If someone is listed in the census as living on their own means would this be what i understand as someone who is living on "means" as in means tested[hope thats not a daft question] in the same census i have someone whos a Door Knob Presser Brass.i was wondering if that was anything to do with the Chubb works as i also have a safemaker and locksmith in the same family. can anyone tell me what Dale Street and Baker Street might have looked like in the late 1880`early 1900`s[are there any pictures /photos i could veiw?] hope i haven`t asked to many questions. steve

Steve: > If someone is listed in the census as living on their own means would this > be what i understand as someone who is living on "means" as in means > tested[hope thats not a daft question] There were no state benefits and therefore no means tests as we now understand them in Victorian times, just the Workhouse. In fact it means almost exactly the opposite of that. It's someone who lives off a private income from investments. Best wishes Paul Prescott