Wiltshire marriage patterns 1754-1914 : geographical mobility, cousin marriage and illegitimacy / by Cathy Day.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Day, Cathy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cross-cousin marriage--England--Wiltshire--History--18th century.

Cross-cousin marriage.

Cross-cousin marriage--England--Wiltshire--History--19th century.

Illegitimate children--England--Wiltshire--History.

Illegitimate children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first study to use pedigrees of a mainstream English population to determine cousin marriage rates amongst ordinary labourers, tradesmen and farmers, and to demonstrate the association between cousin marriage, occupation, religious affiliation, geographical mobility and illegitimate reproductive experience. Using birthplace rather than place of residence, it shows the geographical source of spouses, their parents and grandparents. The marriage prospects of parents of illegitimate ...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 15, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6792-6

OCLC:

892243595