On Thu, 2013-08-15 at 19:34 +0100, Richard Smith wrote: > That's a possibility too. The 1891 census for William H Wilson > describes him as a "[something] Officer HM Customs". I'm not sure > what > the [something] is, but it looks a lot like "Ouldoa". > > "Outdoor Officer" perhaps. That was a recognised category. There are good records of Customs staff at the National Archives.