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Citation

Yeomans, Henry and Radomirova, Tereza (2025) Illicit Alcohol, 1789-1914. University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/1290

Dataset description

This dataset was prepared by Henry Yeomans for the project ‘A Historical Criminology of Illicit Alcohol Markets and their Regulation’ funded by The Leverhulme Trust (RF-2021-2490). Tereza Radomirova assisted with data entry and presentation. The dataset includes information on the licit and illicit production and trade in alcohol from 1780-1914, including seizure of illegal alcohol, arrests and prosecutions for relevant offences (e.g. smuggling, illicit distillation, adulteration, unlicensed selling), tax rates, tax revenues, licensing data, consumption and production levels, and alcohol mortality figures. Much of this data comes from The (UK) National Archive’s CUST series or other official government records. Some relevant case details from the Old Bailey Online archive are included. Additionally, the dataset reproduces some data found in G. Wilson’s book Alcohol and the Nation (1940, Nicholson and Watson: London) and T.R. Gourvish and R.G Wilson’s The British Brewing Industry 1830-1980 (1994, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge).

Additional information:	Contains data from a number of original sources. Please see the Data Sources and licences tab in the 'Illicit alcohol data' spreadsheet for details.
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Date deposited:	06 Mar 2025 14:38
URI:	https://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/1381
Additional details Additional details Creators or authors: Creators ORCID Other ID Email Primary affiliation Primary affiliation ID Primary affiliation ID type Secondary affiliation Secondary affiliation ID Secondary affiliation ID type Yeomans, Henry https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7095-1141 University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Radomirova, Tereza University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Type of data: Dataset Research funders: Leverhulme Trust Temporal coverage: Date from Date to 1789 1914 Publication date: 2025 Resource language: English Metadata language: English Publisher: University of Leeds Contact email: lawhy@leeds.ac.uk Last Modified: 06 Mar 2025 14:38

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Illicit alcohol data [81kB] Illicit alcohol data [81kB] Illicit alcohol data [81kB] Security: Anyone File name: Illicit_Alcohol_Data_for_Deposit.xlsx Content type: Data Mime-Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet File size: 81kB