Bibliograph

Divergent paths, family histories of Irish emigrants in Britain, 1820-1920, John Herson

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Label

Divergent paths, family histories of Irish emigrants in Britain, 1820-1920, John Herson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Divergent paths

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

894938063

Responsibility statement

John Herson

Sub title

family histories of Irish emigrants in Britain, 1820-1920

Summary

This title documents for the first time a representative sample of Irish immigrant families and uses the techniques of family and digital history to explore their long-term fate

Table Of Contents

Irish emigrants and family history: a new approach -- The context: Irish emigration and Stafford -- Stafford's Irish families: the overall picture -- Pathfinders: labouring families before the Famine -- Refugees from the Famine -- Labouring families in the Famine's aftermath, 1852 onwards -- Lace curtain Irish? The families of craft, clerical and service workers -- Old soldiers and their families -- The Irish in the shoe trade -- The forgotten Irish: entrepreneurs and professionals -- Divergent paths: the conclusions to be drawn

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