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What does independent mean here please ?

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  • What does independent mean here please ?

    I've got a family on the census records.....just Mum & the children ...& it lists her occupation as "independent". Certainly don't think she was a woman of wealth (if my suspicions are correct, her husband was in the clink)......I was wondering if it might be some kind of formally separated status.

  • #2
    It just meant she was neither waged nor dependent on poor relief - she had savings or an annuity or some other form of income which did not require her to work.

    OC

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    • #3
      It usually just means "living on own means".

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      • #4
        Thank you both....mmmmm.......

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        • #5
          Don't forget ... its what she told the enumerator or filled in on the form. Could be she was covering up something! Maybe 'independent' was what she thought would fit the situation.

          Anne

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          • #6
            It often meant "Mind your own busainess, how I manage to live is nothing to do with you".

            OC

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