What was it like living in Victorian times?

Rich people could afford lots of treats like holidays, fancy clothes, and even telephones when they were invented. Poor people – even children – had to work hard in factories, mines or workhouses. They didn’t get paid very much money. By the end of the Victorian era, all children could go to school for free.

What were the living conditions like in London in the 1800s?

Cities were dirty, noisy, and overcrowded. London had about 600,000 people around 1700 and almost a million residents in 1800. The rich, only a tiny minority of the population, lived luxuriously in lavish, elegant mansions and country houses, which they furnished with comfortable, upholstered furniture.

What was life like in the Victorian era for the poor?

The Poor	The Wealthy
had few luxuries. ate food they could afford to buy worked long hours lived in damp, filthy conditions. Many children died of disease.	usually well fed, clean and well clothed. didn’t need to work lived in big houses with servants went on holidays children had expensive toys children went to school

What was life like for a child in a Victorian workhouse?

Upon entering the workhouse, the poor were stripped and bathed (under supervision). The food was tasteless and was the same day after day. The young and old as well as men and women were made to work hard, often doing unpleasant jobs. Children could also find themselves ‘hired out’ (sold) to work in factories or mines.

What was it like being poor in the Victorian times?

For the first half of the 19th century the rural and urban poor had much in common: unsanitary and overcrowded housing, low wages, poor diet, insecure employment and the dreaded effects of sickness and old age.

What was life like as a rich Victorian child?

Children from working class families	Children from rich families
had few luxuries. ate poor food worked long hours lived in damp, filthy conditions. Many children died of disease.	usually well fed, clean and well clothed. didn’t need to work went on holidays had expensive toys had pets such as ponies.

What jobs did the poor Victorians do?

Children worked on farms, in homes as servants, and in factories. Children provided a variety of skills and would do jobs that were as varied as needing to be small and work as a scavenger in a cotton mill to having to push heavy coal trucks along tunnels in coal mines. There were so many different jobs!

What was it like to be a child in Victorian times?

Children worked very long hours with little breaks and no fresh air. They often worked in very dangerous conditions resulting in injuries or even death. There was no education for the poor, so it was very unlikely they could get better paid jobs when they were older.