Victorian Bournemouth (177) charts aspects of how Moordown experienced rapid growth from an empty heath to a busy suburb.
Tag: working people
Victorian Bournemouth (176): infant mortality (3)
Victorian Bournemouth (176) finds infant mortality a constant factor throughout the resort’s developing eastern suburbs.
Victorian Bournemouth (175): infant mortality (2)
Victorian Bournemouth (175) analyses the occurrences of infant mortality recorded in the neighbouring settlements of Moordown and Winton.
Victorian Bournemouth (173): marriage social dynamics
Victorian Bournemouth (173) explores social information within the occupations of grooms and father-in-laws found on marriage certificates.
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 (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.