From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Feb 1 14:27:11 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k11LRBMo004230; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:27:11 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k11LR92S027972 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:27:09 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k11Ix1FI010566 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:59:01 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k11Ix1xI010565 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:59:01 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k11IYUFI010479 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:34:30 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k11L2OkB017319 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:02:24 -0700 X-Envelope-From: lizparmalee@comcast.net Wed Feb 1 14:02:24 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k11L2OMo017310 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:02:24 -0700 Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net (sccrmhc12.comcast.net [204.127.200.82]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k11L2Jg7012863 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:02:22 -0700 Received: from elizabetf0vpz0 (c-68-47-194-3.hsd1.tn.comcast.net[68.47.194.3]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <20060201210214012008189se>; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 21:02:14 +0000 Message-ID: <003201c62772$c8814d70$03c22f44@elizabetf0vpz0> From: "Liz Parmalee" To: , References: <2d6.216d8ba.3111e45c@aol.com> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Re: ROOTS-L Digest V06 #44 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 16:02:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com I appreciate your taking time to tell us about British history. If you could recommend a good book on the subject? Thanks, Liz Parmalee ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 5:15 AM Subject: [ROOTS-L] Re: ROOTS-L Digest V06 #44 > > In a message dated 01/02/06 04:21:23 GMT Standard Time, > ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > > A little bit of English history re renting property. Those people in > Scotland, Ireland, England and wales who rented property were not unstable > people or > people who were always "shifting" around but people who had NO option > but > to rent. Pre the second World War in these countries most property was > rented > as few people could afford to buy their own houses. It is only since the > Second World War that more people are buying rather than renting their > properties. Agricultural Labourers were the salt of the earth and very > stolid, living > in the tied agricultural cottages that were attached to the farms. Many > families lived in these cottages in the villages and hamlets for hundreds > of years. > Many moved away from the country into the towns at the time of the > Industrial Revolution in the 1700's only to escape one hovel for another > in the > various cotton/woolen mill towns. a good understanding of British history > will help > you all to understand your roots much better. > > Janet >