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Chris in 1066Land
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Re:A.G LABS
« Reply #1 on: Friday 30 April 04 14:33 BST (UK) » |
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Hi
An Ag Lab was an Agricultural Labourer - i.e. any labouring work to do with a farm - usually a married man, employed on either a regular or a casual basis, but who lived elswhere (i.e not in the farm house).
It was next to the lowest occupation in social classification, and as such went unrecorded apart from the type of work they did - i.e labouring. But this country was built on that type of person.
There are lots of books that touch on Ag Labs and Agricultural History, but no specialist book on Ag Labs themselves; but you could try to find a copy of these:
Farmworkers - A Social and Economic History 1770 - 1980 by Alan Armstong (1988)
Annals of the Labouring Poor; Social Change and Agrarian England 1660 - 1900 by KDM Snell, (1985)
Hope that helps
Chris in 1066Land
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Forthefamily
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John Bonner 1884-1933 Londonderry. Ireland
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Re: A.G LABS
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 31 May 08 03:06 BST (UK) » |
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A always Christopher very interesting reading ......I never thought of looking for Estate records. Thank you for that.
mab
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Christopher
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Re: A.G LABS
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 31 May 08 03:29 BST (UK) » |
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Hello Mab,
There are plenty of books relating to particular periods of the social history of Britain and Ireland. These tend to generalise on living conditions and work done by people in a given period. Most family historians are searching for information about specific family members. The records of Estates and large industries are the route to go if you want a chance of finding specific people.
A number of Estate records are likely to be in private hands. Anyone who has problems finding such records but has a rough idea where their ancestors lived and worked might find it worth their while to contact the estates in the area. Most of the landowners work on a professional basis these days and have an Estate office and secretarial staff. There's no harm in making contact and asking if they might be able to assist with your search.
Christopher
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nort
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Re: Ag Labs
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 31 May 08 12:19 BST (UK) » |
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hi
have noticed that up here(north that is)we have husbandman.Is that the same job?
Steve
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HI all ,,