| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Family Trees""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I William Pennell""; ""1 Waterford and Bordeaux""; ""2 Defending British Interests in Brazil""; ""Part II The Family""; ""3 The Crokers""; ""4 Portsmouth and Brest""; ""5 Spendthrifts and Picture Dealers""; ""6 Rio and the Afghan Frontier""; ""7 Naval Reports, Oysters and Trout Flies""; ""8 Merchants� Wives: Brazil and Liverpool""; ""9 To South America and St. Helena""; ""Part III Ancestors""; ""10 Ship-Owners and Merchants"" |
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""11 The Decline of the Newfoundland Cod Trade""""12 Medieval Roots and the Restoration""; ""13 Clocks and Clergy""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""Back Cover"" |
| Summary |
Footnotes to History brings a novel focus to social history. It is a study of a "group family" - an extended family closely structured though marriages that were either internal or with trusted associates. This kind of social entity evolved down the centuries, reaching its zenith in the early nineteenth century. The family portrayed, the Pennells, provides a supreme example of such a united body. John Wilson Croker, his two half-nieces and his best friend all married into it. The size of this "group family" gave ample scope for marriages between cousins. Most men in it gained prestigious appoi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 1, 2015) |
| Subject |
Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857 -- Family
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Crocker family.
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| SUBJECT |
Crocker family fast |
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Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857 fast |
| Subject |
Modern history to 20th century - c 1700 to c 1900.
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British & Irish history.
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REFERENCE -- Genealogy & Heraldry.
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Families
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781782842095 |
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1782842098 |
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9781782842088 |
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178284208X |
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9781782842101 |
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1782842101 |
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