George BRAGG 
George was born in 1776 in Brettenham and his baptism took place there on October 13th, 1776. George's father was George BRAGG and his mother was Alice JACKAMAN. His paternal grandparents were George BRAGG and Mary BUCKNUM. He had a brother and three sisters, named Joseph, Elizabeth, Mary and Susan. He was the oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 88 in 1864 in Stow District.-
Occupation Details
Occupation Notes
The labouring work on the farm, as hay mowing, hedging, ditching, draining and the like, is performed by hired labourers upon day wages, or upon contracts by piecework. When hired for the whole year round, from half a guinea to 12 shillings a week. Upon the large farms there usually is one or two such labourers, having cottages, for which their wives have to shear. Such labourers may earn from £25 to £30 yearly, besides their harvest wages and food, and generally have extraordinary wages for mowing hay. The hours of labour during eight months are from six in the morning till six in the evening, with one hour for breakfast and one for dinner, at nine and one respectively. In the four winter months of November, December, January, and February, work continues during good light, when frost allows, and breakfast is taken before work begins.
From 1841 to 1861 George's occupation was Agricultural Labourer in agriculture in Rattlesden.
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