I too was intrigued by this occupation for : Hager, Caroline 29 F W "Lamberts concubine" It sounds so 'oriental' ! Was it a flash name for an unmarried partner, or was sexual slavery alive and well in 1870 when the Smyth County Census Rich Valley District Broadford was polled ? Brenda MacCulloch ajmac@internet.co.nz Auckland New Zealand > From: "HAMID, LINDA" <linda_hamid@tpp-ex01.rose.hp.com> > Reply-To: LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 11:27:14 -0700 > To: LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LAMBERT] F W Lamberts concubine?? > Resent-From: LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 11:32:00 -0700 > > I found this posting interesting: > > "Hager, Caroline 29 F W Lamberts concubine" > > CONCUBINE? A concubine to a farmer? Wow. I see that Caroline was 29 and > Stephen was 62. Do you suppose she was like a second wife without benefit of > marriage? I don't see a spouse listed for Stephen, probably she died (maybe > in childbirth)? Has anyone ever seen concubine listed on a census? as an > occupation? > > Linda (Lambert)Hamid > researching LAMBERT in San Francisco, California; New Zealand; Yorkshire, > England > > -----Original Message----- > From: SandraG627@aol.com [mailto:SandraG627@aol.com] > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 6:08 AM > To: LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LAMBERT] George Lambert - Tazewell Co Va > > > In a message dated 4/1/01 1:12:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > fourkidsland@yahoo.com writes: > > > > On the 1870 Smyth County Census Rich Valley District > Broadford you can find the following listed on page > 73B HN#335, lines 35-33: > > Lambert, Stephen 62 M W Farmer > Mary 12 F W at home > Barbara 7 F W " > George 3 M W " > Hager, Caroline 29 F W Lamberts concubine > John L. 9 M W at home > Lavalet 9 F W " > Serilda 7 F W " > Charles 4 M W " > > > > > > > Hi, good to hear from you. > which Stephen is this? can you forward to the list, they no longer accept > mail from aol > Thanks for writing. > Sandy in Florida > > I have been out of town and now have a broken leg, moving slowly. > Maybe I'll catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010! > > > ==== LAMBERT Mailing List ==== > If you'd like to be a Rootsweb sponsor--or donor (I am!)--there are > instructions for joining by mail or on-line at > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >

Hello, I to was asking what kind of occupation? Looked it up: a womam who is not legally a wife but lives with a man and has a recognized position in his household.( Mr.Webster) edzelda@dewittec.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Brenda &Tony MacCulloch <ajmac@internet.co.nz> To: <LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [LAMBERT] F W Lamberts concubine?? > I too was intrigued by this occupation for : > Hager, Caroline 29 F W "Lamberts concubine" > It sounds so 'oriental' ! > Was it a flash name for an unmarried partner, or was sexual slavery alive > and well in 1870 when the Smyth County Census Rich Valley District Broadford > was polled ? > > Brenda MacCulloch > ajmac@internet.co.nz > Auckland > New Zealand > > > > From: "HAMID, LINDA" <linda_hamid@tpp-ex01.rose.hp.com> > > Reply-To: LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com > > Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 11:27:14 -0700 > > To: LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [LAMBERT] F W Lamberts concubine?? > > Resent-From: LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com > > Resent-Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 11:32:00 -0700 > > > > I found this posting interesting: > > > > "Hager, Caroline 29 F W Lamberts concubine" > > > > CONCUBINE? A concubine to a farmer? Wow. I see that Caroline was 29 and > > Stephen was 62. Do you suppose she was like a second wife without benefit of > > marriage? I don't see a spouse listed for Stephen, probably she died (maybe > > in childbirth)? Has anyone ever seen concubine listed on a census? as an > > occupation? > > > > Linda (Lambert)Hamid > > researching LAMBERT in San Francisco, California; New Zealand; Yorkshire, > > England > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: SandraG627@aol.com [mailto:SandraG627@aol.com] > > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 6:08 AM > > To: LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [LAMBERT] George Lambert - Tazewell Co Va > > > > > > In a message dated 4/1/01 1:12:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > fourkidsland@yahoo.com writes: > > > > > > > > On the 1870 Smyth County Census Rich Valley District > > Broadford you can find the following listed on page > > 73B HN#335, lines 35-33: > > > > Lambert, Stephen 62 M W Farmer > > Mary 12 F W at home > > Barbara 7 F W " > > George 3 M W " > > Hager, Caroline 29 F W Lamberts concubine > > John L. 9 M W at home > > Lavalet 9 F W " > > Serilda 7 F W " > > Charles 4 M W " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, good to hear from you. > > which Stephen is this? can you forward to the list, they no longer accept > > mail from aol > > Thanks for writing. > > Sandy in Florida > > > > I have been out of town and now have a broken leg, moving slowly. > > Maybe I'll catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010! > > > > > > ==== LAMBERT Mailing List ==== > > If you'd like to be a Rootsweb sponsor--or donor (I am!)--there are > > instructions for joining by mail or on-line at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > > > > ==== LAMBERT Mailing List ==== > Do NOT send virus warnings, non-genealogical causes to advocate, sick child e-mail/donation hoaxes, etc. Respect your fellow listmembers. They, like you, subscribed to work on Lambert genealogy--so help them do that! >