The New ])oomsday Boole.

A wealthy land proprietor who had been in the army would be returned as a retired officer. Another, if a justice of the peace, or a member of parliament, would be returned under one of those capacities. Among less wealthy land proprietors it is a common cust.om for a freeholder to take a neighbouring farm to cultivate along with his own land; a man thus circumstanced would appear as a farmer.