Hi Kevin I always thought that a lodger occupied a seperate room or rooms within the property, whereas a boarder lived as part of the family, sharing meals with them etc. Al the best Dave Dixon BA (hons) - Economic & Social History - University of Kent - Canterbury 1997 www.fadedgenes.co.uk 2010/1/21 Kevin Poile <kevin.poile@googlemail.com> > Hi Listers, > > Can any one tell me the difference between a Boarder & Lodger on the > census forms. > > I was always of the opinion they were probably one and the same. > However, now I'm pretty sure there must be a difference since I have > started to come across households where there is a mixture of the two. > > Looking forward to your thoughts. > > Kevin (England) > > Kent Interests include (but is not restricted to): POILE, JENNER, > BRYANT, BURDEN, HUMPHREY, HOWARD. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >