> I was looking for an Ann Simonite or Simmonite, born ca 1824, in the > 1841 census. One appears on HO107 piece 1329 folio 1/7 page 7. > > Her occupation is listed as F S - and she is not the only one so > described. All are in their teens (well, one is 20). > > Any ideas on what this means? Family Servant, perhaps? Female servant. This is one of the standard abbreviations which enumerators were required to use, some of the the others being MS - male servant Asst - assistant Ag lab -agricultural labourer IND - of Independent means Paup - pauper (drawing money from Poor Relief) Fwk - Frame work knitter J -journeyman (craftsman having completed an apprenticeship) -Mkr - maker Pens - Pensioner (Army, Navy, civil service etc, not OAP) HP - Half Pay (officer, on reserve) EVE Author of The McLaughlin Guides for Family Historians Secretary, Bucks Genealogical Society