Meaning
A person employed to manage a rabbit warren and supply rabbits for food and fur.
Description
Warreners managed enclosed rabbit warrens on estates and farms, trapping and snaring rabbits for their meat and fur. Rabbits were an important source of food and income on many estates and warrens were carefully managed to maintain healthy populations. The warrener also controlled predators and prevented poaching. Many warreners lived in isolated lodge houses beside the warren. The trade declined as rabbits became pests rather than assets and as other sources of food became more available. Warreners are found in estate records and census returns particularly in areas of light sandy soil where rabbits thrived.
Also Known As
Rabbit Keeper, Warren Keeper
Commonly Found In
- Census Returns
- Estate Records
- Parish Registers
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