I wouldn't agree that "farm servants" means something different than "farm workers". The term "servants" had a broader meaning in Victorian times than it has today. Railway workers were referred to as "railway servants" -- as in the name of their trade union, the "Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants"//. Peter McCaffery ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Poile wrote: > Regarding difference between Ag Lab and Farm Labourer the only thing > I've noticed is that a lot of the Farm Labourers tend to be married > men who are settled down - whereas my Ag Labs tend to be a mixture of > both single and married people. Think a lot depends on the person > writing the information down and people tending to give a grander > title to the mundane job - i.e. Farm Labourer sounds better then Ag > Lab. > > To add confusion I even have "Farm Servants" - these we have been told > tend to work in or near the farm house rather then out on the fields. > > Kevin (England) > > For FREE online parish register transcriptions and other information visit www.knightroots.co.uk. > > Please trim ALL messages to a minimum & remove the footer as this is added automatically at the end of all messages. > Thanks > > To subscribe or unsubscribe please send a message to hampshire-request@rootsweb.com with the appropriate subject header.Thanks > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4485 (20091006) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > >