Below are some resources I recommend if any of your ancestors in your family tree were agricultural engine drivers.

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Description: Someone who worked as an agricultural labourer operating a machine that converted energy into mechanical work. With the onset of the industrial revolution, machines started to be introduced to farms. One such example was the threshing machine. Following the example set by the Luddites protesting against machinery in textile mills, the agricultural labourers of 1830 and 1832 sought out and broke these machines. The riots were known as the Swing Riots and took place mainly across Southern and Eastern England. Whilst the machinery was the main focus of these riots, it was really the catalyst to protest against wages, work conditions and the general poverty of the workers. See also: Engine Driver, Steam Hammer Driver, Steam Engine Driver, Engineman, Agricultural Labourer, Agriculturalist.

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