Dennis R. Mills Boeken

Focusing on the often-overlooked English trade directories published between 1840 and 1940, this guide provides valuable insights into genealogical research. It highlights detailed examples that reveal family self-sufficiency, the interdependence of village life, and contrasts between urban and rural living. By compiling this information into a single volume, the book serves as a useful resource for researchers seeking to understand historical communities and their dynamics.

First published in 1980, this book looks at the social structure of 18th and 19th century rural Britain. It is particularly concerned with the relationship of landlord and peasant in the rural village and examines the open-closed model of English rural social structure in great depth. In doing so, it explores the ways in which the estate system influenced urban development and how the peasant system facilitated the industrialisation of many villages. This book will be of particular interest to students of Victorian and social history, industrialisation and urbanisation.