Hello Martin Have a look at the Workhouse History web site at www.workhouses.org.uk to see if there is anything there. Also, it might just be worth trying Old Occupations web sites like http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/index.htm or Old English Terms at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/index.html Don't forget to check the list of links on these sites to see if one of them will solve your problem. Mike ______________________________________________________ Martin Adams wrote: > Hello all, > This I know is a delicate subject but can any one please tell me where I can find the definitions used in the census' for inmates of workhouses. For example what did they consider the differences between an idiot an imbecile or a lunatic. There must have been some set criteria but I can't find them anywhere. > Thanks for any help > Regards > Martin >