Monday, 1 April 2013

Very good year?

From yesterday's Observer, page 21:

'[Robert Owen] married Caroline Dale in 1799 and had seven children.  In the same year, he bought the New Lanark cotton mill ...'

Those Industrial Revolution philanthropists sure knew about hard work.
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  1. Richard WalkL1 April 2013 at 17:58

    It would be interesting to read Miss Dale's Diary for 1799.

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    1. dinahmow2 April 2013 at 05:22

      Or the Boy Owen's Book of Things to do in The Hols.

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  2. Martin1 April 2013 at 19:08

    Are you sure he wasn't just spinning a yarn?

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  3. Z1 April 2013 at 20:44

    The Observer might have been spinning a yarn.

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  4. mig3 April 2013 at 11:37

    I'd like to know how Caroline felt about it all.

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  5. Lady Louise3 April 2013 at 11:41

    Hahaha - a bit sore I would think!!

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