Can anyone help? What is a Bounty Widow? It appears as an occupation in the 1861 census.
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Jane
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I found a couple of hits on the GenBrit list
http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/rea ... 0954373675
If you search Google for Bounty Widow there are also results suggestion it could be a sort of Army or Navy pension.
http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/rea ... 0954373675
If you search Google for Bounty Widow there are also results suggestion it could be a sort of Army or Navy pension.
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Thanks Jane - helpful as always!