Life of a licensed victualler's daughter,
Mary Ashford (1787-c.1840) was born into a London working-class family. Her father, Joseph Ashford, was a skinner and tanner, and her mother (not named) both died leaving Ashford an orphan. When orphaned she went into poorly paid domestic service. She marries twice, both husbands in military service...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Saunders and Otley,
1844.
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| Series: | AM Scholar: Women's Studies.
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| Summary: | Mary Ashford (1787-c.1840) was born into a London working-class family. Her father, Joseph Ashford, was a skinner and tanner, and her mother (not named) both died leaving Ashford an orphan. When orphaned she went into poorly paid domestic service. She marries twice, both husbands in military service, and recalls the financial problems that ensued. Firstly, the frustrated attempts to collect her first husband's military pension, and in her second marriage finding her six children barred from living in military quarters. Ashford's narrative illustrates the difficulties faced by widows and orphans of the lower classes in the early 19th century, and she openly discusses the 'callousness of prevailing employee-servant relationships'. |
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| Item Description: | "Collection: Women's Autobiographies"--Home page. "Original Microfilm Part: Part 1: Rare printed autobiographies covering thirty-three womens lives, 1713-1859"--Home page. "Original Microfilm Reel: 1"--Home page. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 volume (91 pages)). |