Victorian Bournemouth (134) concludes an analysis of how a housemaid brought a case of criminal libel against her employer and social superior.
Tag: affluent people
Victorian Bournemouth (133): the missing £5 note (1)
Downstairs v Upstairs Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (133) examines events concerning a parlourmaid who sued her former employer for libel in 1872. The case has a tangential association with Bournemouth, but it highlights how the law could on occasion balance the relationship between affluent and working people. In this case, Lydia Crouchman, a parlourmaid, sued her […]
Victorian Bournemouth (132): brewster courts (1870s)
Spirited opposition Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (132) analyses attitudes towards increasing the resort’s licensed establishments during the 1870s. Before 1869, a trader might obtain a licence to sell alcohol by paying a fee to the local excise officer. Thereafter, magistrates, sitting in session, controlled the supply of such licences. Their annual ‘brewster courts’ provided good copy […]
Victorian Bournemouth (118): the Queen’s raid (1881)
Legal approval for illegal violence Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (118) explores a court case reported in close detail concerning forcible entry into a tenanted house by the landlord. It shows high drama occurring in both the event and the court hearing. Genealogical analysis suggests that the event involved a clash between power, exercised by a wealthy […]
Victorian Bournemouth (116): Improvement Commission 1870s (3)
All types together Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (116) continues the series of articles which cover the activities and identities of the Improvement Commissioners during the 1870s. This article explores their social backgrounds, their connections, and their role in the community. Victorian Bournemouth (116): social Working and middling people Since the Commission’s establishment in 1856, its Board […]
Victorian Bournemouth (109): Eastward Ho! (2)
Different folks. Different strokes. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (109) explores the social profiles and life histories of the men who served on the short-lived committees of Springbourne and Boscombe in 1875. It also compares them with the backgrounds of those who supported independence for the ’70 acres’ on East Cliff. Victorian Bournemouth (109): Springbourne committee Building […]
Victorian Bournemouth (106): population and challenges in 1870s
More people: more problems Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (106) analyses key aspects of the resort’s population during the 1870s. It charts population growth, identifying changes in geographical distribution and social texture. These developments brought increasing administrative pressure on the Improvement Commissioners and Bournemouth’s system of government. Victorian Bournemouth (106): overview Substantial residential growth Census figures for […]
Victorian Bournemouth (104): Q4 summary
More. More. More. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (104) considers some of the main points that have emerged from studying its second period. Victorian Bournemouth (104): continued and wider attraction Tourist traffic Articles on the tourist season of 1864, the increase in numbers of hotels, and the way in which residents absorbed some of the high season […]
Victorian Bournemouth (102): entertainment needs
Protect. Promenade. Progress. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (102) explores how affluent people used certain entertainment forms to obtain different objectives. Their applications appear to correspond with different places on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. This psychological framework categorises human motivation to fulfil basic to extended needs. The needs identified here appear in three of Maslow’s hierarchical levels: […]
Victorian Bournemouth (101): annuitants
Spa-trekking, wealthy, single ladies Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (101) presents the results of analysing women designated in the 1871 census as ‘annuitant’. They formed one part of women visiting and residing in Bournemouth who depended on ‘unearned’ incomes. Victorian Bournemouth (101): unearned incomes Overview A tenth of women recorded in the resort by the 1871 census […]