What Does Inmate Mean?

[FintryGirl]

On my relative, Ann Cobb's, death certificate from SP in the column of Signature, and Qualification of Informant, and Residence if out of the House in which the Death occurred, it has Ernest F Cobb, Son & Inmate, Present.  Does this mean he was an inmate of a jail or is there another meaning.?  If he was in jail how do I find out what jail and what he was in for and for how long etc.?

Thanks

[Gadget]

Hi

I seem to recall some other threads on this - not sure where they are at the moment but,  on death certs,  it just means that they were living at the same address as the deceased.


Gadget

[FintryGirl]

Thanks Gadget,

That clears it up for me.  Was a little worried, that we had some bad apples in my family tree.

[Hard_Yards]

Just a couple of threads to flesh this out:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,364918.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,327778.0.html

[Gadget]

 

The second link is the one that's most relevant to this - especially this posting:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,327778.msg2083555.html#msg2083555


Gadget

[Wred]

That also answers a question for me. I recently found in 2 households in the census (in Scotland)  a non family member  listed as an inmate. I had thought this might have meant that they were being looked after by the family - sort of care in the community- but now I see that they must have been lodgers of some sort. Thank you.

[FintryGirl]

Thanks all I think this clears it up for a few of us.  much appreciated