The Irish in England

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: University of London; London School Economics & Political Science; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; University College Dublin
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-0507
• DOI: 10.1017/S0022050724000536
• 发表日期: 2025
• 页码: 180-214
• 关键词: wealth; ireland; mortality; britain; TRENDS; SHARES

摘要

We use the universe of probate and vital registers from England between 1838 and 2018 to document the status of the Irish in England. We identify the Irish in the records as those individuals with distinctively Irish surnames. From at least the mid-nineteenth century to 2018, we find that the Irish in England have persisted as an underclass, being on average 50 percent poorer than the English. Infant mortality was about 25 percent higher for the Irish between the 1830s and the mid-twentieth century but has subsequently equalized. Sorting, both to urban areas and to the North of England, are important elements in the Irish experience. We discuss the potential roles of selective migration, social mobility, and discrimination in this and signpost directions for future research.