Thank You. Is there a dictionary which explains the differences? Bob -----Original Message----- From: shaw-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:shaw-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:03 PM To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SHAW] Shaw from Hayton, Bootle, Cumberland England This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaryLou3358 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shaw/6748.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi.....a yeoman was a farmer who owned his own land, as opposed to a "tenant" farmer who leased his land from someone else. mary lou Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SHAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message