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Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 38 Send Message	Michelle	Report	29 Jul 2005 00:27
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 38 Send Message	the occupation 'Annuitant' ? I havent got a clue. This was the occupation given to a female head of household on the 1881 census. Thanks Michelle.
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	29 Jul 2005 00:32
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Someone who is in receipt of a pension of some kind, usually from her husband's former employer
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 38 Send Message	Michelle	Report	29 Jul 2005 00:39
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 38 Send Message	Thank you Linda and Cat. Her husband was a miner and died in a pit accident, maybe she received money for that. Michelle
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	29 Jul 2005 08:10
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Annuities are yearly (from annual) payments. People could pay into a scheme rather like a pension, or they could be left an annuity in a will, either by a relative or perhaps a former employer. nell