What was life like for the poor in Victorian era?

A poor Victorian family would have lived in a very small house with only a couple of rooms on each floor. The very poorest families had to make do with even less – some houses were home to two, three or even four families. The houses would share toilets and water, which they could get from a pump or a well.

How bad was poverty in the Victorian era?

Poor Victorians would put children to work at an early age, or even turn them out onto the streets to fend for themselves. In 1848 an estimated 30,000 homeless, filthy children lived on the streets of London. Hideously overcrowded, unsanitary slums developed, particularly in London. They were known as rookeries.

How were the poor treated in Victorian times?

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. Victorian schools were very strict – your teacher might even beat you if you didn’t obey the rules.

What were Victorian people’s homes like what were the differences between rich people’s houses and poor people’s houses?

The poor Victorian children lived in dwellings much different. While a rich family might live in a large Beautiful house with several bedrooms, a large living room, a parlor and a dining room separate from the kitchen, poor children might have as little as one room for the family to live in.

Why was Victorian England so bad?

The Victorians, especially poor ones, were at high risk of catching some nasty diseases. Most of the common killers – measles, scarlet fever, smallpox and typhus – had blighted Britain for centuries.

How did Queen Victoria help the poor?

Every year Queen Victoria gave gifts of food, fuel and clothing to the aged, infirm and ‘deserving poor’ of Windsor, Eton, and Clewer. It appears that tickets for ale were issued early in Victoria’s reign but this was dropped as being impolitic in 1846 (The Era 3 January 1847).

How poor people were treated in the Victorian era?

What were Victorian houses like for the poor?

Poor people in Victorian times lived in horrible cramped conditions in run-down houses, often with the whole family in one room. Most poor houses only had one or two rooms downstairs and one or two upstairs. Families would crowd into these rooms, with several in each room and some living in the cellars.