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Princess Margaret of Connaught

Also known as Daisy (nickname)

Bagshot Park Mansion, 15 Jan 1882 – Stockholm, 1 May 1920

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 15 Jan 1882

    Born in Bagshot Park Mansion

  2. 1906–1920

    6 children are born

  3. 1 May 1920

    Dies in Stockholm, aged 38

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 6

During her lifetime

She lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Bagshot Park Mansion.

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

The 1880s · Princess is born in Bagshot Park Mansion

In the news1881

1881 First electric power station opens

The first electric power station in England opened in Godalming in 1881.

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.

Getting around

Mixing modern rail and traditional transport methods

By the late 19th century, railways were the preferred mode for longer distances, while people still routinely used horses, carriages, and walking for short trips or to reach stations. This mixture of old and new technologies meant that even as trains became standard for intercity travel, older methods persisted for everyday urban and rural transport.

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.Around the world · 1879–1882

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.

KMJ, alpha masking by Edokter · CC BY-SA 3.0

In the news1880

First telephone network established (1880)

The first telephone network in Stockholm was built in 1880, following earlier demonstrations of the technology in 1877.

Music

Paying for Dance at Festivals

At late nineteenth-century festivals, musicians often used a dancing booth with a box for money, where dancers would pay a fee to participate in the festivities. Collecting these fees became more difficult when round dances and waltzes replaced older country dances.

Daily life

Lighting was primarily gas or oil

Most homes relied on gas lamps, oil lamps, or candles for light, as electricity remained a rare luxury for most families during this period.