Hi Listers, I wonder if anyone could explain something on a death cert - I've never seen it before. William Cross died from asthma, aged 71 in 1850, place of death Stapely Marsh, Parish of Chirbury. In the informant column it reads The Mark of Samuel X Cross [William's son] Inmate Stapely Marsh Parish of Chirbury Occupier Deceased. In the 1851 census Samuel is still in Chirbury working as a lead miner, having been working on a farm in Shelve in 1841. As far as I know there wasn't a gaol in Chirbury, and the Union workhouse was in Forden, so I don't understand what 'inmate' would refer to. And as for Occupier Deceased - I have no idea at all what that means. I'm certain that this is what's written as the handwriting is good. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks (A very puzzled) Ellie

http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OLD-ENGLISH/2006-05 go into browse for May 2006, and few mailings on this Inmate question. I am especially interested, as I have a birth certificate for 1839, (Wales), where the informant is described as Inmate (sounds like of a pub), and we have not been able to trace any workhouse or similar at the address. The informant was totally deaf, so I wondered if he was perhaps under care of some sort, but info on him for various other years gives him as being an ag lab. Jo.