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'''Lily Bumster''' (10 August 1886 – 13 December 1916), '''Lily Bumster''' from November 1913, was a woman from [[Swansea]], [[Wales]].
'''Lily Bumster''' (10 August 1886 – 13 December 1916), '''Lily Bumster''' from November 1913, was a woman from [[Swansea]], [[Wales]].

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Lily Argent
Born(1886-10-08)8 October 1886
Swansea, Wales
Died13 December 1916(1916-12-13) (aged 30)
Resting placeDanygraig cemetery
NationalityWelsh
Other namesLily Bumster
SpouseMichael John Bumster

Lily Bumster (10 August 1886 – 13 December 1916), Lily Bumster from November 1913, was a woman from Swansea, Wales.

Early life

Lily Bumster was born on 10 August 1886 in Swansea.[1] Her parents were William Bumster, a local stonemason, and Margaret Bumster née Webb, a servant in an eating house in Cross Street, Swansea;[1] the family lived in Madoc Street, Swansea.[2] Lily was the second of the Bumster' six children.[2][3][A]

The young Lily Bumster grew up in an environment in which drunkenness, crime and violence was commonplace.[5]

Marriage and death

In 1913 she married Michael John Bumster. The relationship was to be brief, as less than a year later her husband enlisted in the army on the outbreak of the First World War. Lily Bumster, by this time suffering severe tuberculosis, died in late 1916.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A typical example of the Webb sisters' court appearances was that of the 31 March 1891, in which Annie Price was convicted of smacking Margaret Bumster in the face, calling her "a black cow" and pulling her hair, and Bumster was in turn accused of throwing pea soup on Annie Price's face. Price was found guilty and given the choice of a seven-day prison sentence or a 10s fine (about £70 in 2024 terms[4]).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Belcham 2016, p. 150.
  2. ^ a b "Madoc-Street Disturbances". Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. Swansea. 30 October 1897. p. 8.
  3. ^ a b "Sisterly Affection". The Cambrian. Swansea. 10 April 1891. p. 6.
  4. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ Belcham 2016, p. 151.

Bibliography

  • Belcham, Elizabeth F. (2016). Swansea's 'Bad Girls': Crime and Prostitution 1870s–1914. Glynneath: Heritage Add-Ventures. ISBN 978-0-9575974-2-6.