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Prince Alexander John of Wales

Sandringham House, 6 Apr 1871 – Sandringham House, 7 Apr 1871

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Facts and their sources

  • Born6 Apr 1871, Sandringham Housenot verified1 source
  • EventInfant deathnot verified1 source
  • Died7 Apr 1871, Sandringham Housenot verified1 source
  • FatherEdward VIInot verified1 source
  • MotherAlexandra of Denmarknot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 6 Apr 1871

    Born in Sandringham House

  2. 7 Apr 1871

    Dies in Sandringham House, aged 0

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

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

The 1870s · Prince is born in Sandringham House

In the news1870

1870 Education Act mandate school for everyone

The Education Act of 1870 mandated that school became accessible for everyone in Britain.

Getting around

Faster and cheaper travel by rail

A journey from London to Liverpool by coach once took twenty-two hours and cost £4 inside, whereas by the mid-nineteenth century, the same journey by train could be completed in just six hours for £2 5s.

At the table

Affordable staple foods for families

Onions were a common, affordable staple, often costing about a halfpenny for a bunch of at least a dozen. Watercress was also a popular, cheap working-class staple available for a halfpenny for four bunches.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

What people wore

Everyday Clothing for Women

Women typically wore a shift, a petticoat, and a gown with detachable sleeves, while an apron was essential to protect their clothes during daily chores.

Music

Street Performers and Murder Ballads

Street musicians often survived by singing sensational ballads about local murders, such as the killing of Jael Denny in Essex. A popular sentimental song like Bayley's Isle of Beauty could be performed to earn a quick meal from passersby.

Daily life

Winter Bed Warming and Iced Windows

With no central heating, families used warming pans filled with hot coals to heat beds during winter. It was not uncommon for ice to form on the inside of window panes on cold mornings.