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1841 Census Occupation
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Why did I start this? | Report | 1 Sep 2006 13:50 |
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Does anyone know what M.S. means under occupation. It looks as though he is a relative visiting. |
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Heather | Report | 1 Sep 2006 13:52 |
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Hi, it usually means Male Servant |
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Why did I start this? | Report | 1 Sep 2006 14:05 |
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thankyou I wondered if it stood for man servant it just seemed strange as he has the same surname but is not a son. |
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Heather | Report | 1 Sep 2006 14:05 |
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Ive had something similar in census where the sons have been working on the farm with their father but are still recorded as Male servants. (The word servant is often interchangeable with 'employee'). The trouble with the 1841 is you get such little detail. |
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Unknown | Report | 1 Sep 2006 14:09 |
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1841 does not give relationships between people in the same household. But I have found lots of people on later censuses who are related (sons, nieces, brothers etc) who are described as 'servant' in the relationship column. I presume it means they were employed by the relative who was head of household. I've also found relatives listed as 'lodger' or 'boarder'. nell |
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Why did I start this? | Report | 1 Sep 2006 14:17 |
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The head of house is a fishmonger so he might be an employee. Thanks for all your answers |
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