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Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Chelsea, 14 Mar 1855 – Glamis Castle, 7 Nov 1944

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Facts and their sources

  • Born14 Mar 1855, Chelseanot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • Died7 Nov 1944, Glamis Castlenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 14 Mar 1855

    Born in Chelsea

  2. 4 Aug 1900

    A daughter is born

  3. 7 Nov 1944

    Dies in Glamis Castle, aged 89

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Chelsea.

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

The 1850s · Claude is born in Chelsea

In the news1854

1854 Cholera epidemic sparks public reform demands

A cholera epidemic in 1854 caused widespread public demand for clean water and city sewage systems.

Getting around

Walking as primary travel mode

Walking was the most common way to travel short distances, with people typically covering about 3 miles per hour, though rarely exceeding 20 miles in a single day.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

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.

What people wore

Shirtfronts Hidden Beneath Formal Wear

To maintain respectability when they could not afford an entire formal wardrobe, gentlemen often wore a separate shirtfront or dickey to conceal striped shirts.

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.

At the table

Economic meat for ordinary families

Meat was expensive, so poorer families relied on economical cuts like sheep's head or offal such as liver, heart, and intestines. A sheep's head could be purchased for about 3d.