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Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Christopher	Report	29 Oct 2007 23:03
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	hi, thanks for that. unfortunately this occured after the last census. i'm looking in the right direction (i hope!) cp
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 704 Send Message	Chica in the sun ☼	Report	29 Oct 2007 21:59
	It does sound as though she was a live in servant but can you find her on a census Christopher? That would give the names of all the people of the household and may be a way of sorting it out. You would probably get more advice if you post this type of question on the TIPS board. Daisychain
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Christopher	Report	29 Oct 2007 10:06
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	i have a copy of a relatives birth cert and have a query so i hope this is the right forum. it gives her mother's name then: general servant (domestic of 123 abc road). it then lists the mother's address as 123 abc road. does this mean she was a live in servant? or that she was a daily (and worked elsewhere) and this was her home address? any help or pointed in the right direction would be great. regards christopher