Several of the widowed or divorced men lived with a daughter, daughter-in-law or granddaughter and were thereby assured of care should they need it.
Over the fiveyear period land-buying households increased their adult labour force chiefly by bringing in a son- or daughter-in-law.
Older women are much more likely than men to mention having this support from a daughter-in-law.
In the last group, the carers were a neighbour, a son, a son and daughter-in-law, and a nephew and a niece.
Her daughter-in-law took care of her and became accustomed to keeping an eye on her during her daily housework.
This scene seems to symbolize the impending succession to the position of ie wife by the daughter-in-law.
After his death, his daughter-in-law described him as a man of strong beliefs in all that he did.
Hiring an outsider who becomes an insider is a way of preventing the embarrassment which would otherwise occur between parent and child (or daughter-in-law).
