Hi Kevin , The Lodger would only pay for the place to live/sleep - they would go out to eat. *though when my mother had lodgers - she had a hot plate that they could use - were not charged for same [they were also invited to eat with the family on special occassions -or bad weather etc] Boarders - paid for the room/s that they lived/ slept in - also paid usually a set amount for the food that was served. [a set fee per month] There were Rooming Houses - with no cooking facilities. There were also Boarding Houses - only - persons were expected to attend meals - at a set time. Cheers, Stella At 02:19 PM 21/01/2010, Kevin Poile wrote: >Thanks for all the quick replies they make sense and would explain why >in some households there are both Lodgers and Boarders. > >Would I then be right to expect the boarders are paying a bit more >given the fact that they are being fed whereas the lodgers are having >to fend for themselves. > >Kevin (England) > >------------------------------- >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