My Ancestor was an Agricultural Labourer

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Media: BOOK - paperback, 144 pages
Author: I. Weller
Year: 2007
Other Data: b&w photos, sketches, further reading, index
ISBN: 9781903462980

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Product Code: SGB325

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Many researching their British ancestors will find that agricultural labourers - 'ag labs' - often feature in their family trees. Unfortunately they left few written records of their life, and the term agricultural labourer as used in the census was prescribed and limited, often describing ploughmen, thatchers, hedgers, ditchers, and a wide range of part-time, seasonal farm workers who would supplement their wages by other work such as gardening, perhaps in one of the great houses.

A useful book on the agricultural labourer has now been published by the Society of Genealogists, 'My Ancestor Was an Agricultural Labourer' by Ian Waller. The book aims to provide the social and economic context of the life of the agricultural labourer while outlining the various records available to research their lives.

Contents:
About the Author
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Do you Have Agricultural Labourers in your Family Tree?
- Farmer Servant of Agricultural Labourer
Part 1. The Lifestyle of an Agricultural Labourer
- The Rural Economy Affecting Agricultural Labourers
- The Agricultural Phenomenon
- Agricultural Trade Unions
- The Agricultural Depression and its Effects
- The Life of an Agricultural Labourer and his Family
- The National Scene
- Changes Affecting the Countryside and the Agricultural Labourer
Part 2. Researching Agricultural Labourers
- Basic Records
- Records Associated with Employment
- Rural Pauperism
- Vaccination Records
- Local Records
- Maps, Photographs and Other Useful Records
Conclusion
The Records: A Summary
Parliamentary Papers Relating to Agricultural Labourers