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Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:25 AM |
I just figured out that Mary Willis, younger sister of my husband's immigrant ancestor Richard Willis, married a man named Patrick Glynn in the Ballinrobe District in 1907, and I found them in the 1911 census in the townland of Bellanaloob in County Mayo. Living with them is Maggie Willis, the youngest of the family, but instead of being listed as "sister-in-law" to the head of household, she is listed as "servant". Even if she were expected to do some work around the house, I would think she would be listed as sister-in-law. Is this unusual?
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Saturday, March 31, 2012 12:30 PM | |
Hi Jennifer,
It's possible that she is not a sister-in-law but another relative with the same surname, perhaps a niece, who is exchanging room and board for a job as a servant.
Ginny
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