| Wiltshire Marriage Patterns 1754-1914: Geographical Mobility, Cousin Marriage and Illegitimacy Contributor(s): Day, Cathy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1443845353 ISBN-13: 9781443845359 Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing OUR PRICE: $75.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 306.82 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.2" (1.10 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first study to use pedigrees of a mainstream English population to determine cousin marriage rates amongst ordinary labourers, tradesmen and farmers, and to demonstrate the association between cousin marriage, occupation, religious affiliation, geographical mobility and illegitimate reproductive experience. Using birthplace rather than place of residence, it shows the geographical source of spouses, their parents and grandparents. The marriage prospects of parents of illegitimate children and the children themselves are described, along with the association between being the mother of an illegitimate child and both low geographical mobility and high rates of cousin marriage. |