I imagine it means "was he still alive at the time of the marriage"; not now!!  Sounds like he was as the Yorks Fund sounds like some kind of pension Fionnghal > So he would be at least 111 years old !!!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Subject: [SRY] re; Occupation? > > Hi I recently found  marriage cert and I was looking to see if my great > grandfather Henry Lynn was still alive, on the marriage cert it says for > his occupation Yorks Fund? Does anyone know what that means? He was discharged from 1st Worlds War in 1916 is that his pension?