Thank you. 1851 census for Sticklepath, Sampford Courtenay Parish shows 84 men and 7 women worked in agriculture. (Total of 138 men and 71 women had occupations stated, 412 people including children in 80 households). This is a gross underestimate of the numbers working in agriculture eg of the 14 married farmers, not one thought their wife did work! It is so interesting to learn about the local agriculture, types of crops, local tools used, when the bad harvests were and the impact etc. It can be interesting to follow the career of individual 'labourers' over time, perhaps becoming 'carters' etc and then labourers again when hard times hit. Some achieving a few acres of their own to farm.
Thank you. 1851 census for Sticklepath, Sampford Courtenay Parish shows 84 men and 7 women worked in agriculture. (Total of 138 men and 71 women had occupations stated, 412 people including children in 80 households). This is a gross underestimate of the numbers working in agriculture eg of the 14 married farmers, not one thought their wife did work! It is so interesting to learn about the local agriculture, types of crops, local tools used, when the bad harvests were and the impact etc. It can be interesting to follow the career of individual 'labourers' over time, perhaps becoming 'carters' etc and then labourers again when hard times hit. Some achieving a few acres of their own to farm.