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

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

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Until recently, women featured in the historiography of the landed class in Ireland either as bearers of assets to advantageous matches or as potential drains on family estates. Drawing on a range of sources from the papers of landed families, this book provides fresh insights into the place of thes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Deborah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Marital property > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Marital property > Ireland > History > 18th century.
Marriage > Economic aspects > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Marriage > Economic aspects > Ireland > History > 18th century.
Right of property > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Right of property > Ireland > History > 18th century.
Upper class women > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Upper class women > Ireland > History > 18th century.
History.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of 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.

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