Au contraire Vince. In those days what we know as high school was unavailable in most Newfoundland outports. Boys usually quit school and fished with their families after a few years of primary schooling. Girls stayed in school longer. However it is doubtful that they would have been included in directories, such as Lovell's, until they were at least 18. Matt > Jim, having numerous relatives listed on the 1871 Lovell's, I will only > state that they were all adult men. In my opinion, you would be correct to > assume that young children would not be listed as such. In those years, > schooling was mandatory and supported by the community. Families who > fished for thier livlihood most likely had young boys on such outings for > training or simple pleasure. Good hunting. > > Vince Dicks, decendant of the Burin Peninsula. > > [email protected] wrote: > Would anyone know how old a person would have to be to be listed as a > fisherman in Lovell's 1871 Directory? Some children would not be very old > to go fishing back then. > > Thanks > Jim > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >