The numbers following the words are units of measurement. They generally refer to Acres, Roods, and Pole, Rod or Perch. For instance, 4 roods = 1 Acre; 40 sq. poles or perches = 1 rood. Vince -------Original Message------- From: Lloyd Rowsell Date: November 24, 2003 11:52:09 AM To: NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFLD-LAB] Shillings and Pence and What are the contents ???? I wonder if anyone can 'provide enlightenment' to further clarify the numbers following the words, contents of lot in the message below? I suggest that the numbers may refer to the size of the lot or the number of buildings. Cheers, Lloyd From: "Ann Batten" <batten@telusplanet.net> Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book To: "Lloyd Rowsell (by way of Sue O'Neill <sueoneill2@cogeco.ca>)" <lgrowsell@yahoo.com> Subject: few more Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:13:36 -0700 Edward Russell wh - Bay Roberts Cost to surveyor ....12s ,6d...contents of lot......6...0....0 John Russell wh - Cooly's Point , Bay Roberts cost to surveyor...10s , 5d...contents of lot....4....3....34 ~ Ann~ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ==== NFLD-LAB Mailing List ==== For information on the NFLD-LAB mail list if there should be a problem receiving mail please go here. http://www.homestead.com/verashort/index.html Look for a message in the red box .