TY - JOUR
T1 - Mid-Nineteenth-Century Population Movement in the Anglo-Scottish Border Region
AU - Barke, Mike
AU - King, Helen
AU - Welsh, David
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Using data from six sample parishes, this article examines the migration of predominantly agricultural labour across the Anglo-Scottish border in the mid-nineteenth century. The main purpose is to establish the extent to which the Border formed a barrier to movement at this time. A largely similar agricultural system within the Border region, with a specific character to its employment processes, appears to have been significant in reducing any negative impact upon the movement of labour. Furthermore, an examination of features such as religion, co-habitation and marriage patterns, suggests that for many Border residents, being born in the neighbouring country but living in the other one does not appear to have constituted any significant deterrent to social interaction.
AB - Using data from six sample parishes, this article examines the migration of predominantly agricultural labour across the Anglo-Scottish border in the mid-nineteenth century. The main purpose is to establish the extent to which the Border formed a barrier to movement at this time. A largely similar agricultural system within the Border region, with a specific character to its employment processes, appears to have been significant in reducing any negative impact upon the movement of labour. Furthermore, an examination of features such as religion, co-habitation and marriage patterns, suggests that for many Border residents, being born in the neighbouring country but living in the other one does not appear to have constituted any significant deterrent to social interaction.
KW - Anglo-Scottish border
KW - agricultural labour migration
KW - mid-nineteenth century
KW - migrant characteristics
KW - social interaction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85142468394&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/20514530.2022.2131321
DO - 10.1080/20514530.2022.2131321
M3 - Article
SN - 2051-4530
VL - 17
SP - 81
EP - 100
JO - International Journal of Regional and Local History
JF - International Journal of Regional and Local History
IS - 2
ER -