Below are a selection of events for February 1861 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 1861 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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2.—W. Richards, of the Albion Brewery, High Street, Kensington was advertising his pure genuine home-brewed ales and porter, solely for the use of private families. R. Turpin, 29 High Street, Kensington was advertising his cutlery with ivory balance table knives from 17s. to 28s. per dozen. Razors 1s.
5.—T. Atkinson’s annual ball of the season was due to take place at the Prince of Wales, Turnham Green. Single tickets 3s., double 5s., including refreshments. An “efficient band” was engaged for the occasion.
6.—The Kensington Vestry granted an application by Mr. Bradley, 6 Brompton Road, to place a stone step in front of his property, providing it was setup under the direction of the Vestry’s surveyor. No order was made on the application to lay down kerb and channel at the rear of Nos. 10 and 15 Gloucester Grove West, Old Brompton.
7.—Fulham Union (i.e. workhouse) put out a tender for 70 tons of coal, to be delivered within a fortnight of 21st February. The coals should be brought in barges to Crab Tree Dock, Fulham. Payment would follow delivery within one month.
9.—A ten shilling reward was advertised in the West London Observer to anyone who would bring a lost sandy and white cat to Moody’s Newspaper Office, King Street, Hammersmith. There is no record of how many sandy and white cats where brought.
9.—The West London Observer editorial thought the Metropolitan Board of Works were hastening their own destruction and it would be “died whilst in a state of unsound mind.” The latest outrage was to propose increasing the Superintendent Architect’s salary from £800 to £1500 per annum.
15.—At 7 p.m. Kensington Vestry would meet to consider tenders for watering the streets. A bond of £250 in Sureties would be required.
19.—A leasehold estate, comprising Park Chapel, “neatly finished, eligibly situate” in the road leading from Little Chelsea to the Kings Road would be auctioned on 27th February at Garraway’s. It was “held for a term of 40 years; ground rent 2l. 12.s per annum.” [mc]
25.—Washington Duff, a late slave in Kentucky, made a forcible appeal to members of the Stormont House Association (Notting Hill) on the horrible cruelties and tortures to which slaves of both sexes are constantly liable.
28.—A “gypsy looking woman, without bonnet or gown, and who carried a child in her arms” of 20 Old Pye Street, was brought before Hammersmith Police court, charged with singing and begging in Kensington High Street. Seven days imprisonment.
[Many of the papers around this period are no longer readable - hence lack of stories.]