I've seen this many times in my family tree & I think it means they had no income & were dependent on those with whom they lived. J Diane Lowery <geminidi19@rabbit.com.au> wrote: Hi Listers, I've just found a member of my family on the 1861 Census who is listed as a "Pauper." She was 70 and mother-in-law of the Head, who was a widow. Was the word "Pauper" only used when a family was poor as this description was not written next to the Head of the family, or would it just be because the mother-in-law had no means of support? Would be interested to hear any comments. Diane (Melbourne) _____________________________________________ 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