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Posted: **15 Aug 2008 19:12**

Can anyone help? What is a Bounty Widow? It appears as an occupation in the 1861 census.

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Posted: **15 Aug 2008 19:48**

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.

Posted: **16 Aug 2008 16:21**

Thanks Jane - helpful as always!