Thanks to Sandra and Janice for their replies to my question! Judy -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson [mailto:ferg@ntelos.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 5:46 PM To: Judy Burns Cc: <pa-old-chester@rootsweb.com> Subject: Freemen vs. inmates On some census, there are terms used to define citizens: Inmates were married men who lived in a township but did not own land. Freemen were unmarried men who lived in a township but did not own land. Sandra > "On the Tax List of East Marlborough Township (1753): Chester County, > PA, there is a group named as inmates. Are these actual inmates as in > a jail or is there other meaning ?"