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Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 3 Apr 1893 – London, 14 Dec 1945

10 facts2 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born3 Apr 1893, London Borough of Richmond upon Thamesnot verified1 source
  • TitleCounsellor of State, 1943–1944or heir presumptive, 1943–1945not verified1 source
  • Titleheir presumptive, 1943–1945or Counsellor of State, 1943–1944not verified1 source
  • Died14 Dec 1945, Londonnot verified1 source
  • FatherAlexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fifenot verified1 source
  • MotherLouise, Princess Royalnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 3 Apr 1893

    Born in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

  2. 1943–1944

    Counsellor of State

  3. 1943–1945

    Heir presumptive

  4. 14 Dec 1945

    Dies in London, aged 52

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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

The 1890s · Princess is born in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

In the news1897

1897 Marconi receives patent for radio communications

Guglielmo Marconi received the first patent for radio communications in 1897.

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.

At the table

Stretching food resources

Poor families sometimes substituted butter with treacle, while tea was used in nearly every household, with families often re-using tea leaves until all flavor was extracted.

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.Around the world · 1895

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.

Unknown authorUnknown author · public domain

What people wore

Sunday Best as a Status Symbol

Ordinary working-class men and women maintained a Sunday best outfit, often a three-piece suit for men, to symbolize respectability and celebrate the weekly day of rest.

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.