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Alcoholic ancestors

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Patricia

Patricia Report 17 Jan 2005 20:19

None of mine there either but what an interesting article. I was riveted.

Unknown

Unknown Report 17 Jan 2005 19:28

I'm amazed - I was under the impression that until they started heavily taxing spirits that everyone drowned their sorrows/sent the baby to sleep with gin! nell

Heather

Heather Report 17 Jan 2005 19:05

Actually, thanks for reminding me, I shall go back and have a look just in case! You have to click on the resources link to the left hand side then alcoholic ancestors. Just had a look. Arent there a high percentage of women! If you click on the individual pages it brings the picture up and a description of them. Miserable looking bunch they are too! None of my names there though.

Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 17 Jan 2005 19:03

Pity they don't do that still lol Thanks I'm off to have a look at that site. Sheila

Heather

Heather Report 17 Jan 2005 15:21

Ive just subscribed to the Family Tree mag because I checked out their website and they offer an awful lot more info on that awell as the magazine. There are some really interesting articles - a list of names that were missing from the 1881 census A book of photos of habitual alcoholics in Victorian England. Apparently police photographed them and handed them out to publicans who could get fined if they served them - I only just started looking at the photos and names, shall have to have a trawl for any of my lot! So decision made. http://www(.)family-tree(.)co(.)uk/