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Ronald Ferguson

Cumberland Terrace, 10 Oct 1931 – Basingstoke, 16 Mar 2003

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Facts and their sources

  • Born10 Oct 1931, Cumberland Terracenot verified1 source
  • Died16 Mar 2003, Basingstokenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 10 Oct 1931

    Born in Cumberland Terrace

  2. 15 Oct 1959

    A daughter is born

  3. 16 Mar 2003

    Dies in Basingstoke, aged 71

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Cumberland Terrace.

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

The 1930s · Ronald is born in Cumberland Terrace

In the news1919–1939

Council Housing Construction Began in 1919

Following the 1919 Housing Act, local authorities began building council houses to replace slums, with over 1 million built by 1939.

Getting around

Train travel speeds increased significantly

The Coronation Scot express service between London and Glasgow covered 401 miles in 6.5 hours, an improvement from the previous 8.25-hour duration.

What it cost

Cost of bread and bacon in 1938

In 1938, bread typically cost about 8.5 pence for a 4-pound loaf, while bacon cost roughly 1 shilling 3.5 pence per pound.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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What people wore

Wartime siren suits for air raids

The siren suit was an all-enveloping, zip-up boiler suit that people wore over pajamas for quick dashes to air raid shelters during the war.

Music

Community singing at FA Cup matches

At FA Cup football matches, thousands of fans participated in formal community singing of popular songs and the hymn Abide with me, beginning in 1927. The stadium atmosphere during the hymn was described as having a moving intensity comparable to the silence at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day.

Daily life

Schooling and Classroom Life

Schools often lacked lunches, so children in winter brought a potato marked with their initials to be baked in the school coal-oven. Pupils were taught using rote learning, and in smaller schools, might start by writing in trays of sand before using chalkboards or expensive pencils.