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COMPANION????

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Unknown

Unknown Report 15 Jan 2005 11:15

They were paid to accompany - usually a lady. It was a respectable way to earn a living for ladies who were too posh to do servant work but without any money of their own. nell

Juliana

Juliana Report 15 Jan 2005 11:09

I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO ON THE CENSUS WAS A 'COMPANION' TO THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? JULIANA X