Hi Laurel From http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/ (one of many sites found using "old occupations" as search words in google) Relieving Officer = Official of the Poor Law Union to whom the poor or retarded persons in the parish could apply for poor relief Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Good morning listers! > > In the 1841 census an occupation is given for a William Sayer, aged 60, in > the return for Yarm (east side) (HO107/1259 Folio 15) as `Relieving > officer' > . Does anyone know what that means? > > Cheers > > laurel Sayer > Surrey