The Rural Districts VI

Rural life in 1850. On the ground reporting in Victorian England—with personal accounts from the labouring poor.

Title:

Labour and the Poor Volume VI: The Rural Districts

Author:

Alexander Mackay & Shirley Brooks

Formats:

Hardback, Paperback & Kindle

ISBN (Hardback):

978-1-913515-06-5

ISBN (Paperback):

978-1-913515-16-4

Pages:

484

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Volume VI of the “Labour and the Poor” series sees Alexander Mackay and Shirley Brooks enter the rural districts as part of The Morning Chronicle’s investigations. The regions traversed include the South Eastern, South Western and Eastern counties of England.

We enter the dilapidated homes of the agricultural labourers and descend the mines of Cornwall. We hear accounts from labourers ending their days in the workhouse and explore incendiarism in Suffolk. We visit the Herring fishermen of Yarmouth and expose the workings of the “death” clubs in Essex. This and much more.

The Table of Contents for Volume VI is shown below but for a better appreciation of the material we suggest previewing the Print Edition Sample which includes the Table of Contents, a sample letter, and the Index.

Labour and the Poor Volume VI: The Rural Districts

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Table of Contents

• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Introduction
• Letter I.
  • Introduction.
• Letter II.
  • Bucks, Berks, Wilts, and Oxford.
  • The Labourer’s Home.
• Letter III.
  • Bucks, Berks, Wilts, and Oxford.
  • Wages and Diet of the Agricultural Labourer.
• Letter IV.
  • Bucks, Berks, Oxford, and Wilts.
  • Education of the Agricultural Labourer.
• Letter V.
  • Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, and Dorset.
  • Physical Condition of the Labourer in Devon and Somerset.
• Letter VI.
  • Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, and Dorset.
  • Physical Condition of the Labourer in Devon and Somerset.
• Letter VII.
  • Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, and Dorset.
  • Wages and Diet of the Labourer in Devon and Somerset.
• Letter VIII.
  • Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, and Dorset.
  • Physical Condition of the Labourer in Cornwall.
• Letter IX.
  • Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, and Dorset.
  • Condition and Prospects of the Agricultural Labourer in Cornwall.
• Letter X.
  • Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, and Dorset.
  • The Fisheries and the Fishers of Cornwall.
• Letter XI.
  • Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, and Dorset.
  • The Mines and Miners of Cornwall.
• Letter XII.
  • Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, and Dorset.
  • Condition of the Labourer in Dorset.
• Letter XIII.
  • Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, and Dorset.
  • Intellectual and Moral Condition of the Labourer in the Southern and Western Counties.
• Letter XXVIII.*
  • The Stone Quarries of Swanage.
  • Quarriers, Monopolies and Currencies.
• Letter XIV.
  • Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex.
  • Condition of the Labourer in Suffolk.
• Letter XV.
  • Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex.
  • Suffolk Labourers—Wages, Complaints and Incendiarism.
• Letter XVI.
  • Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex.
  • Condition of the Labourer in Norfolk.
• Letter XVII.
  • Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex.
  • The Norwich Weavers.
• Letter XVIII.
  • Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex.
  • The Herring Fisheries and Fishermen of Yarmouth.
• Letter XIX.
  • Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex.
  • The Agricultural Improvements of Norfolk.
• Letter XX.
  • Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex.
  • Eastern Agricultural Districts.
• Letter XXI.
  • Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex.
  • Essex Occupations and the Education and Dwellings of the People.
• Letter XXII.
  • Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex.
  • The Essex Burial Clubs and Benefit Societies.
• Index   ** print editions only **
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• * Letter XXVIII. is reproduced here (out of publication sequence) to complete the Dorset letters.

For anyone interested in family history or social history, the “Labour and the Poor” series really is an invaluable resource.