In message <001701c26007$52455bf0$29d1fc3e@oemcomputer>, Martin Cross <cross.martin@virgin.net> writes >Dear list, > >At Marton Hall, Sewerby, in 1881 the head of the home is given as Charles >HUDSON, and his occupation as 'Clergyman No Cure of Souls'. Does this mean he >was just an unconvincing clergyman, or can anyone suggest what the meaning could >be. The details are taken from the CD's, so there may be some mis-transcribing. I think it means "no curacy", in other words he hadn't got a parish. John -- John Rouse, searching for PARR and TINDILL in Yorkshire.