‘Simla-by-the-sea’ Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (145) explores the way in which British Indians perhaps experienced difficulty after migrating from their native homeland to British society. They may have found alienation and rejection, to escape from which they gravitated to spas, whose soothing climate and exclusive society perhaps reminded them of time they had spent in such […]
Influential. Wealthy. Connected. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (88) analyses the social profiles of people born in India noted at the resort by the 1871 census. For the most part successful identification has emerged, making it possible to establish their place in society and their subsequent lives. Victorian Bournemouth (88): survey Demographics In 1861, the census listed […]