19th Century WhitechapelHow can we find out what Whitechapel was like in 1888?

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19th Century Whitechapel How can we find out what Whitechapel was like in 1888?

Teacher’s Notes

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Students do not need to do any work in preparation for this virtual session. This workshop operates well as an introduction to learning about Whitechapel in the late 19th century.

Teacher Preparation • Print out enough copies of the Mystery Document for the class.

• Print out the sorting activity (no need to cut out).

• Print out enough of Documents 1, 2 and 3 for the class, along with the help sheets. You may also want to print transcripts to suit your student’s learning needs. The class will be split into three groups, each looking at a different document.

If there are students who have visual impairments and may have difficulty viewing the screen during the session, please enlarge copies of the documents for them to refer to.

19th Century Whitechapel

How can we f

ind out what Whitechapel was like in 1888?

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19th Century Whitechapel How can we find out what Whitechapel was like in 1888?

Which type of document would be MOST USEFUL for finding out about: The people and area of Whitechapel in 1888.

1. Map of Whitechapel 1892 4. Police records on ‘Habitual Drunkards’ for 1903

2. 1881 Whitechapel census record.

5. Photograph of Whitechapel street. Late 19th Century.

3. Coroner’s report into the death of Mary Anne Kelly.

6. Register for Whitechapel casual ward (temporary homeless shelter) in 1888.

19th Century Whitechapel

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ind out what Whitechapel was like in 1888?

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A) Ja

mes

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a ‘b

oard

er’.

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is s

ome

one

who

ren

ts a

roo

m in

a h

ouse

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mea

ns d

itto

(the

sam

e as

bef

ore)

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ow m

any

othe

r pe

ople

are

boa

rder

s?

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hat d

oes

that

sug

gest

abo

ut h

ousi

ng in

Whi

tech

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?

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hese

peo

ple

are

from

‘Hol

land

’ (N

ethe

rlan

ds) a

nd ‘B

arba

does

’.

■W

here

els

e ar

e pe

ople

bor

n?

■W

hy d

o yo

u th

ink

it sa

ys ‘N

K’ fo

r se

vera

l peo

ple?

■W

hat d

oes

this

rev

eal a

bout

the

popu

latio

n of

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tech

apel

?

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his

cens

us p

age

cont

ains

info

rmat

ion

abou

t 2 h

ouse

s/bu

ildin

gs.

■H

ow m

any

peop

le a

re li

ving

in th

ese

2 ho

uses

?

■W

hat d

oes

this

sug

gest

abo

ut li

ving

con

ditio

ns in

Whi

tech

apel

?

If y

ou f

inish

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clo

sely

at t

he r

est o

f the

doc

umen

t.

■W

hat e

lse

can

you

find

out a

bout

the

peop

le a

nd a

rea

of W

hite

chap

el?

■W

hat o

ther

doc

umen

t cou

ld h

elp

you

lear

n m

ore

abou

t thi

s st

reet

?

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ind out what Whitechapel was like in 1888?

A) C

athe

rine

mos

tly li

ves

in S

alva

tion

Arm

y Sh

elte

rs. T

hese

wer

e ru

n by

a c

hari

ty a

nd w

ere

for

dest

itute

(ext

rem

ely

poor

) peo

ple.

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se s

helte

rs w

ere

not f

ree,

peo

ple

had

to p

ay a

sm

all f

ee p

er n

ight

. ■

Wha

t doe

s th

at s

ugge

st a

bout

Cat

heri

ne’s

life?

■W

hat d

oes

that

rev

eal a

bout

type

s of

hou

sing

in W

hite

chap

el?

B) C

athe

rine

’s oc

cupa

tion

is a

‘cha

r-w

oman

’. Th

is u

sual

ly r

efer

red

to a

cle

aner

who

onl

y ha

d ca

sual

or

part

-tim

e w

ork.

Thi

s w

as d

iffer

ent t

o a

hous

emai

d w

ho h

ad a

ste

ady

wag

e an

d co

uld

ofte

n liv

e in

the

hous

e.

