Below are a selection of events for September 1864 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 1864 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.—Kensington Board of Guardians heard that Mr. Surrey, one of the board, was very ill indeed; that Mr. Blackwell, workhouse master, had improved considerably since going to the country, and that the only accommodation for tramps was a 13 ft. × 11 ft. room for 8 males, and a 29 ft. × 16 ft. room for 20 females. [wlo 3 Sep]
3.—A letter appeared in the paper about the children in the choir whom Mr. Batty, incumbent (church unknown), had paid to train. They laughed, talked, exhibited toys, could not be controlled etc. during service, and when complained of had left the church. Of the original 18, only two remained. [wlo 3 Sep]
5.—At Kensington Vestry Mr. Broadbridge, surveyor, was to hand a £200 subscription cheque to the Vestry for the Brompton Road Improvements, but it had to be deferred for a month as the Vestry’s treasurers would not be ready until the end of the month. [wlo 10 Sep]
7.—James Bird, coroner, held an inquest into the death of William Nightingale, 23, who was engaged in removing part of the Star Brewery, Earl’s Court, when a wall fell on him. Accidentally killed. [wlo 10 Sep]
8.—John Barrett, cabman, was charged with furiously driving a horse and cab along Church Street, Kensington, by which he came into contact with a van and was then thrown off the box. On being picked up was found “not sober.” John had paid 14s. for the damage and was fined 5s. for being drunk during his employment. [wlo 10 Sep]
9.—A Mr. Moss, solicitor’s clerk, took an unfurnished front room on the first floor of 4 Durham Street, Chelsea at 3s. 6d. a week for himself and three sisters. A suspicious landlord challenged Selby on this date when it transpired that one of his sisters had died on Monday, and another on Tuesday, but he couldn’t bury without a doctor’s certificate. Bodies in advanced state of decay and mere skeletons. Remaining sister said neither Emma nor Jane would eat. [wlo 17 Sep]
10.—An umbrella had been found last Wednesday in Kensington. To redeem send cost of advertisement to R. R. 6a, Orchard Terrace, Kensington. Meanwhile the West London Extension Railway wanted to contract the delivery of parcels from Kensington Station: contact the Superintendent at the Station. [wlo 10 Sep]
14.—Edmund Green, grocer in Jennings Buildings and middle-aged married man, was summoned by Jane Linean, a very young looking woman whom Green had taken from her parents, for the support of her female child. The intimacy took place when Green’s wife was drunk (she was drunk on this day in court too). Ordered to pay 2s. 6d. a week and 5s. costs. [wlo 17 Sep]
15.—Eliza Payne, a poor looking woman, was charged with stealing flowers from graves in Brompton Cemetery on the previous day, where she’d been caught with the flowers and a pair of scissors. Fined 5s., could not pay, 7 days imprisonment. [wlo 17 Sep]
16.—The Foresters’ Second Grand Demonstration would be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground, St. John’s Wood, in aid of funds for St. Mary’s Hospital. Grand Procession at 1 p.m., ten bands, grand concert, archery match, dancing on the green and much more. Admission 1s., children half price. [wlo 27 Aug]
17.—Mr. J. A. Smith, auctioneer, valuer, undertaker, railway compensation claims and feather man, 58 and 67 King Street, Hammersmith, advertised his many services. [wlo 17 Sep]
20.—A public meeting for the residents of Hammersmith wish to join the 3rd London Rifles would be held at 8 p.m. in the School Room, Bradmore Grove. [wlo 10 Sep]
21.—At Kensington Vestry Mr. Headly complained about Messrs. Tucker’s factory (opposite the Vestry Hall): during the day things were fine, but after 6 p.m. the smell was insufferable, it affected the health of the inhabitants in the middle of the town, and the Vestry prosecuted the pig keepers but not Messrs. Tucker, who were rich. All sympathised but nothing could be done. [wlo 24 Sep]
22.—Mr. J. Gower would sell sixty powerful cart horses, 22 nearly new vans, timber carriages etc. property of Messrs. Kelk and Lucas, eminent contractors, who had employed them clearing the site of the late Exhibition in Cromwell Road, South Kensington. [wlo 17 Sep]
24.— At the old-fashioned Wesleyan Chapel on the Fulham Road, between Walham Green and Brompton, the meeting was held to raise funds for a new building. £175 was raised which added to the £100 already raised would enable work to start on a plot of land in Walham Green. [wlo 24 Sep]
24.—Mr. J. A. Smith, Auctioneer and land Agent, Hammersmith, wanted to purchase 400 ft. of Freehold Land, adjacent to the Boltons or Hereford Square, Brompton. [wlo 24 Sep]
26.—William Beet, a labourer, who had been smoking a cigar in the train carriage, was charged with punching a fellow passenger who demanded his name and address when he got off at Notting Hill Railway Station. Mr. Dayman, magistrate, said Beet knew it was against the law to smoke on trains. Fined 10s. or 14 days imprisonment. [wlo 1 Oct]
27.—At Hammersmith Police Court Mr. Burge presented meat unfit for human food which had been seized at a butcher’s in Hammersmith. Defendant said meat was “beautiful mutton, only a ‘little muggy’”, then claimed it was put aside to be destroyed, then claimed thousands lived on meat like that. Meat to be destroyed. [wlo 1 Oct]
29.—James Thompson, ginger-beer maker, 2 Young Street, Kensington, was charged with stealing a pint pewter mug from Maria Dawson, landlady of Goat, High Street, Kensington. W. Fisher, landlord of Star and Garter, Newland Terrace, Kensington, identified another pot stolen by Thompson, as did George Felton, Three Tuns, High Street, Kensington. Thompson apparently melted the pewter to make bad money. [wlo 1 Oct]
30.—At 7 p.m. a concert with recitations in aid of St. Mary’s Alteration and Improvement fund would be held in the School Room, William Street, North End, admission 1s. [wlo 24 Sep]