Thanks, Alistair! So the occupier was the lessor, as opposed to a sub-lessor or tenant? I'd never heard of this term in the U.S. All the best, Sonia -----Original Message----- From: Alistair Cameron [mailto:acameron@hinet.net.au] Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 1:56 PM To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MLN] Occupier - need definition Gil & Sonia Murray wrote: > > I think an "occupier" was a tenant. Maybe he was her father - or it > could be, his wife was paid to board the child? The land tax ie VALUATION ROLLS records provide three columns re those with an interest, against each property These are headed PROPRIETOR ie the owner TENANT the person who rents or leases the place from the Proprietor OCCUPIER the resident- usually the head of the family living there Cheers, ALISTAIR M. CAMERON A.A.G.R.A. Professional Genealogist http://quozl.netrek.org/cameron-research/ PO Box 215 BUNDANOON NSW 2578 AUSTRALIA

Gil & Sonia Murray wrote: > > > Thanks, Alistair! So the occupier was the lessor, as opposed to a > sub-lessor or tenant? Often, yes. But the Occupier may also be the Tenant or even the Proprietor. Or relatives or friends of those two. I have at times seen identical names in the 2nd and 3rd column. I'd never heard of this term in the U.S. No surprise! I installed a programme into my PC at the weekend and the CONFIG preferences wanted me to choose either U.S. ENGLISH or INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH. Where did we go wrong? I was taught ENGLISH ENGLISH. Cheers, ALISTAIR