I may be totally wrong in respect of your ancestor's occupation, but to me a commissionaire is the person who stands at the door of a cinema or theatre to welcome patrons Regards Alwyn In a message dated 14/10/2001 21:16:41 GMT Daylight Time, ElizabethHessan@aol.com writes: > > can sks tell me if the occupation commisionaire would be applied to a > person > who had recently left the forces in the 1950's, or is there some other job > that would conver this description. > tia > liz > >