My blogspot on Genealogy of the family lines stretched my research to the limit. I discovered it wasn't enough to write George Barrat 1770 -1847 Ag Lab.... I wanted to know what an Ag Lab 'was'....it turns out to have been Agricultural Labourer and that told me almost nothing. So off I went on the old internet trail to discover more and more and even more.
Eventually I had so much data, much of it repetative that I lost patience and wrote my own version out of sheer frustration.
Truthfully the articles here are a compilation of (and recorded and recognised) vast quanitites of other peoples work. I take what I wish to remember, write it up, add the sources and then do a little creative clean up to present it as an accompnyment to the genealogy site. This is to enable my family to truly understand the amazing strengths and weaknesses of our ancestors. To perhaps keep them in mind, to give a nod to some of our own inherited traits but more than anything...to give proper recognition to the people whose strength of purpose and in some cases sheer guts to survive...made me and in turn my own descendants possible.
So in recognition of George Barrat my 6th Great Grandfather I wrote my article on Agricultural Labourer. Not the best piece of work I've created, but an honest one, because it was about my own family and in the end, I was left open mouthed with both amazment and shock at the sheer brutality of life in those days.
ENjoy if you will, a journey written for the emotions of recognition and appreciation of the people more than the date or the wealth they did or did not possess, articles about family...
regards
Susan
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