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



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Autore: Wilson Deborah Visualizza persona
Titolo: Women, marriage and property in wealthy landed families in Ireland, 1750-1850 [[electronic resource] /] / Deborah Wilson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press
New York, : distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina: 305.409415
Soggetto topico: 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
Soggetto non controllato: Ireland
Irish elite
Irish landed class
elite women
family property distribution
landed families
power
property
settlements
wills
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
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ISBN: 1-84779-721-0
1-78170-332-9
1-84779-357-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910791737803321
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