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Maria Louisa Jacoba Cecilia van de Poll

13 Jun 1858 – 12 Feb 1928

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  • Born13 Jun 1858not verified1 source
  • Died12 Feb 1928not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 13 Jun 1858

    Born

  2. 25 Nov 1882

    A son is born

  3. 12 Feb 1928

    Dies, aged 69

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1850s · Maria is born

In the news1856

Abolition of Milling Restrictions

In 1856, the government abolished restrictive milling legislation, allowing the construction of steam-driven milling factories that produced cheaper bread for the public.

What people wore

Stuffed rolls for fashionable hips

To achieve the fashionable wide-hip silhouette, women of the working class and rural areas wore a stuffed roll called a beuling or wijvenspek tied around their waist. Wealthier women sometimes used reed or horsehair structures called paniers instead to achieve the same effect.

Daily life

Living in one room

Working-class families often lived with six to ten people in a single room, which served as kitchen, bedroom, and living space. Generation after generation slept together in a wooden bedstead.

The Crimean War. Britain, France and the Ottomans fought Russia in Crimea; Florence Nightingale’s nurses changed how the wounded were cared for.In Europe · 1853–1856

The Crimean War. Britain, France and the Ottomans fought Russia in Crimea; Florence Nightingale’s nurses changed how the wounded were cared for.

William Simpson, artist (1823-1899) E[dmond]. Morin, lithographer (1824 - 1882), · public domain

In the news1854

Amsterdam Introduces Piped Drinking Water

In 1854, Amsterdam became the first large municipality in the Netherlands to introduce a piped drinking water system to address health concerns from urban crowding.

Getting around

Dramatic reduction in travel time

The introduction of steam power dramatically cut travel times; for example, the route from Groningen to Amsterdam was reduced from 27 hours in 1800 to 14.25 hours by 1857. By 1876, trains provided service every two hours between major towns like Zutphen and Amsterdam, making the country feel significantly smaller.

At the table

Bread prices dropped after 1856 tax repeal

After the government abolished the tax on milling in 1856, the price of a loaf of fine wheat bread in Haarlem dropped from 47 cents in December 1855 to 34 cents in February 1856.