Hi Pauline, That makes sense. She and the daughter-in-law (The Head) were both widows, the eldest daughter was the only one working as a general servant and there were three younger children. There wouldn't have been much money coming into the house. Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauline Roberts" <secserve@wilnecote.fsbusiness.co.uk> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 8:40 PM Subject: [B'ham] Pauper >I have been thinking about the previous posting of this on the list. > > Is a pauper not someone who is receiving Parish Relief? > > Pauline > > >

Diane, I thought I might be right, because I have found ancestors on censuses with no occupation because of their age, and no word pauper in the occupation column. Obviously living on the generosity of others but not in receipt of Parish Relief. One wonders how these people actually lived, what they ate, etc, it must have been dreadfully hard, as parish Relief was not exactly generous! Pauline ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Lowery" <geminidi19@rabbit.com.au> To: <ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 12:45 PM Subject: [B'ham] Fw: Pauper > > Hi Pauline, > > That makes sense. She and the daughter-in-law (The Head) were both widows, > the eldest daughter was the only one working as a general servant and there > were three younger children. There wouldn't have been much money coming > into the house. > > Diane > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pauline Roberts" <secserve@wilnecote.fsbusiness.co.uk> > To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 8:40 PM > Subject: [B'ham] Pauper > > > >I have been thinking about the previous posting of this on the list. > > > > Is a pauper not someone who is receiving Parish Relief? > > > > Pauline > > > > > > > > >

Pauline and the parish was very fussy who they gave it to!! Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauline Roberts" <secserve@wilnecote.fsbusiness.co.uk> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com>; <ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 5:47 AM Subject: Re: [B'ham] Fw: Pauper > Diane, > > I thought I might be right, because I have found ancestors on censuses > with > no occupation because of their age, and no word pauper in the occupation > column. Obviously living on the generosity of others but not in receipt > of > Parish Relief. One wonders how these people actually lived, what they > ate, etc, it must have been dreadfully hard, as parish Relief was not > exactly generous! > > Pauline > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diane Lowery" <geminidi19@rabbit.com.au> > To: <ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 12:45 PM > Subject: [B'ham] Fw: Pauper > > >> >> Hi Pauline, >> >> That makes sense. She and the daughter-in-law (The Head) were both > widows, >> the eldest daughter was the only one working as a general servant and > there >> were three younger children. There wouldn't have been much money coming >> into the house. >> >> Diane >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Pauline Roberts" <secserve@wilnecote.fsbusiness.co.uk> >> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 8:40 PM >> Subject: [B'ham] Pauper >> >> >> >I have been thinking about the previous posting of this on the list. >> > >> > Is a pauper not someone who is receiving Parish Relief? >> > >> > Pauline >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > > > _____________________________________________ > Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: > http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >