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Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood

London, 9 Sep 1882 – Harewood House, 24 May 1947

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Facts and their sources

  • Born9 Sep 1882, Londonnot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the House of Lordsor Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1927–1947 · Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, 1944–1947not verified1 source
  • TitleLord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1927–1947or Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, 1944–1947 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • TitleChancellor of the University of Sheffield, 1944–1947or Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1927–1947 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • Died24 May 1947, Harewood Housenot verified1 source
  • MotherFlorence Lascelles, Countess of Harewoodnot verified1 source
  • FatherHenry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewoodnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 9 Sep 1882

    Born in London

  2. 1923–1924

    2 children are born

  3. 1927–1947

    Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire

  4. 1944–1947

    Chancellor of the University of Sheffield

  5. 24 May 1947

    Dies in Harewood House, aged 64

Family

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Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around London.

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The 1880s · Henry is born in London

In the news1881

1881 First electric power station opens

The first electric power station in England opened in Godalming in 1881.

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.

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.Around the world · 1879–1882

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.

KMJ, alpha masking by Edokter · CC BY-SA 3.0

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.