In the article Directory of Irish Family Research 2000, Tenants on the estates of the Earls of Antrim in the 17th century, Ian Montgomery, pp 80-81 The terms Esq. __ Esquire; Gent. - Gentleman; Yeo. Yeoman are used. Can anyone explain what each of these meant in the context of the 1600's please. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust

Mike: I have a 1932 Pears Cyclopedia and here is what it says Esq/Equire= A squire, a general title. Gent/Gentlemen= One of good birth, a person of position or refinement. Yeo/Yeoman= man, a farmer, a freeholder. I also have a 1914 Webster's dictionary and the terms above agree with them too. Both of these books are English printed. Hope this helps. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: <irl-antrim@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 7:38 PM Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Meaning of term for 1600's > In the article Directory of Irish Family Research 2000, Tenants on the > estates of the Earls of Antrim in the 17th century, Ian Montgomery, pp > 80-81 > > The terms Esq. __ Esquire; Gent. - Gentleman; Yeo. Yeoman are used. > > Can anyone explain what each of these meant in the context of the 1600's > please. > > Mike Boyd > > Brisbane, Aust > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-ANTRIM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >