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Offline suzyf

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« on: Saturday 22 July 06 15:10 BST (UK) »
Can anybody suggest any books ,fact or fiction which deal with everyday Westmorland life in the 1700 and 1800s.
I find it very difficult to imagine how my ancestors lived .They worked the land,small farmers or labourers ,a joiner ,a shoemakerGirls seem to be servants till they married.
Any thoughts ?
Sue
Westmoreland -Farrer,Thompson,Park,Wharton,Airey
Lancs  Farrer ,Thompson,Clarke,Brewer,Reid,Howarth,Feast,Sladen,Southern

Ireland(Offaly)Reid
London -Feast

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Re: Social history
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 27 July 06 17:49 BST (UK) »
A year at Ambleside by Harriet Martineau may be of some use or write/email to the Amblseide Museum and Armitt Library there is lots of info there --they even found me a photo of my husband's great grand parents --very good service.

Dotty
Braithwaite,Roney,Hartley,Jackson,Reed, Cumberland /Westmorland .Livesey,Hartley,Taylor,Sefton,Harrison,Knowles,Lancashire.Bottomley,Schofield,Woodhouse ,Hobson ,Norcliffe  and Hartley West Yorkshire.Bottomley Dumfrieshire and Lanarkshire.Pinder ,Warwickshire.Kisby ,Cambridgeshire

Census information is Crown Copyright,from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: Social history
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 27 July 06 18:08 BST (UK) »
Thanks Dotty
Westmoreland -Farrer,Thompson,Park,Wharton,Airey
Lancs  Farrer ,Thompson,Clarke,Brewer,Reid,Howarth,Feast,Sladen,Southern

Ireland(Offaly)Reid
London -Feast

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Re: Social history
« Reply #3 on: Friday 28 July 06 08:40 BST (UK) »
Hi Sue,

Where do your Farrers of Westmorland come from?

I have Farrers from Warcop.

Gillian
Elwood/Ellwood: WES & CUM
Johnson: Crosby Ravensworth, Hilton & Dufton WES
Robinson: CUM
Langhorn: Kirkby Thore WES
Dover: WES & CUM
Parker: Soulby, Bedale
Hunt: Gentleshaw, Bladon, Hanborough
Slynn: Birmingham
Rammell: KENT
Felton: Shropshire
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