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What dose this word mean on a census

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Trac

Trac Report 9 Jun 2011 00:04

Hi i would like to know what the word__ INMATE__ means when it is writen after a persons name.?
eg. in 1851 census.
Thos Cave age 74 birth about 1777 Gilsborough Northamptonshire.
Thos is living with these people
William Page
Jane Page
Charles Page
These people could be his dead wifes family as he was married to a Martha Page
Thankyou for any help from Tracie

Andrew

Andrew Report 9 Jun 2011 00:22

Inmate usually refers to people in prison or workhouse or simalar institution.

I can't see why the example you quote says inmate as he appears to be related to the head of tne household - maybe father or father in law?

The possiblity is he may have bneen receiving parish relief and was an out boarder to the local workhouse

Andy

jax

jax Report 9 Jun 2011 00:23

It normally means they are in an institution of some kind I shall go and have a look

jax

Researching:
Nothing much

jax

jax Report 9 Jun 2011 00:26

1851 census - household transcription
Person: CAVE, Thomas
Address: Sibbertoft


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PAGE, William Head Widower M 54 1797 Labourer Agricultural
Sibbertoft
Northamptonshire VIEW
PAGE, Jane Daughter Unmarried F 18 1833
Sibbertoft
Northamptonshire VIEW
PAGE, Charles Son M 13 1838
Sibbertoft
Northamptonshire VIEW
CAVE, Thomas Inmate Widower M 74 1777 Carpenter
Gilsborough
Northamptonshire VIEW

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Cannot see why he has been entered as that

Researching:
Nothing much

Trac

Trac Report 9 Jun 2011 00:54

Thankyou all for your help at least i now know he was still alive in 1841 i will keep diging for infor on my dodgie mob Thanks again from Tracie

Kense

Kense Report 9 Jun 2011 07:30

Looking at other images of pages in that district it seems that that enumerator has used Inmate several times. I suspect he should have put Lodger or Visitor.

Ken

Penny

Penny Report 9 Jun 2011 09:53

Just in case you dont know, ( and it might help) his birthplace is correctly spelled Guilsborough and pronounced Gills- Burra, ( different to the place up north pronounced GEEZE-BORRO)