>on the 1880 census i found a woman who was widowed living with her father & >mother inlaw it listed her occupation as domestic work what does that mean? >she cleaned foe other people? or perhaps something else? >Judi > In my experience "domestic" in census records is a very common entry, and can simply mean that she didn't have an outside job. Chances are she just helped with the cooking and housework in the home. -- Elizabeth Harris ncgen@mindspring.com NCGenWeb project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/ Winston-Salem NC area genealogy: http://www.fmoran.com/