Cragg Family Origins (England 1770-1859)

Download or read book Cragg Family Origins (England 1770-1859) written by David Cragg and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Cragg family, who lived in England until 1859 before emigrating to Sydney Australia. The story commences in the heart of England's Lake District in a Keswick poor house and moves to the towns of Workington and Cockermouth. The majority of the family, while in Cockermouth, enter the woollen mills in the midst of a socially tumultuous time where mass rallies call for significant political change and widespread enfranchisement. Hunger, disease, imprisonment and the hint of rebellion.