Title Parents of poor children in England 1580-1800 / Patricia Crawford

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 361 pages) : illustrations Contents Mothers of 'the bastard child' -- 'Fathers' of illegitimate children -- Bringing up a child -- Severe poverty -- Civic fathers of the poor -- Concluding reflections Summary A study of the mothers and fathers of poor children in early modern England, drawing upon a wide range of archival material, including quarter session records, petitions for assistance, applications for places in the London Foundling Hospital, and evidence from criminal trials in London's Old Bailey Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-344) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Low-income parents -- England -- Social conditions -- 17th century Low-income parents -- England -- Social conditions -- 18th century Poor families -- England -- History -- 17th century Poor families -- England -- History -- 18th century Public welfare -- England -- History -- 17th century Public welfare -- England -- History -- 18th century Poor families Public welfare Eltern Armut Armoede. Ouderschap. England England Engeland. Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191709517 0191709514

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