Resurrecting Family Histories and Biographies for Members of the Society of Friends in Ireland: John Boles,...

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Peter J.F. Coutts Alan Watson

Resurrecting Family Histories and Biographies for Members of the Society of Friends in Ireland

John Boles, a Case Study

Peter J.F. Coutts, Alan Watson

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Brill
30 May 2024

Biography: historical, political & military; Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours; Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

Series: Brill Research Perspectives in Quaker Studies

Irish Quaker biographers have focused on ministers, the influential and wealthy; many biographies are also unstructured and selective, leaving gaps in the narrative. The current work uses the life and family of John Boles (1661-1731), a Quaker stalwart for 50 years, as a case study for the biographer, introducing the major sources and showing how they can be deployed to 'resurrect' the contributions of the anonymous Quaker majority. As the biography is developed, information is explored and analyzed to construct reliable genealogical charts; information is culled from Friends' records to document the contributions and failures of family members in the context of their Quaker meetings; land records are consulted to measure and assess their gradual accumulation of wealth and the historical context is discussed as a backdrop to their evolving socio-economic status - all topics essential for comprehensive Quaker biographies and family histories.

By: Peter J.F. Coutts, Alan Watson
Imprint: Brill
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 229g
ISBN: 9789004694002
ISBN 10: 9004694005
Series: Brill Research Perspectives in Quaker Studies
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 30 May 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter J.F. Coutts, Ph.D. Otago University, New Zealand (1972), foundation Director Victoria Archaeological Survey, Ministry for Conservation and Environment, Victoria, Australia, and later Honorary Senior Research Fellow, History Department, Latrobe University (retired 1986). He has published many books and articles dealing with Australian, New Zealand and Philippine archaeology and from 2004 books and articles on Irish Quaker history and genealogy, including ""Families in Transition: Four Prominent Irish Families Abandon the 'Inward Light'"" (Quaker Studies, Vol. 27 (2), pp. 133-182 (2022)). Alan Watson, retired banker (and descendant of John Boles), now interested in Irish Quaker genealogy. Joint author, with Peter Coutts, of The Watsons of Kilconnor, County Carlow, 1650-Present (2019, Northampton, England).