Neilston Farming Family
c.1880
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A black and white photograph showing a farming family in the Neilston area.
Title:
Neilston Farming Family
Date of work:
c.1880
Search dates:
01 Jan 1880 - 31 Dec 1889
Reference number:
1144
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
Source:
Photograph cabinets - Neilston
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
UnrestrictedCopyright: East Renfrewshire Council
General notes:
The women are dressed in the clothes typical of female agricultural workers - collarless blouses, 'drugget' aprons and skirts above the ankle to give freedom of movement. Young single women found employment as dairy maids, often 'living in' with the farmers family or with other farm servants. Wages were much lower in agricultural work than in the mills or domestic service, but many country girls preferred the familiarity of rural life.
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Language:
English
Record number:
9261641