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Title: COMPLETED: What does 'F.S.'stand for in occupation of 13y/o girl in 1841?
Post by: WideEyedGirl on Saturday 18 February 17 01:09 GMT (UK)

Hello all,
First of all I hope I'm on the right forum as I wasn't sure whether to just post this on the Shropshire page.

I have an Emily Lewis, who was the daughter of Thomas Lewis and Sarah Tisdale. I looked for a 1841 census of them together (Emily was born in 1828 in Shrewsbury), and found one - only of Emily Lewis - she is living with some other people, listed at the bottom of their household. I do not know if her parents had passed away or were still living, and I don't know if Emily was related to this family she was living with in 1841.
The main thing I wanted to ask here was about an 'F.S' in the occupation part of the 1841 census next to her name. She is only 13 years old at this point. It lists the head of the family in this entry, with his wife and presumably his children, then Emily at the bottom.

Is this 'F.S' a reference to her relation? I was wondering if it could be a regular reference for something, like referring to her being a fostered child?

Many thanks for any help,
Holly

Title: Re: What does 'F.S.'stand for in occupation of 13y/o girl in 1841?
Post by: majm on Saturday 18 February 17 01:17 GMT (UK)

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=389445.0

Quote from: stanmapstone on Tuesday 26 April 16 11:59 BST (UK)

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FS = Female Servant was the official abbreviation for the 1841 census only, it did not apply to later censuses

Stan

JM

Title: Re: What does 'F.S.'stand for in occupation of 13y/o girl in 1841?
Post by: WideEyedGirl on Saturday 18 February 17 01:29 GMT (UK)

Thank you for that quick reply!