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Tracing Your Marginalised Ancestors : A Guide for Family Historians.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Few, Janet.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genealogy.
- Marginality, Social.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (156 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2024.
- Summary:
- This book serves as a comprehensive guide for family historians aiming to trace their marginalized ancestors in British history. Authored by Janet Few, it explores various social groups that have historically faced marginalization due to poverty, criminality, immigration, ethnicity, prostitution, illegitimacy, addiction, sickness, disability, mental illness, and other social stigmas. Through specific case studies, the book examines how societal attitudes and prejudices contributed to the marginalization of these individuals. The book's purpose is to shed light on the lives of these often overlooked ancestors, offering insights into the historical context and encouraging readers to understand and remember those who have been marginalized. It is particularly useful for genealogists and those interested in social history. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Book Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Poverty
- The Story of Harriet Bentlif
- Chapter 2 Criminality
- The Story of Frederick Michael Railton
- Chapter 3 Immigration and Ethnicity
- The Story of Catherine Eve
- Chapter 4 Prostitution
- The Story of Charity Platt
- Chapter 5 Illegitimacy
- The Story of Hannah Midgley
- Chapter 6 The Inebriate
- The Story of Sarah Grosvenor
- Chapter 7 Sickness and Disability
- The Story of Richard Gill and William Leathern
- Chapter 8 Mental Ill-Health
- The Story of Fanny Amelia Ellington
- Chapter 9 The Romany and Traveller Community
- The Story of Joshua Mobbs
- Chapter 10 Witchcraft
- The Story of Susanna Edwards
- Chapter 11 Other Marginalised Groups
- Religious Belief
- Sexuality
- Conscientious Objection and Desertion
- The Story of William Wilcox
- References and Further Reading
- Index
- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781399061865
- 1399061860
- OCLC:
- 1456761133
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