Hi, I'm no expert but I'd hazard a guess that these were "poor folk" who were "maintain'd by collection" as I've seen it written recently in Buckingham PRs for that same period (early 1700s). I guess it means they received money from the church collections. Cheers Celia Renshaw in Chesterfield UK -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maureen J. Cook Sent: 25 July 2007 09:05 To: Bucks Subject: [BKM] Meaning of the word COLLECTIONER Could SKS please tell me about the word COLLECTIONER, Is it just another word for collecters or has it some other meaning I have come across this alot in the Chesham burials of the 1700's. Cheers Maureen Cook Shoalwater Western Australia -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 122 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len *************************************** BGS Website: http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/ BFHS Website: http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/ Bucks Genuki Website: http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message