Divergent Paths : Family Histories of Irish Emigrants in Britain, 1820–1920

Autor:	John Herson
Předmět:	History, Irish--History--19th century.--Great Britain, Irish--Social conditions--19th century.--Gre, Immigrant families--History--19th century.--, Emigration and immigration, Immigrant families, Irish, Irish--Social conditions
Kategorie:	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland
Popis:	This book is unique in adopting a family history approach to Irish immigrants in nineteenth century Britain. It shows that the family was central to the migrants'lives and identities. The techniques of family and digital history are used for the first time to reveal the paths followed by a representative body of Irish immigrant families, using the town of Stafford in the West Midlands as a case study.The book contains vital evidence about the lives of ordinary families. In the long term many intermarried with the local population, but others moved away and some simply died out. The book investigates what forces determined the paths they followed and why their ultimate fates were so varied. A fascinating picture is revealed of family life and gender relations in nineteenth-century England which will appeal to scholars of Irish history, social history, genealogy and the history of the family.
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