Deborah Wilson

Women, marriage and property in wealthy landed families in Ireland, 1750-1850 (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Until recently, women featured in the historiography of the landed class in Ireland either as bearers of assets to advantageous matches or as potential drains on family estates. Drawing on a range of sources from the papers of landed families, this book provides fresh insights into the place of these women. Looking at women's experiences of property and power in twenty landed families between 1750 and 1850, and outlining the statutory developments that impacted upon the distribution of family property in Ireland, Wilson considers how women were provided for and examines the legal, social and familial factors that influenced the experience elite women had of property. Individual examples demonstrate the similarities and differences between women in this class, and illustrate how the experience women had of property in this period was more complex than their legal and social status might suggest. This book will appeal to scholars in the fields of Irish history, gender and women's studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Zando
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847797216
• Artikelnr.: 44054776

Autorenporträt

Deborah Wilson completed her PhD at Queen's University Belfast, where she is now a librarian

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of tables Abbreviations Glossary of legal terminology
Introduction 1. Women, marriage and statute law in Ireland 2. Provisions
made for women from family estates 3. Women and legal guardianship 4.
Single women and property 5. Married women and property 6. Widows and
property Conclusion Appendix A: Family biographies Appendix B: Select
biographical index of women Appendix C: Provisions made for women on
marriage, 1747-1845 Appendix D: Guardians and executors, 1767-1855 Appendix
E: Provision for daughters and younger sons, 1767-1855 Appendix F: Type of
property bequeathed to daughters and younger sons, 1771-1836 Appendix G:
Lady Erne's accounts, 1776- 99: charity Bibliography Index