Hi List. I have someone in 1861 Census in Scotland. Occ. House Factor. Does anyone know what that is. Thanyou Judy

----- Original Message ----- From: <Judyabeggs@aol.com> To: <AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 7:29 PM Subject: [ANS] WHAT IS PLEASE > Hi List. > I have someone in 1861 Census in Scotland. Occ. House > Factor. > Does anyone know what that is. Hi Judy A 'Factor' is an agent of some sort ............. Maybe a house factor is a real estate agent in disguise ??? Bye MargM Sydney List Admin

From the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Factor. An agent, a deputy, a representative. Now chiefly Scottish. An estate manager, a land agent: a bailiff. Also a person appointed by a court to manage property. The word is still current in Scotland. I remember when my cousin was living in rented property near Glasgow, his wifey would use the term for the person who managed the property. It, in my opinion does not quite equate with real estate agent as it may only encompass part of the duties. Bob and Laurel Horton. St. Peters Cooks River History Group. On 06/12/2006, at 7:29 PM, Judyabeggs@aol.com wrote: > Hi List. > I have someone in 1861 Census in Scotland. Occ. House Factor. > Does anyone know what that is. > Thanyou > Judy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW- > SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >