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Occupation: 'Fundholder'
« on: Wednesday 24 July 19 17:55 BST (UK) »
What is the occupation of 'Fundholder' from the 1861 census please?

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Re: Occupation: 'Fundholder'
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 24 July 19 18:53 BST (UK) »
From the Oxford English Dictionary
Fundholder; a. orig. British. A person who has money invested in government securities.  Now hist.

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Re: Occupation: 'Fundholder'
« Reply #3 on: Friday 26 July 19 14:30 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for all your replies. It appears that  fundholder in the 19th century has  more or less the same definition qas it has today.
Margaret
Miller Millar Moroney Burke Masterson Munro Phemister Wall Brophy Curtin Magan Thomson Galvin Price Foster Reid
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