Hannah Bates/Rollett and William Henry Lamb were not ones to live life quietly it seems. In January of 1886, they were subjects of a raid where it was found they, along with some neighbours, were keeping a ‘disorderly house’. At the Derby Borough Police-court, to-day… Edward and Patience Helmsley, husband and wife were charged… Continue reading The Hannah Chronicles: A Disorderly House
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The Shamrock
Since at least 1842, William LAMB of Derby, had been recorded as a bricklayer. However in the 1871 census, he was recorded living at 59 & 60 Goodwin St “The Shamrock” and his profession was given as Bricklayer & Publican. It was common for innkeepers to have secondary jobs but it was the first mention… Continue reading The Shamrock
The Slums of Derby
If you lived in the West End of Derby in the 19th century, you were considered to live in the slums. It is here that the families I’ve researched lived mainly in what was known as court housing (some more information on court housing here). An article on the Derby Telegraph site mentions that this… Continue reading The Slums of Derby
Bigamy Blues – Part 3
Featured Image: Long Bridge over the River Derwent in the 1930s via Derbyshire Live (Continued from previous posts Bigamy Blues and Bigamy Blues Part 2) Records show that Reuben and Mary eventually remarried in 1963 – 25 years after the bigamy trial. I wondered how that came about. Had they met up again years later… Continue reading Bigamy Blues – Part 3
Bigamy Blues – Part 2
(Continued from previous post – Bigamy Blues) Tragic Story The revelation that her new husband was actually a bigamist must have been very upsetting for Reuben Lamb’s new bride, Mary. Mary E. Mitchell had already become a young widow just three years before meeting Reuben; discovering her second marriage was invalid would have come as… Continue reading Bigamy Blues – Part 2