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Offline adrian7886

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listed as an inebriate ?
« on: Monday 14 December 09 15:30 GMT (UK) »
Good Afternoon

I have a relative listed as an inebriate in the 1910 census. Seems strange to list someone, who by todays definition would be I guess a drunkard? Or did it have another meaning back then?

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Re: listed as an inebriate ?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 14 December 09 15:46 GMT (UK) »
So far as I am aware, same meaning, but in many ways that era was less inhibited than todays, and they believed the information would be confidential for 100 years.
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Re: listed as an inebriate ?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 14 December 09 16:17 GMT (UK) »
Are you referring to the USA 1910 Census, or do you mean the UK 1911 Census?
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