Help with Occupation Listed on 1851 Census please

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Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 246 Send Message	Vanessa	Report	14 Apr 2006 15:58
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 246 Send Message	Could someone please tell me what this would mean listed as occupation on 1851 Census. 1851 - HO107/1912 Folio 381 Page 23 William Peters (Head) Married Age 54 Shoemaker - Chelsea Pensioner Helston, Cornwall. Obviously I have heard of the Chelsea Pensioners but I’m not sure if this means he was a Chelsea Pensioner or he made shoes for them? He doesn’t appear on the 1861 Census, as the Parish records show his burial on the 20th January 1861 in Helston. And I haven't got access to the 1841 Census to go back. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Vanessa
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28 326 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	14 Apr 2006 16:01
	It looks to me like he is a shoemaker but also gets an army pension. Kath. x
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 246 Send Message	Vanessa	Report	14 Apr 2006 16:02
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 246 Send Message	Kath, Thanks for the reply, perhaps I should try and find his army records. Vanessa x
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 246 Send Message	Vanessa	Report	14 Apr 2006 16:48
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 246 Send Message	Ann, Thank you so much for the information. I will see what Army information I can find on him. Vanessa