Tag: rural-labour-history

• David Jenkins (1850–1891), A Quiet Life Broken by Misfortune

  In the upland districts of Montgomeryshire and southern Meirionnydd, the late nineteenth century was an age that demanded toughness and restraint. Men worked long hours in all seasons, living by the hard arithmetic of livestock, rent, weather, and market prices, and measured as much by reputation as by income. Within that world, David Jenkins, eldest…

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  25/01/2026

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