[Genealib] Census Definition

[Bobby Powell]

Consort:  1. A husband or wife, especially the spouse of a monarch. 2. A
companion or partner.

Source: The American Heritage(r) Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition.  2000

They weren't *necessarily* living in sin.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Mara Munroe
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:06 AM
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: RE: [Genealib] Census Definition

I'll guess the couple admitted that they are not legally married, but
are living as man and wife. The conscientious census taker didn't want
to put wife with the legal implication it brings. 

Mara B. Munroe
Local and Family History Librarian
Oshkosh Public Library
Oshkosh WI 54901-4985


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Larry
Oathout
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:59 AM
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: [Genealib] Census Definition

We ran across Consort in the Relationship field of an 1850 Census.  The
dictionary definition of consort is as wide as the Ohio River, so what
would
you guess in this case?  Of course wife, or something else, is usually
in
that space, but this is the first time we've seen this in census.

Larry Oathout
Director
Tell City-Perry Co. Public Library
2328 Tell Street
Tell City , IN 47586
Phone:  812-547-2661
Fax:    812-547-3038
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