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What is a Cottager?
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Unknown | Report | 13 Jun 2004 21:44 |
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Margaret From Old Occupations website: Agricultural labourer, living in a landowner's farm cottage so it means living in a tied cottage. |
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Unknown | Report | 13 Jun 2004 20:33 |
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Thanks again Geoff. I didn't think it would be too technical!! Margaret X |
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Geoff | Report | 13 Jun 2004 19:11 |
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A rural labourer (who lived in a cottage) - nothing fancy! |
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Unknown | Report | 13 Jun 2004 19:05 |
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I have a distant relation on 1841 census and it says he is a Cottager. What does that mean? Any ideas? Margaret |
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