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    1. [SRY] Social mobility
    2. Alan Mills
    3. My gggf Thomas Young is shown as a labourer in Horley in 1833 when he married and by 1835 he is a tenant farmer. Similarly a possible relation James Young, is shown as an Ag Lab in Charlwood in 1841 and a farmer, presumably tenant, in 1851. I would have thought it unlikely to make the transition from Ag Lab to tenant farmer without some cash for a deposit, equipment (horse, cart etc). I also think it unlikely an Ag Lab could save sufficient for this. If so, this would suggest some financial event occurred for them both eg marrying into some money, inheriting some or whatever. Am I right or was it much easier to make this transition than I think? Alan

    07/25/2011 01:01:21