Footnotes to history : the personal realm of John Wilson Croker, secretary to the admiralty (1809-1830), a group family / Nigel Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Nigel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857.

Croker, John Wilson.

Conservatism--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Conservatism.

Conservatism--Ireland--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Place of Publication:

East Sussex, England : Sussex Academic Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Footnotes to History brings a novel focus to social history. It is a study of a "group family" - an extended family closely structured though marriages that were either internal or with trusted associates. This kind of social entity evolved down the centuries, reaching its zenith in the early nineteenth century. The family portrayed, the Pennells, provides a supreme example of such a united body. John Wilson Croker, his two half-nieces and his best friend all married into it. The size of this "group family" gave ample scope for marriages between cousins. Most men in it gained prestigious appoi

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Family Trees""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I William Pennell""; ""1 Waterford and Bordeaux""; ""2 Defending British Interests in Brazil""; ""Part II The Family""; ""3 The Crokers""; ""4 Portsmouth and Brest""; ""5 Spendthrifts and Picture Dealers""; ""6 Rio and the Afghan Frontier""; ""7 Naval Reports, Oysters and Trout Flies""; ""8 Merchants� Wives: Brazil and Liverpool""; ""9 To South America and St. Helena""; ""Part III Ancestors""; ""10 Ship-Owners and Merchants""

""11 The Decline of the Newfoundland Cod Trade""""12 Medieval Roots and the Restoration""; ""13 Clocks and Clergy""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""Back Cover""

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 August 14, 2015).

ISBN:

1-78284-208-X

1-78284-210-1

OCLC:

916950762