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Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland

London, 21 Mar 1807 – London, 2 Jul 1858

8 facts2 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born21 Mar 1807, Londonnot verified1 source
  • Died2 Jul 1858, Londonnot verified1 source
  • FatherWilliam IVnot verified1 source
  • MotherDorothea Jordannot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 21 Mar 1807

    Born in London

  2. 2 Jul 1858

    Dies in London, aged 51

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

She lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around London.

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

The 1800s · Amelia is born in London

What people wore

Respectability through Sunday best outfits

To maintain respectability, ordinary people strove to own at least two complete outfits, reserving the better one for Sundays, holidays, and leisure activities.

Getting around

Comparing stage-wagon and stagecoach speeds

Stage-wagons, which were the slow trucks of the era, charged about one penny per mile and could take nearly three days to cover 101 miles. In contrast, by 1800, a fast stagecoach could cover 168 miles in 32 hours.

At the table

Cheap Gin Available for the Poor

During the Gin Craze, poor Londoners could get drunk for a penny or become dead drunk for twopence, leading to high levels of gin consumption among the lower classes.

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.In Europe · 1803–1815

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.

Ruedi33a · CC BY-SA 4.0

Music

Festival rewards

Festival participants like pace-eggers often went from house to house singing and dancing, hoping to be rewarded with items such as eggs and strong beer.

Daily life

Cooking and Baking Habits

In some households, families without a private oven sent their bread and cake mixes to a local bakery, marking them with their initials to identify them. Cooking ranges heated by coal were used, with water heated in kettles hung over the fire or in boilers behind the coal fire.

What it cost

Shoemaking and prices of boots

A pair of boots could be made in a single day, with Blucher boots costing one shilling and threepence.