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Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland

London, 21 Mar 1807 – London, 2 Jul 1858

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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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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

Walking was the primary travel method

For most ordinary people, walking was the primary mode of transport, as stagecoaches and hired horses were often too expensive. Pedestrians typically traveled at an average speed of 3 mph, rarely exceeding 20 miles in a single day.

At the table

Government Banned Sale of Fresh Bread

Following a bread shortage, the government passed the 1801 Stale Bread Act, which banned the sale of fresh bread to ensure people ate it only after it was 24 hours old, as stale bread was more filling.

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

Singing in daily life

Ordinary people sang while working, such as at the plough tail or loom, and often had a small range of songs with one or two party pieces for special occasions.

Daily life

School Discipline and Enrollment Statistics

Discipline in early schools included harsh punishments such as putting a sluggard in a basket and hoisting it up to the ceiling by a rope. In 1818, about 605,704 children out of two million were enrolled in schools across the country.

What it cost

Cost of a loaf of bread

A four-pound loaf of wheaten bread typically cost between six and ten pence during this period.