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Topic: Social/Domestic History Sources - 19th century (Read 1153 times)
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tony h
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Hi Gadget,
This is probably a bit below your 'radar' with you being an Aristocrat and all that  but i got a fascinating book at Xmas from a relative, Readers's Digest: The Story of Where You Live: ISBN 0 276 42959 1. As i say more for the beginners but still has lots of refs and links.
Best wishes
Tony
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Gadget
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Holy Island - Pilgrims' Path
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Going for my temporary crown tomorrow Tony 
Thanks for the ref - what places does it cover?
Gadget
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Biker
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Gadget, just noticed that www.abebooks.co.uk (great online bookshop) has them for less money by the looks of it.
Let us know what you think of it.
Biker
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Gadget
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Holy Island - Pilgrims' Path
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Hi Biker
Abebooks is pretty good - but sometimes it costs more because of postage. I'll certainlyget the book one way or another.
Gadget
Added - Bought it - brilliant
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kerryb
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Ye Olde Greye Cells are working a bit and remembered the book of autobiographies/diaries, it's called "Useful Toil" by J Burnett Here's an Amazon listing with a bit of synopsis and has one of those cool Search Inside features ... http://www.rootschat.com/links/0fc/ p.s. it's my birthday coming up shortly if you want to get a whip-round going LOL Regards Biker
That looks so interesting I think I will have to get a copy too!!! Thanks for the link.
Gadget Hope the visit to the dentist goes ok!
Kerry 
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukSearching for my family - Baldwin - Sussex, Middlesex, Cork, Pilbeam - Sussex, Harmer - Sussex, Terry - Surrey, Kent, Rhoades - Lincs, Roffey - Surrey, Traies - Devon & Middlesex & many many more to be found on my website .... www.kerrysfamilyhistory.co.uk |
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pompeyboy
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I have just come into the possession of a book called......"Modern Britain...A Social History 1750-1997" second edition by Edward Royle.I've had a quick look through and it seems a decent enough book but before i start on it more thoroughly has anybody read this book and if so is it worth the read.
Regards
Steve 
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pjbuk007
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So glad that this thread miraculously resurfaced!
Mods - one for a sticky?
I was given "Child of the Jago" (Morrison) many years ago which is wonderful about dickensian London. I see it is on the victorianlondon site very cheaply.
One of husband's grandfathers was a bare knuckle fighter in the East End. No sports section on the Victorian site - and anyway I am saving up husband for when I do FH certificate/diploma starting in January. So should not be looking for him.
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BENNET(T); NRY- Brotton, CON BURTON; NRY- Saltburn, Guisborough, Marske, Stokesley Judge Newark Lincoln BURTON , USA DALES; NRY- Brotton, LIN - Orby DAVIES GEORGE: GLA - Oystermouth & Penarth, CON LINCOLN. Middlesbrough, NRY, Durham PERRETT Gloucestershire QUESTED London. Assisting with One-name Study. TRASK; GLA - Cardiff, Barry etc, SOM - South Petherton WESTED Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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silvery
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There are four books by LIza Picard, all about London,(but I feel they would be representative for anywhere) from Elizabethan to Victorian times, with a wealth of information; how they lived, where, what they ate, pastimes, clothes, furniture, occupations, etc., from every level of society.
I had Dr Johnsons London from the library some time age, and it was wonderful.
I have just ordered all four through Amazon, £20 inc p & p. just had a quick peep into the Victorian one, and she starts off with the conditions in the streets, and the state of the sewerage (or lack of), very vivid!
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