Deciphering help please!

[LittleLize]

Any clue on what this occupation is? He was a retired army musician and lived in Tower Hamlets, so it could be “musician / Tower Hamlets [something]”

Any inspiration very welcome!

Sorry I am confused. Isn't the occupation retired army musician?! Could that last word be / another place name? I can't make out the letters at all.

Yes, it's "musician V Towr Haml malitia" probably translates to volunteer, Tower Hamlets militia - there's some interesting articles on TH Militia if you Google it.

1st Lord Hamilton -something

No I'm wrong - what others say

Andependand

What pp said

Huchamcian

Deholar

Hope that helps

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I've got a postgraduate degree, but send me back in time and I'd be functionally illiterate.

😂

Huchamcian = mechanician (mechanic)

Deholar = scholar

It's a lot clearer than some of the writing I've seen on old documents!!

Top word is Independent