Victorian Bournemouth (173) explores social information within the occupations of grooms and father-in-laws found on marriage certificates.
4th Period
History of Bournemouth and its neighbourhood during the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (172): wedding signatures
Victorian Bournemouth (172) analyses signatures made by bride and groom on wedding certificates after ceremonies at several local parish churches.
Victorian Bournemouth (171): single mothers (2)
Victorian Bournemouth (171) follows the curious story of a single mother and her daughter through official sources.
Victorian Bournemouth (170): single mothers (1)
Victorian Bournemouth (170) explores the subject of illegitimacy as it occurred within the resort and its suburbs.
Victorian Bournemouth (169): Q1 summary
Victorian Bournemouth (169) discusses and extends aspects of subjects covered in the last quarter’s articles.
Victorian Bournemouth (168): A. M. Bennett’s legacy (2)
Victorian Bournemouth (168) continues the story of trouble rocking St Peter’s parish after its long-established vicar, A. M. Bennett, died.
Victorian Bournemouth (167): A. M. Bennett’s legacy (1)
Victorian Bournemouth (167) investigates how the appointment of Rev. Bennett’s first two successors at St Peter’s disrupted the parish.
Victorian Bournemouth (166): sentences for thieves
Victorian Bournemouth (166) analyses and discusses theft cases heard by local magistrates which resulted in imprisonment.
Victorian Bournemouth (165): justices of the peace
Victorian Bournemouth (165) analyses the men who sat on the judicial bench, applying the law to maintain order.
Victorian Bournemouth (164): local justice at work
Victorian Bournemouth (164) introduces a series of articles relating to the Petty Sessions and Police Court during the 1880s.