was kept by the Principal Probate Registry in London, and so there shouldn't be a problem for someone who was still alive in 1911.... Happy New Year to all! Polly