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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791737803321

Autore

Wilson Deborah

Titolo

Women, marriage and property in wealthy landed families in Ireland, 1750-1850 [[electronic resource] /] / Deborah Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press

New York, : distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

ISBN

1-84779-721-0

1-78170-332-9

1-84779-357-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

305.409415

Soggetti

Upper class women - Ireland - History - 18th century

Upper class women - Ireland - History - 19th century

Right of property - Ireland - History - 18th century

Right of property - Ireland - History - 19th century

Marriage - Economic aspects - Ireland - History - 18th century

Marriage - Economic aspects - Ireland - History - 19th century

Marital property - Ireland - History - 18th century

Marital property - Ireland - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Tables; Abbreviations; Glossary of legal terminology; Introduction; 1. Women, marriage and statute law in Ireland; 2. Provisions made for women and childrenin family settlements; 3. Women and legal guardianship; 4. Single women and property; 5. Married women and property; 6. Widows and property; Conclusion; Appendix AFamily biographies; Appendix B Select biographical index of women; Appendix C; Appendix D Guardians and executors, 1767-1855; Appendix E; Appendix F Types of property bequeathed todaughters and younger sons, 1771-1836; Appendix G

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Sommario/riassunto

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 fa