04378nam 2200937 a 450 991079173780332120200520144314.01-84779-721-01-78170-332-91-84779-357-62027/heb07372(CKB)2560000000085661(EBL)1069701(OCoLC)818847498(SSID)ssj0000712874(PQKBManifestationID)12329908(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712874(PQKBWorkID)10649567(PQKB)11261861(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085790(OCoLC)1132223792(MdBmJHUP)muse78105(Au-PeEL)EBL1069701(CaPaEBR)ebr10627236(CaONFJC)MIL843786(MiAaPQ)EBC1069701(dli)HEB07372(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000876(DE-B1597)659486(DE-B1597)9781847793577(EXLCZ)99256000000008566120090713d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWomen, marriage and property in wealthy landed families in Ireland, 1750-1850[electronic resource] /Deborah WilsonManchester ;New York Manchester University Press ;New York distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan20091 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7190-7798-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 GSelect bibliographyIndexUntil 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 faUpper class womenIrelandHistory18th centuryUpper class womenIrelandHistory19th centuryRight of propertyIrelandHistory18th centuryRight of propertyIrelandHistory19th centuryMarriageEconomic aspectsIrelandHistory18th centuryMarriageEconomic aspectsIrelandHistory19th centuryMarital propertyIrelandHistory18th centuryMarital propertyIrelandHistory19th centuryIreland.Irish elite.Irish landed class.elite women.family property distribution.landed families.power.property.settlements.wills.Upper class womenHistoryUpper class womenHistoryRight of propertyHistoryRight of propertyHistoryMarriageEconomic aspectsHistoryMarriageEconomic aspectsHistoryMarital propertyHistoryMarital propertyHistory305.409415Wilson Deborah1561646MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791737803321Women, marriage and property in wealthy landed families in Ireland, 1750-18503828574UNINA