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1796
Flaxgrowers' List
As
part of a government initiative to encourage the linen
trade, free spinning-wheels or looms were granted
to individuals planting a certain area of land with
flax.
The
premium was up to 4 spinning wheels. The number of
spinning wheels given to each person depended on the
amount of flax that they sowed between 10th March
and the 1st June 1796. Persons sowing at least an
acre received 4 wheels, those sowing 3 roods - 3 wheels,
those sowing 2 roods- 2 wheels and those sowing 1
rood - 1 wheel. For younger readers there are 4 roods
in an acre.
The
lists of those entitled to the awards were published
in 1796. I have created a database of the names listed
for the parishes in North and Mid Antrim that are
listed within the source and a database for all of
the parishes in Co. Londonderrty. Note that this source
only lists the names of persons, the parish in which
they lived and how many wheels they received. It does
not tell us where they lived within the parish.
If
you have not already done so you should read the paper
on Databases
before searching the databases.
| 1796
Flax Growers' List for the Parishes of North Antrim
[1,075 names] |
Excel |
PDF |
| 1796
Flax Growers' List for Co. Londonderry [5,106
names] |
Excel |
PDF |
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