Business Leadership and Industrial Change in North West England, 1750-1870

UKDA study number:4729

Principal Investigators

Jeremy, D.J.
Sunderland, D.
Manchester Metropolitan University. Centre for Business History
Farris, B.

Sponsor

Economic and Social Research Council

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

February 2004

 

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Jeremy, D.J., Sunderland, D. and Farris, B., Business Leadership and Industrial Change in North West England, 1750-1870 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], February 2004. SN: 4729, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-4729-1

 

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Copyright:
D. Sunderland and B. Farris.

 

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4729 . Business Leadership and Industrial Change in North West England, 1750-1870

 

Depositor:

Jeremy, D.J. , Manchester Metropolitan University. Centre for Business History

Principal Investigators:

Jeremy, D.J. , Manchester Metropolitan University. Centre for Business History
Sunderland, D. , Manchester Metropolitan University. Centre for Business History
Farris, B.

Sponsor:

Economic and Social Research Council
Grant Number: R000238347

Project Number:

000238347

Abstract:

Main Topics:

This study contains information on the trading, social and kin networking activities of a significant proportion of the Bolton population during the period 1750-1870. Similar, though less detailed, information has been collected for Blackburn, Burnley, Oldham and Preston. As such, this study contributes to understandings of how social capital and trust changed over time and how it impacted on the social and economic development of Bolton, Lancashire and the whole country during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: 01 January 1750 - 31 December 1870
Dates of Fieldwork: 01 January 2001 - 31 December 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Geography: Bolton; Lancashire
Spatial Units: Street, town, county
Observation Units: Individuals; Institutions/organisations
Kind of Data: Textual data; Numeric data

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: Subnational
Population: Persons registered in the trade directories and appearing as network members throughout much of seventeenth and eighteenth Lancashire. Persons married at Deane Parish Church between 1837 and 1854.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Method of Data Collection: Partial transcription of existing materials
Data Sources: Trade directories, contemporary pamphlets and monographs

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: History Data Service, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: hds@essex.ac.uk

Date of First Release:

27 February 2004

Copyright:

D. Sunderland and B. Farris.


File last updated:

4 January 2012