From: nemo@erewhon.invalid (John Hill) > 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? > > John.> It's not an odd occupation, it's one of the most common in the 1841 census, along with M.S. They simply stand for Male Servant and Female Servant. It's worth bearing in mind that when searching any census you should always navigate your way to the beginning of each film and read the instructions to the enumerators. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE