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Élisabeth de Mac Mahon

Paris, 13 Feb 1834 – Paris, 20 Feb 1900

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  • Born13 Feb 1834, Parisnot verified1 source
  • Died20 Feb 1900, Parisnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 13 Feb 1834

    Born in Paris

  2. 10 Jun 1855

    A son is born

  3. 20 Feb 1900

    Dies in Paris, aged 66

Family

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During her lifetime

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

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The 1830s · Élisabeth is born in Paris

In the news1832

1832 Cholera epidemic

A major cholera epidemic struck France in 1832, causing approximately 103,000 deaths.

Getting around

Rise of railway travel speed

In 1848, trains could cover 30 km per hour, twice the average speed of a stagecoach, which traveled about 15 km per hour. Early railway passengers often needed to bring portable candlesticks to read because lighting was deficient.

Around the world1825–1830

The first passenger railway

In England a steam locomotive pulled the first public train in 1825; within decades railways crossed every continent.

Daily life

Cramped and dark living conditions

Ordinary urban homes were often cramped and poorly ventilated, with many workers living in simple apartments of one or two rooms, while some lived in communal boarding houses where rooms were shared dormitory-style. Interior spaces were frequently dark and smoky, as homes relied on open hearths for both heating and cooking, and floors were often made of packed earth rather than wood.

What people wore

Working class clothing and footwear

In the early nineteenth century, industrial workers typically wore plain working clothes, often paired with wooden-soled clogs, while many urban poor wore rags.

Music

Parisian street musicians and singers

In the early 1830s, Paris had 106 barrel organ players and 135 singers who performed in the streets as a form of everyday public entertainment.

What it cost

Industrial worker daily wages in the 1840s

Around 1835, a silk worker in Lyon earned about 2 to 2.50 francs per day, while in the 1840s, an industrial worker in the Paris region earned an average of 3.07 francs daily.