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Professionals became a separate class in the mid eighteenth century and came mostly from burgher and gentry classes. They were the physicians, scientists, clergy, scholars, teachers, architects, artists, writers, and lawyers. | Professionals became a separate class in the mid eighteenth century and came mostly from burgher and gentry classes. They were the physicians, scientists, clergy, scholars, teachers, architects, artists, writers, and lawyers. | ||
==== Loose People | ==== Loose People ==== Loose people were people from all social classes and had no possession. Some were thieves, others prostitutes, or runaway serfs. Romanian gypsies who lived in nomadic camps in Poland – Lithuania after 1501 were also called loose people. Remnants of the old feudal system can be seen in Poland. Rural areas still have manor houses and peasant cottages used as residences. Some have been in the same family for many generations. | ||
Source: Chrozempa, Rosemary A. ''Polish Roots = Korzenie Polskie''. Page 58 - 62 Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. (Family History Library INTL Book 943.8 D27c) | |||
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