Title Women, marriage and property in wealthy landed families in Ireland, 1750-1850 / Deborah Wilson

Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 233 pages) Contents 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 Summary Drawing on a range of sources from the papers of landed families this book provides fresh insight into the place of women in the Irish wealthy landed class Bibliography Includes bibliographical references 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 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject 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 SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies. HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. Marital property Marriage -- Economic aspects Right of property Upper class women Elite Grundeigentum Frau Ireland Irland Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781781703328 1781703329 9781847793577 1847793576

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