UID:
almafu_9961203014702883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 213 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781800107489
Series Statement:
The publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society ; volume 60
Content:
This is a collection of extracts from Parliamentary Papers and documentary material in Bedfordshire County Record Office to describe the life of the farm worker in nineteenth-century Bedfordshire. A general overview is followed by sections concerned with the poor law, the life of the labourer, migration and emigration, housing, access to land and education, and the Agricultural Labourers' Union. 〈br〉〈br〉The volume begins with a tribute In Memoriam to Harold Owen White, secretary of BHRS 1965-1980.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Aug 2023).
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Harold Owen White --
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Plates and illustrations --
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Preface --
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Introduction --
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1. General Views --
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2. The Poor Law --
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3. The Life of the Labourer --
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4. Migration and Emigration --
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5. Housing --
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6. Access to Land --
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7. Education and the Farm Labourer --
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8. The Farm Labourers’Union --
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Index of names --
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Index of subjects
Additional Edition:
Print version: Agar, Nigel E. The Bedfordshire Farm Worker in the Nineteenth Century Martlesham : Bedfordshire Historical Record Society,c1981
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781800107489
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781800107489/type/BOOK
