Introduction Immigrant contribution to local culture has formed part of the analysis already discussed for the Wimborne, Cranborne, Crane River and Allen River hinterland, a fertile recruiting ground for early Victorian Bournemouth. This analysis goes further by exploring immigrants’ demography, in particular gender. Rural migration Natives account for around half of residents On average, around […]
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Rural kinship networks: the wider context
Introduction Two rural kinship networks, detected amongst the dairymen working in Stour valley villages, may offer insights into the societies in which they lived. The terrain and the people Settlements in rural Greater Westover ‘Milk, butter, and farm-house supplies of the very best description, the valley of the Stour abundantly yields.’ Dr A.B. Granville included […]