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SUMMARY:'Pity the poor keelmen’. Modelling seasonal work and annual inc
 ome in early industrial Newcastle upon Tyne - Andrew Burn (Durham)
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CONTACT:Amy Erickson
DESCRIPTION:Newcastle was transformed in the century after 1560 as industr
 ial labourers arrived to keel its coal. Earlier migrants were often season
 al\, returning home in winter when trade was slack\; but by the1660s worke
 rs were more likely to settle permanently in the town\, begging the questi
 on ‘how could they afford to survive the winter’? Working backwards fr
 om trade accounts and other sources\, I offer an assessment of daily wages
 \, perks\, and the seasonal distribution of annual income\, showing that t
 he number of days worked\, as well as the rising nominal wage\, was crucia
 l in this survival. This in turn provides a new north-eastern perspective 
 on living standards debates that still tend to be dominated by southern En
 gland’s agricultural and building labourers.
LOCATION:Linnett Room\, Robinson College
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