Crossing Sweeper Continuing with the series on street life in Victorian London, the crossing sweeper was as much a part of this world as the costermongers, flower girls, mush-fakers, pure finders and the numerous other members of the London underclass. Roads and pathways were filthy, covered in mud, rotting vegetable matter and the ever… Read more »
Category: C
C is for Charwoman
In the census of England and Wales of 1901, there were 111,841 women recorded as being a charwoman, of which 86, 463 were married or widowed. Every single Census Enumerator’s Book studied during the course of my research has charwomen listed, often in great number, and so it seems sensible to consider the role of… Read more »
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