catalpa wrote: > "ChrisGW" <newsgroups1@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:s8WdnWoOeK9dIf_anZ2dnUVZ_tbinZ2d@adelphia.com... > >>ChrisGW wrote: >> >>>Found this on 1910 census "House Puperepon" as related to head of >>>house=hold. What does it mean? >>> >>>Thanks >>>Chris >> >>Sorry it took so long to get back to everyone. Could not get the film >>reader to make a print out. So I got several other people to look at it. >>It turns out that Lin_in_Calgary was correct. It is Chaperon. We found a >>place where the census taker wrote it again and it was more clear and not >>written over. >> >>Thanks to everyone for your replies. >> >>Chris > > > Since I guessed it was a "Supervisor" or "Superintendent" responsible, what > exactly would a house Chaperon be? just grab a dictionary book or on line google is your friend http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=chaperon&btnG=Google+Search click on definition in the light blue line http://www.answers.com/chaperon&r=67 IN BRIEF: A person who goes with and is responsible for a group of young people. The chaperon went to the theater with the young students. implied to stop the flirting and kissing :-) spoil sport Hugh W -- For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and district http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG