Tuesday 25 August 2009

Another instalment from 'The Times', August 7th 1858

Some births and marriages today:

On the 17th June last, at Guanaxato, Mexico, the wife of William
A. Jones, Esq., of a daughter.

On the 23d July, at da Fundo, Lisbon, the wife of Thos. Creswell
Esq., of a daughter.

On the 3d inst., at 13, Loughborough-road, Brixton, the wife of
Joseph S. Rimington, Esq., Bombay Medical Establishment,
H. E. I. C. S., of a daughter.

Fascinating - the names, the locations (Brixton, posh?) and the occupations. Most interestingly, the mothers and children aren't named - they're just for showing off the man's virility, though it's possibly that children weren't named until later, due to the high incidence of child mortality.

Let's try some marriages. Still very pompous, aspirational, snobbish and male-oriented, but fascinating anyway:

On the 3d inst., at Tenby, by the father of the bride, William Hast-
ings Hughes, Esq., fourth son of the late John Hughes, M. A., of the
Priory, Donnington, Berks, and of Boltons, West Brompton, to Emily
Adelaide, eldest daughter of the Rev. George Clark, M. A., rector of
Tenby, Pembrokeshire.

On the 4th inst., at St. Lawrence Church, Thanet, Kent, by the Rev.
R. C. Brackenbury, A. M., rector of Brocklebury, Lincolnshire, chaplain
to the Earl of Yarmouth, assisted by Rev. F. G. Haslewood, S C. L.,
curate, Captain H. T. Howell, of the East Kent Militia, only son of
Captain Howell, R. N., of Spring-grove, Jersey, to Phoebe, second
daughter of the Rev. G. W. Sicklemore, of Cleve, vicar of St. Lawrence.

Now for some deaths, redolent of Empire:

On the 25th May, from the effects of sunstroke, Lieut. George Henry
Haynes, 7th Hussars, on his passage home from Calcutta, eldest son of
the late Mr. Haynes, of Lambeth, Surrey, having survived his father
only six months, most deeply lamented by his family and friends.

At Ootacamund, on the 11th June, Mary Eliza, the wife of Richard
Cotton Lewin, Esq., Madras Civil Service, aged 28.

On the 1st. inst., Anne Ingleby, relict of Columbus Ingleby, Esq., at
her residence, 306, Regent-street, suddenly, of disease of the heart, aged 71.

On the 4th inst., at Elstree, aged 6 years, Arthur Frank, youngest
child of the Rev. Henry Robbins, M. A.

On the 6th inst., of consumption, Samuel Sidney, youngest son of
Mr. Archd. E. Prangnall, Coldharbour-lane, Camberwell, aged 22.

ENTOMBMENT– Orders in Council having been
issued for the permanent closing of the vaults under certain
metropolitan churches, but prior to the 1st of September next, giving
the friends of the deceased buried therein the right of removing their
remains, the NECROPOLIS COMPANY beg to intimate that they are
prepared to undertake such removals in a careful and respectful man-
ner, with all necessary sanitary precautions. Every particular, and the
charge for vaults and monuments may be ascertained at the offices of
the Company. 2, Lancaster-place, Strand.

2 comments:

Dan said...

There's a whole new blog in all of this. All very interesting stuff.

And in answer to your query left on my blog; the photo I mentioned is the one you had took with one of your English students Shaun. In Snobs or somewhere?

(PS: Just had a look at that Music I Like blog in your blog-roll. And it's Everret True! What an insufferable man he is.)

So, none of this is of any relevance. But, yeah, Snobs?

The Plashing Vole said...

It is rather fascinating.
I remember that picture being taken, as I was relatively sober, but haven't seen it. It was indeed in Snobs, which was a massive disappointment. Must see Shaun's band.

I'm not sure I like Everett True but I do think he's a good writer, and he's very much a voice from my NME-reading past.