September 20, 2025

Bringing Dead Victorians Back to Life: What Coroner’s Inquests Can Teach Us about Victorian Working-Class Homes

Key Points

Victorian working-class homes often housed lodgers, shaping household dynamics and economic survival.
Coroner's inquests provide valuable insights into the lives and struggles of working-class families during the Victorian era.
These historical documents highlight the interplay between social relations and economic conditions in urban settings.
Understanding these dynamics can deepen our awareness of Victorian culture and its implications for modern society.

Abstract

Journal Article Bringing Dead Victorians Back to Life: What Coroner's Inquests Can Teach Us about Victorian Working-Class Homes Get access Living with Lodgers. Household Economy and Social Relations in Working-Class Victorian England: by Vicky Holmes, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2025, 174 pp., £85 (hardback), ISBN 9781526170286 Jasper Segerink Jasper Segerink Centre for Urban History, University of Antwerp, Belgium E-mail: email protected Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Victorian Culture, vcaf012, https://doi.org/10.1093/jvcult/vcaf012 Published: 16 September 2025

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