Family Structure of Irish Immigrants in England and Wales and the United States in 1880/1

• Main Author: 清水 由文
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 桃山学院大学 2014
• Subjects: England and Wales; the United States; Irish immigrants; Simple family household; NAPP; Napp; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://stars.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=455; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1420/00000427/; https://stars.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=455&item_no=1&attribute_id=22&file_no=1

This paper sets out to clarify the characteristics of Irish immigrants in England & Wales and the United States in the late 19th century by comparing the family system of the Ireland-born immigrants to that of Britain-born and American-born citizens, and by examining the pull and push factors for Irish immigrants, from the perspective of the Hajinal's theory and family strategies. To verify this hypothesis, I used the 100% census data of 1881 (England & Wales) and the 1880 (the United States) in NAPP (North Atlantic Population Project) issued by the Minnesota Population Center to analyze the Irish immigrant families in England & Wales and the United States. In conclusion, the Irish-Britain and the Irish-American migrants, who had lived in extended family households or multiple family households in their home country, formed simple family households in England & Wales and the United States, their host country, assimilating themselves to England & Wales and the United States communities. The head and members of each household adopted a family strategy in which all family members should have jobs, to pursue their well-being. However they had their identity, for example the large number of children and their ethnic endogamy.