David Brown

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Beneath the Shelter of an Ancient TreePaperback, 6 January 2023

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Print Length
192 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Austin Macauley
Date Published
6 Jan 2023
ISBN-10
1398462519
ISBN-13
9781398462519

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A voyage of family discovery reveals poverty and imprisonment in the West Country; the development of new trades in the industrial revolution; a Rabbi who doubles up as a pawnbroker; and middle-class prosperity and tragedy in the Birmingham jewellery trade. Starting with only minimal knowledge of widely dispersed ancestors this journey tracks down ancient relatives from Wales, the West Riding of Yorkshire, Somerset, Dorset, Poland and Russia. Two mayors make fleeting appearances (one in Gloucester, the other in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne). One great uncle is found to have designed the iconic gantries in the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast where the Titanic was built. A great, great, great grandfather has questions to answer about the treatment of child labour in his Calderdale spinning mill.
Starting in the late 18th century Beneath the Shelter of an Ancient Tree catalogues how and where these diverse characters lived, how they made their living, and the ups and downs of family fortunes. It comments on some of the pivotal moments that affected their progress, and draws on contemporary sources, some family memoirs, and genealogical records to build a picture of how working people and artisans gradually - throughout the Victorian era - improved their lot in life.

Product Details

Author:
David Brown
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
6 January 2023
Dimensions:
20.32 x 12.7 x 1.04 cm
ISBN-10:
1398462519
ISBN-13:
9781398462519
Language:
English
Pages:
192
Publisher:
Weight:
195.04 gm

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