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From: karen <>
Subject: Re: [YKS] Life for women in 1913 and inquest papers
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:34:05 +0000
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Hi Robin,


> ( and ps ....Ron there is a GOONS connection too ... As the other great
> grandfather on this side was George GALTRESS and he committed suicide too
> in
> 1902 ... So a next project is to learn more about the social and work
> conditions for the labouring classes in York in the first decade of the
> last
> century)
>
> --



And you are in luck there. Seerbohm Rowntree (of Rowntrees choccie stock)
did a very detailed analysis of social conditions in York around this time
which matched Booth's study of London. It apparantly caused quite a shock at
the time to find York had such poor conditions.

Cheers

Karen

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