George WAGSTAFF 
George was born in 1811 in Arrington and his baptism took place there on June 16th, 1811. George's father was Thomas WAGSTAFF and his mother was Mary Ann WILSON. His paternal grandparents were Thomas WAGSTAFF and Sarah ALLEN. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Thomas, William, Joseph, Mary, Caroline and Sarah. He was the third youngest of the seven children. He died in Arrington.-
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.
George's occupation was Agricultural Labourer in agriculture.1
Details of George's family with Mary Ann
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