Maybe she didn't see it, it may have been the person collecting the Census info's interpretation of their living arrangements. also I think that not everyone was literate so lets hope she didn't see it because it certainly puts her in her place ! 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: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 14:01:35 -0700 > To: LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [LAMBERT] F W Lamberts concubine?? > Resent-From: LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 14:06:21 -0700 > > Thanks Tracy. Gee, I wonder how Caroline felt about being referred to as a > concubine! Sounds kind of derogatory. > > Linda (Lambert) Hamid > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tracy Owens [mailto:fourkidsland@yahoo.com] > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 9:48 PM > To: LAMBERT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LAMBERT] F W Lamberts concubine?? > > > Linda and others, > It appears that this was exactly that they lived > together prior to marriage. In 1870 they both were > widowed. Stephen made Caroline hhis 3rd wife in 1871 > in Smyth County, and then at somepoint before 1880 > moved to Tazewell County, where they can be found on > the 1880 census with additional children. > Hope that sheds some light > > Tracy > >> 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 >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > ______________________________ > > > ==== 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 > >