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Subject: Re: Inmates on Tax Lists
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 19:41:58 EDT


In a message dated 08/03/1999 3:14:51 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
writes:

<< In the introduction of the book "Tax List of Chester County, 1768" it
says: "Inmates, meaning residents in the household of another (not a
renter) who worked for the landowner". >>

Others wrote:

<<.this term was used in earlier times to
designate an adult male or female who was renting property rather than owning
it."
>>

<<nothing is written in blood....inmate is usually married.... freeman,
single.....and it doesn't have to mean that they live in the same
house...they could rent from the owner.>>

In other words, there's no way to know whether Alex Hindman was married,
renting, landless son, boarder----aaargh!

Isn't genealogy fun?

Karen

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