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Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

Also known as Harry (nickname)

York Cottage, 31 Mar 1900 – Barnwell Manor, 10 Jun 1974

12 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born31 Mar 1900, York Cottagenot verified1 source
  • MarriedPrincess Alice, Duchess of Gloucesternot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the House of Lordsor Governor-General of Australia, 1945–1947not verified1 source
  • TitleGovernor-General of Australia, 1945–1947or member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • Died10 Jun 1974, Barnwell Manornot verified1 source
  • MotherMary of Tecknot verified1 source
  • FatherGeorge Vnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 31 Mar 1900

    Born in York Cottage

  2. 1941–1944

    2 children are born

  3. 1945–1947

    Governor-General of Australia

  4. 10 Jun 1974

    Dies in Barnwell Manor, aged 74

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around York Cottage.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1900s · Prince is born in York Cottage

In the news1908

Old Age Pensions Introduced in 1908

In 1908, Parliament approved means-tested old age pensions of up to five shillings a week for people over 70.

Getting around

Horses ruled the early 1900s streets

Before World War One, horses dominated town streets, pulling everything from carriages and taxicabs to delivery carts and buses.

At the table

Common Drink Adulteration and Reuse

Tea was frequently re-used until all flavour was extracted, and milk was sometimes adulterated with chalk and water.

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.Around the world · 1903–1906

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain

What people wore

Domestic servants' uniform requirements

Female domestic servants were required to purchase their own uniforms, which consisted of striped cotton dresses for morning chores and a black dress with a white cap and apron for afternoon duties.

Music

Affordable dance halls in the 1920s

During the 1920s in Glasgow, young people flocked to dance halls where they could dance for six hours for the price of sixpence. These halls were known for being fiercely respectable, and participants focused on skill and style.

Daily life

Lighting in the home was rarely electric

Most late-Victorian and Edwardian families lacked electricity and relied on gas, or in rural areas, oil lamps and homemade rushlights.