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Family size and expectations about housing in the later nineteenth century: three Yorkshire towns

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Family size and expectations about housing in the later nineteenth century: three Yorkshire towns. / Atkinson, Paul.
In: Local Population Studies, Vol. 87, 2011, p. 13-28.

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Atkinson, P 2011, 'Family size and expectations about housing in the later nineteenth century: three Yorkshire towns', Local Population Studies, vol. 87, pp. 13-28.

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Atkinson, P. (2011). Family size and expectations about housing in the later nineteenth century: three Yorkshire towns. Local Population Studies, 87, 13-28.

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Atkinson P. Family size and expectations about housing in the later nineteenth century: three Yorkshire towns. Local Population Studies. 2011;87:13-28.

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Atkinson, Paul. / Family size and expectations about housing in the later nineteenth century : three Yorkshire towns. In: Local Population Studies. 2011 ; Vol. 87. pp. 13-28.

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