Exodus from Cardiganshire : rural-urban migration in Victorian Britain
by Kathryn J. Cooper
Studies in Welsh History (31)
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Was migration from Victorian Cardiganshire simply a flight from rural poverty? This book relates the rate and timing of the outward movements from the county in the nineteenth century to the prevailing social and economic conditions. It provides insights into the motivations for and factors involved in migration; and using contemporary source material and computer-assisted analysis of census enumerators' books examines key dimensions of the communities at the major migrant destinations - show more Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire, London and Merseyside in Britain, and Ohio and Wisconsin, USA. show lessTags
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Kathryn J. Cooper worked in Aberystwyth University Library and then at the Welsh Office. A lifelong interest in local history culminated in 2009 when she gained her doctorate from the University of Leicester, she is now retired.
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2011
- Important places
- Ceredigion, Wales, UK; Glamorgan, Wales; London, England; Merseyside, England; Gallia County, Ohio, USA; Jackson County, Ohio, USA
- Epigraph
- One of the best indicators of the pattern of experience of a place is its population levels.
- Dedication
- To my parents, Edwin and Elaine Rothwell
- First words
- The nineteenth century witnessed a shift in economic emphasis in Britain from agriculture to commerce and industry.
Introduction.
Cardiganshire lies on the western seaboard of Britain.
I. Nineteenth-century Cardiganshire : its economy and society. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Moreover, apart from the main economic impetus to out-migration caused by the rapid demise of the lead-mining industry in the 1880s, similar underlying influences informing the decision to move and the choice of destination were still operating in Cardiganshire almost half a century later.
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Sociology, Economics
- DDC/MDS
- 304.80942961 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Factors affecting social behavior Movement of people History, geography, biography
- LCC
- HB2045 .C66 — Social sciences Economic theory. Demography Economic theory. Demography Demography. Population. Vital events
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- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
