UP annotation in electoral roll.

[GordonFindlay]

In the 1969 Parliamentary electoral roll for Wellington Central I find:

BURNS, WILLIAM JOSEPH, 50 MUSGRAVE ST, UP

(so UP appears where other entries have an occupation, or a designation such as MARRED, RETIRED or SPINSTER).

So my question is: what does the UP mean?. If this is the right Burns (an uncle by marriage) he would have been 72-3 years old.

The roll is poor line-printer output, but definitely a UP not OP.

Thanks in advance
Gordon

[minniehaha]

Universal Pension(er)?? Just a guess. 

In those days there was an Age Pension payable at 60 and means tested and Universal Superannuation paid at 65 and not means tested.


Minniehaha.

[Janette]

Is this his burial?

Last name   BURNS
First name   WILLIAM JOSEPH
Age   78 Years
Occupation   Retired BARMAN
Service provided   Burial
Burial date   30/01/1976
Cemetery   Makara
Section   01/3
Plot number   9/4
Record number   9566

Cheers Janette

[GordonFindlay]

Yup, that's the man. Died 28 Jan 1976.

Leading me a right dance just now. He, and my Aunt, both supplied incorrect details in various documents.

[Skoosh]

United Presbyterian? 

Skoosh. 

[GordonFindlay]

Ha ha :-)  Not a normal thing to record as an occupation.

And the Presbyterians wouldn't have wanted a bar of the old reprobate.