On 10/08/13 18:47, Graeme Wall wrote: > On 10/08/2013 17:53, stainless wrote: >> John Adwick (household 123) is clearly a Chelsea pensioner but I >> cannot read the rest of the text in the occupation. It may have "per >> diem" as part of the text but not sure. >> >> The image link is below. >> >> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/61801163/1851EnglandCensus_325391889.jpg > > at 1/- per diem It seems a plausible amount, too. When the state pension was introduced in 1909, the amount received by a married couple was 7/6d a week. Richard