Below are a selection of events for March 1862 showing what was happening around George Borrow and his family. The Borrows lived in 22 Hereford Square, Brompton, London, from September 1860 until George finally left in the second half of 1874.
The page for the 1862 gives a bit more background and links to pages explaining the sources and other months/years.
This is an on-going effort, and is expected to be updated. David would especially link to thank the wonderful staff at Kensington Local Studies for all of their help in researching this.
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1.—With the duty now off paper, G. N. Watts was advertising his Glass and Paper-Hanging Warehouse, 131 High Street, Notting Hill. The cheapest and most varied stock of paper hangings were available with the newest designs and borders to match.
3.—At the Kensington Special Sessions the number of licensed houses was given as: Willesden, 12; Acton, 11; Chiswick, 24; Hammersmith, 66; Fulham, 23; Chelsea, 90; and Kensington, 99. Very few complaints had been received.
4.—An Amateur Concert would be given in the National School Room, St. Peter’s, Hammersmith, at 8 p.m. to raise money to pay off the £80 debt for the church organ. Tickets 5s. and 2s. 6d.
5.—The Chiswick and Hammersmith Companies, South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, held a friendly shooting matching at Beaufort House in the afternoon. Although there were heavy south-west gusts, squalls of rain and it was very cold, excellent scores were made. Hammersmith won, but it was a close match.
5.—Kensington Vestry discussed Messrs. Tucker’s Candle Factory and Malting House, High Street, Kensington, opposite the Vestry Room. All declared the “offensive character of the smells and the distance at which they could be detected.” Mr. Godrich, Medical Officer, said the establishment could do no more to mitigate the nuisance.
5.—An advertisement for Once a Week number 141 appeared. The issue included Russian Populate Tales, translated from the Russian by George Borrow: Emelian the Fool.” [mp 5 mar]
8.—Mr. Pummell, the Kensington Beadle, wrote to the West London Observer disclaiming all connection with the Kensington Dramatic Club, who had used his name on their bill without his authority.
12.—Fulham Board of Works, in a long discussion, considered how to raise a loan for the new sewers in Hammersmith. One sewer would run from the Queen of England to Albion Road, cost £994; the other from the Creek to Broadway, cost £2,300.
15.—A choir for the practise of Glees, Madrigals &c. was being formed in Chelsea, Brompton and Kensington. To join, apply by letter to H. B., Messrs. Stanesby, 179 Sloane Street.
18.—Rev. William Frith would deliver a lecture at Chiswick Congregational Church on Black Bartholomew, 1662: the ejection of 2,000 ministers from the Established Church. Admission free and all classes invited.
18.—Matthew Feilde would deliver a lecture, “Total Abstinence NOT a Divine Injunction but a human Invention,” at Monmouth Hall, Westbourne Grove, Bayswater at 8 p.m. Admission free and the clergy and ministers of all denominations especially invited.
19.—Kensington Vestry received a letter from the Metropolitan Board of works offering to pay half the costs of improving (widening) Kensington High Street. The total cost was estimated at £500.
19.—Also in Kensington Vestry, the results of the consultation on the proposed tramway through Onslow Square were give: 9 in favour, 74 against. Following Chelsea’s refusal to allow the tramway to Cadogan Pier, the entire scheme had since been dropped.
21.—Mary, 18, daughter of Rev. James Connell of St. Paul’s Hammersmith, died of diphtheria, her brother Ilay, 5, having died of the same three days before.
22.—A large notice from the Brompton Road Improvement Committee appeared in the West London Observer. Over £1,000 in subscriptions had been received (£500 from the Exhibition Commissioners). Honorary Secretary was James Broadbridge, 5, Addison Terrace, Kensington (Vestry Surveyor), and many people in Brompton Row, Queen’s Gardens etc. were mentioned.
23.—Around 3 a.m. Mr. W. F. Wolley, of Campden House, Kensington, was awoken by the sound of falling objects, and shortly afterwards nearly overpowered by smoke. After many frantic attempts he managed to get the servants and other occupants to safety, but the house, erected 1612 and a haunt of Beauty, Rank and Fashion was completely destroyed.
24.—Margaret Kenepeck and her son, James, 9, of 2 Munden Street, appeared before Hammersmith Police Court charged with uttering a counterfeit shilling to Ann Felthouse, 2 Vernon Street (a bacon seller). The family were on parish relief but whist police searched the apartment Margaret was cooking beef steaks and lamb chops: a number of counterfeit coins were found. Remanded to the cells.
29.—During the week ending 29 March there were 4,780 visitors to South Kensington Museum on the Monday, Tuesday and Saturday free days; 3,188 on Monday and Tuesday free evenings.