One old meaning is "under the protection of a husband". So it could mean just married, or that the husband is responsible for sustenance. Bryan Jenner 9731 On 14 Jul 2008, at 11:52, jbelch38ll@aol.com wrote: > Good morning > > Can anyone help me with the meaning of a word please,the word is > COVERT,a female?ancestor of mine was in Winchester Prison?as an > inmate?in the 1901 census Marie Osborne aged 43 of Compton,Surrey > and listed as a COVERT.As anyone got any idea what it mean.It seems > it was only pretained to women inmates. > > Regards John Belchamber 6132 > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on > the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited > storage today. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message