Parents of poor children in England 1580-1800
Crawford, PatriciaAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2010.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mothers of 'the bastard child' -- 'Fathers' of illegitimate children -- Bringing up a child -- Severe poverty -- Civic fathers of the poor -- Concluding reflections.
Low-income parents
Low-income parents
Poor families
Poor families
Public welfare
Public welfare
Economic History
Business & Economics