■W

hat d

oes

this

rev

eal a

bout

Cat

heri

ne’s

life?

■W

hat d

oes

it su

gges

t abo

ut w

ork

for

wom

en a

t thi

s tim

e?

C) C

athe

rine

has

bee

n co

nvic

ted

of a

cri

me

and

sent

ence

to o

ne m

onth

h.l

(har

d la

bour

). H

ard

labo

ur w

as a

pun

ishm

ent f

or p

riso

ners

con

sist

ing

of r

epet

itive

, oft

en p

oint

less

ac

tiviti

es d

esig

ned

to s

top

re-o

ffen

ding

.

■W

hat c

rim

e do

you

thin

k Ca

ther

ine

has

com

mitt

ed?

■W

hy d

o yo

u th

ink

she

mig

ht k

eep

retu

rnin

g to

pri

son?

If y

ou f

inish

Look

clo

sely

at t

he r

est o

f the

doc

umen

t.

■W

hat e

lse

can

you

find

out a

bout

the

area

and

peo

ple

in W

hite

chap

el?

■W

hat i

s m

issi

ng fr

om th

is d

ocum

ent?

Docu

ment

Two

- M

EPO

6/77

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ind out what Whitechapel was like in 1888?

Lesson at a Glance

19th Century Whitechapel How can we find out what Whitechapel was like in 1888?

Document Two - MEPO 6/77

A

B

C

19th Century Whitechapel How can we find out what Whitechapel was like in 1888?

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Transcript Document Two - MEPO 6/77

Name and Alias- Catherine Westoby, Alias Burns and Hill

Residence- No fixed abode. Usually Salvation Army Shelters in Whitechapel

Place of business or where employed- none

Age- 62

Height- 4ft 6 in

Build- slight

Complexion- sallow

Hair- grey

Eyes- blue

Shape of nose- straight

Shape of face- oval

Peculiarities or marks- nil

Profession or occupation- char-woman

Date and nature of conviction- 5th January 1903. One month h. l, and ordered to find one surety in £10 for 12 months, in default 6 month’s impt (Surety not found.)

Court at which convicted- Worship-street.

Remarks- Frequents the Whitechapel district.

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ee -

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A) P

H s

tand

s fo

r pu

blic

hou

se (a

pub

).

■H

ow m

any

othe

r pu

blic

hou

ses

can

you

spot

?

■W

hat d

oes

this

sug

gest

abo

ut th

e ar

ea o

f Whi

tech

apel

?

B) L

ook

clos

ely

at th

is a

rea

of h

ousi

ng.

■W

hat d

o yo

u no

tice

abou

t the

way

the

hous

es a

re la

id o

ut?

■H

ow d

oes

this

com

pare

to th

e re

st o

f the

bui

ldin

gs o

n th

e m

ap?

■W

hat d

oes

this

sug

gest

abo

ut h

ousi

ng in

Whi

tech

apel

?

C) S

A Sh

elte

r st

ands

for

Salv

atio

n A

rmy

shel

ter.

The

se w

ere

run

by a

cha

rity

and

wer

e fo

r de

stitu

te (e

xtre

mel

y po

or) p

eopl

e. T

hese

she

lters

wer

e no

t fre

e, p

eopl

e ha

d to

pay

a s

mal

l fe

e pe

r ni

ght.

■W

hy d

o yo

u th

ink

peop

le n

eede

d to

use

Sal

vatio

n Ar

my

shel

ters

?

■W

hat d

oes

this

rev

eal a

bout

the

area

of W

hite

chap

el?

If y

ou f

inis

h

Look

clo

sely

at t

he r

est o

f the

doc

umen

t.

■W

hat e

lse

can

you

find

out a

bout

the

area

and

peo

ple

in W

hite

chap

el?

■W

hat i

s m

issi

ng fr

om th

is d

ocum

ent?

Docu

ment

Thr

ee -

RAI

L 1034/70

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ind out what Whitechapel was like in 1888?

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