This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gbell152 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5599.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I haven't been following this thread, but a phrase in the latest message indicates a misunderstanding: "He was an orphan which would explain being an inmate ..." Until fairly recently, the term "inmate" did not have the current meaning of "someone living (perhaps unwillingly) in an institution". On the contrary, it was regularly used in entries in the Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths to mean simply "someone who lived at the same address". Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.