Hello, I have trod this path before on the list but now have matched the ancestor with the uniform he is wearing when his portrait was painted. I believe that at the time he was acting as Secretary/Paymaster of the Emigration Office for the Succour of French Clergy & Laity located in Queens Square, W.1. My question is would a government official have had a dress uniform, heavily laden with heavy gold lace during this period, i.e. early 19th century? Many thanks, Nic

He would not have been a government official. The organisation in question was a privately organised charity, though it received generous financial support from Parliament as well as wealthy private donors. I doubt that his uniform was related to his function in relation to the charity. Did he have a military or naval background? Caroline Sent from my iPad > On 12 Sep 2015, at 17:54, Nicholas Wilson via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have trod this path before on the list but now have matched the > ancestor with the uniform he is wearing when his portrait was painted. I > believe that at the time he was acting as Secretary/Paymaster of the > Emigration Office for the Succour of French Clergy & Laity located in > Queens Square, W.1. > > My question is would a government official have had a dress uniform, > heavily laden with heavy gold lace during this period, i.e. early 19th > century? > > Many thanks, > > Nic > For Information on this list, or to unsubscribe go to http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/ENG/LONDON.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message