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Adult literacy
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Unknown | Report | 27 Jul 2005 08:56 |
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Unknown | Report | 27 Jul 2005 08:57 |
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It seems that in 1841 in England, a third of the men and half the women who married signed the register with a mark rather than their written names. Have you found that your relatives were literate? Dee x |
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Heather | Report | 27 Jul 2005 09:00 |
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Strangely enough I have found that those born in small villages sign with a name. Big cities, a mark. But interestingly in my local Norfolk Roots mag it was saying that children were often taught basic arithmetic because it was useful in work - counting the number of sheafs or barrels, animals or whatever but there was a fear that if they had the ability to read it could make them bolshi! |
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Sarah | Report | 27 Jul 2005 09:09 |
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Unfortunately, I work in an area where a large proportion of men and women still cannot read or write. Seems some things don't improve with the passing of time. Sarah |
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