by Bob King | May 2, 2024 | Victorian Britain
1901 Census for the Three Towns The census showed the population for Plymouth increased by 21% to 107,636, Devonport by 25.8% to 70,437 of which roughly 6,000 were Naval personnel whilst Stonehouse decreased by 2.5% to 15,111. There was a drift from rural areas to the...
by Bob King | May 15, 2023 | 2oth Century
1891 Census Statistics for the UK and the Three Towns The census showed the population for Plymouth had increased to 84,179 up by 14.1% compared to 1881. This was higher than the England and Wales of 11.65% but the rate of increase had slowed and this was less of an...
by Bob King | Mar 22, 2022 | Victorian Britain
THE INTERNATIONAL SITUATION IN 1881 Colonel Urabi’s Revolt in Egypt. Britain was mainly involved in colonial conflicts throughout the 1880’s with no direct actions in Europe. In 1881 there was an uprising in Egypt over foreign debts that couldn’t be paid. Colonel...
by Bob King | Feb 27, 2022 | Victorian Britain
The next census in 1871 coincided with the formation of Germany as a country with Kaiser Wilhelm I as Emperor. The next 10 years would see the German Empire expand as it claimed land not yet annexed by the British and French Empires but was wary of antagonising the...
by Bob King | Feb 4, 2022 | Victorian Britain
Just before the 1861 Census was taken on 7th April 1861 modern Italy came into being as most of the independent states of the Italian peninsular and the Two Sicilies were united under King Victor Emmanuel II of the House of Savoy which included Piedmont and Sardinia....
