From Bodenham to Birmingham: The Life, Times & Family History of a Victorian Couple

From an age when Napoleon was marching through Europe to a time when Adolf Hitler embarked on an almost identical adventure, this true story, based on official records, traces the family history of Thomas Baugh and Elizabeth Clewer, ordinary people who were just two of the many thousands of foot soldiers of the industrial revolution. A story that has all the ingredient of a Victorian novel or period drama, encompassing premature death of family members from Typhoid Fever, cholera, tetanus and child birth to illegitimacy, paternal substitution, elements of an eternal triangle and of course an encounter with the dreaded workhouse. 'From Bodenham to Birmingham' is also a journey through the social history of the times from the agricultural disruptions of the 18th century to the industrial upheaval of the early 20th century.