My ggrandfather at the age of 22 was listed in the 1900 census as a Servant, and he was living in a household which was not his own. This was before he married. And I figure this was his first job outside his families farm. But I have noticed others listed as Servants and many, many people listed as Boarders. I understand these folks were hired to work for these households, and also lived with them, but does anyone know just what the difference was between Servants and Boarders ? I have noticed these were mostly males. Most boarders are listed as farm laborers, and the same for some Servants too. What exactly was the difference back then ? Kathy _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

Servant was paid to work there and part of which usually was room and board. A boarder is one that is paying to live there and worked elsewhere. ----- Original Message ----- From: southerngirl441 @hotmail.com <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:24 PM Subject: [GACOFFEE] Servants and Boarders > My ggrandfather at the age of 22 was listed in the 1900 census as a Servant, > and he was living in a household which was not his own. This was before he > married. And I figure this was his first job outside his families farm. But > I have noticed others listed as Servants and many, many people listed as > Boarders. I understand these folks were hired to work for these households, > and also lived with them, but does anyone know just what the difference was > between Servants and Boarders ? I have noticed these were mostly males. Most > boarders are listed as farm laborers, and the same for some Servants too. > What exactly was the difference back then ? > > Kathy > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Please visit the Coffee County GaGenWeb site at > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5941 > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >