Survey of a group of nineteenth and early twentieth century British millionaires : the influence of this wealth on their descendants Franks, Arthur John. 1997, Survey of a group of nineteenth and early twentieth century British millionaires : the influence of this wealth on their descendants, M.A. thesis, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Survey of a group of nineteenth and early twentieth century British millionaires : the influence of this wealth on their descendants Author Franks, Arthur John. Institution Deakin University Faculty Faculty of Arts Degree name M.A. Date submitted 1997 Keyword(s) Income distribution - History - Great Britain Wealth - History - Great Britain Millionaires - History - Great Britain Summary This study selected British wealth holders who died between 1858 and 1914 and registered probate values of over 1 million pounds. Their descendants were traced using an array of sources. These descendants generally consisted af a group of wealthy individuals in the upper few percent of wealth holders in the British community as indicated by their probate valuations. Generally the male descendants were wealthier, received a better education, and dominated in commerce and business activities. Language eng Description of original vii, 175 leaves ; 30 cm. Dewey Decimal Classification 305.5234/0941 Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30027718 Document type: Thesis Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Higher degree theses (citation only)   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 01 Apr 2010, 16:04:28 EST Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 12:34:14 EST Fri, 18 Mar 2011, 12:35:04 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 304 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 01 Apr 2010, 16:04:28 EST

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