Farming and Society in North Lincolnshire - The Dixons of Holton-le-Moor, 1741-1906

Engaging account of the fortunes of a farming family during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

List of contents

Preface
The Rural Context
The Grazier: William Dixon (1697-1781)
The Tenant Farmer: Thomas Dixon (1729-1798)
The Old-Style Farmer: William Dixon (1756-1824)
William Dixon (1756-1824) as Philosopher and Philanthropist
The Man of Business: Thomas John Dixon (1785-1871), the Early Years
The Man of Property: Thomas John Dixon, the Later Years
The Ladies of Holton 1871-1906
Farming and Landowning
Class and Community
Appendix 1: The Dixon Archive
Appendix 2: Genealogical tables
Principal Sources
Index

About the author

Richard Olney

Summary

Engaging account of the fortunes of a farming family during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Olney, Richard (Author) Olney
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781910653050
• ISBN: 978-1-910653-05-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 166 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 634 g
• Illustrations: 21 b/w, 2 line illus.
• Series: Publications of the Lincoln Re; Publications of the Lincoln Record Society: Occasional Series; Publications of the Lincoln Record Society: Occasional Series; Publications of the Lincoln Re
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories