Criminal Faces of the Past (Vintage Mugshots Documentary)

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[@davidmaslow399]

I Love these videos!

[@hollyemmabusker]

Thank you for your time and energy x

[@heikonpeikon2]

All of them look so old and nothing can age you quite as fast as a constant sense of worry, anxiety and stress. Hard life.

[@ruthbashford3176]

That's just what I was thinking, they do look a lot older than they are.

[@ABerCul]

And starvation

[@belindahawkins4083]

They r also aged and stressed of their condition

[@minacarroll8867]

My weekly excursion to edwardian england has been eye opening.having now returned to 21st century ireland i am fully appreciative of how lucky i am .thankyou for helping me count my blessings .

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! I'm glad it was compelling viewing.

[@martinphilip8998]

I’m struck by how lenient the sentences were compared to earlier days where any of them could be sentenced to death but nearly always were sentenced 7 or 14 years to transportation. You call that Fair Dinkum Mate?” It’s wonderful to hear this narrator. This is no computer voice, lol. Rather it’s an ideal that anyone who reads orally should follow. I read to gifted eight and nine year olds for 35 years. It was a favorite time of day for all. I loved reading some old classics for children. A Little Princess was a favorite. I did a pretty good Miss Minchin.

[@ohmeowzer1]

These are very sad cases..such hard lives they led. Heartbreaking

[@theworldrealm72]

I love watching old photos and films, looking at people that used to live in this world makes me consider my own mortality.

[@FactFeast]

It wasn't so long ago really and just a few generations back. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@meganmeredith5917]

Exactly!! I tend to get all introspective about times past, those were alive and are now long dead!! You're spot-on with your comment about mortality!!

[@caroldriehorst1165]

It's a little sad knowing that everyone in the video are long dead.

[@irenabevans3411]

Fascinating to see the photographs of those who committed the crimes & hearing their life histories

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

Disorderly house lol I first thought she was being arrested for not keeping her home clean

[@FactFeast]

It’s interesting how much language has changed over time. I wonder what other euphemisms were employed in the past that we wouldn’t understand today.

[@crenee4742]

Me too! Lol

[@SlapthePissouttayew]

I just found out I live in a BROTHEL! 🤣

[@hydrolito]

Or being disorganized with things piled on top of each other and hard to find.

[@Ann65.]

😂😂😂 - As in her Hoover had broken down!

[@budgiefriend]

Having just heard Jack London's "The People of the Abyss", These poor people resound so much more.

[@Ann65.]

‘The People of the Abyss’ - that was an eye opener wasn’t it!! 😢

[@carolefreeman2544]

@@Ann65. I loved that book, especially as my fathers side of the family lived in the East End of London during Jack London’s time there.

[@MsZoedog66]

You sort of feel sorry for a lot of these people. One person had lost their job and was stealing food, another she and her husband were starving... 💗🌵

[@donmiller2908]

"another she and her husband were starving" In an era when there was no social security. You worked until you dropped. If you could no longer work for whatever reason you relied on the charity of others or starved.

[@shaun5944]

Makes me feel fortunate to be born when I was. Hard times

[@cristinafisher2565]

Are these the coming days in our cities?

[@jennydonnelly4436]

S was on place but it took some time...horried hard life...

[@jennydonnelly4436]

In thous days,children stealing was imprisoned...heart bracking times!! You know king eward changed the law having children getting free children schooling!! Remember this was our royals yelping the people..then prince Albert begain sanitation in the scums of london..that change started from the our royals...look up your history....lawyer and council was so corrupt...very slowly chang

[@WeRNthisToGetHer]

It seems like they were more lenient to the malignant types of criminals and harsher to the people who were just trying to survive and starving.

[@Prismet]

Poor people were considered to have a moral flaw, not just a criminal one and so yes they sometimes had very harsh sentences.

[@natesell2615]

You committed murder your sentence A fine of two shillings and sixpence

[@chriswhite4999]

We had a local magistrate that would be a little harsher with people he found "redeemable", thinking a serious enough scare might change their path. That's in our modern world, though, where there are lots of opportunities. I'm not sure how the "straight and narrow" would have serviced the extremely poor in those times. Rock-bottom jobs with no education and no way to get an education. Breaking the law instead of breaking your back would have been very appealing.

[@JUUJJII]

@@chriswhite4999 it’s the case today for many whereby they have the two options of breaking their back or breaking the law. The pattern I have noticed is that in this situation, usually, the young men have a brief stint in back breaking jobs before submitting to the fact that breaking the law is more lucrative and would leave their backs intact. After having suffered the repercussions of law breaking, they do tend to return to breaking their back later on in life and are much happier doing so. It’s quite extraordinary the full circle that they go through and to have known them before and after this experience is enlightening.

[@MarjorainMD]

Indeed, very much like America today under Biden's mandate, where criminals pillage, destroy, rob and kill and most of them won't even stay in jail but a few weeks, sad very sad.

[@demonia2848]

I was born in North Shields and grew up in Howdon. My grandparents lived in Wallsend. As I was growing up I regularly went to North Shields, Tynemouth and other areas mentioned here. It's fascinating to hear about these crimes from the place of my birth and where I grew up as a child.

[@FactFeast]

That’s great! I think their stories are fascinating as well. Thanks for watching.

[@myeyeswentdeaf6213]

That’s awesome. I’m from Brooklyn NY. I would love if he did a video like this about vintage Brooklyn arrests. Even though NYC is a big well known city I’m willing to bet our records from this time haven’t been kept up as good and have been lost or damaged or something.

[@kennyharris2407]

​@@myeyeswentdeaf6213There will be some records from Brooklyn somewhere, perhaps you could try and find out, perhaps from a Library 🤔👍🏻

[@bobjackson4720]

Britain's legal system has always been about making lawyers rich and punishing the poor. I remember in the sixties a man was robbed so had no money for food. Hungry he stole a shilling packet of biscuits (the cheapest thing in the shop). He was fined 100 pounds (then about 5 weeks average wages), 2000 times the value of what he stole.

[@misst.e.a.187]

Terrible.

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The narration of your videos is fantastic. Great to listen to while working out. 👍Exemplary work!

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[@walshy2116]

Poor people. I’m sure their lives were extremely hard.

[@WaterisjustWet]

In an other 100 years we will considered poor. At least most of us will. Everything is relative.

[@bradfordbarrettluckotheIrish]

You’ve got the best narrator voice on KZbin

[@FactFeast]

Glad you enjoyed the presentation!

[@censusgary]

“William Lavory, laoborer, lowlife.” That’s an interesting job description.

[@callumclark3358]

"Low Light", part of North Shields harbour area, location of one of two lighthouses on the front there.

[@mishakolomoicev9701]

Labourer! Could u say it in a sentence please. Certainly! You spell like a Labourer.

[@vmm5163]

@@callumclark3358 I stopped watching due to not catching what was said as regards lowlife/lowlights/loft lights, whatever. I've no patience, if it's not clear I can't be bothered to watch

[@robertballuumm730]

"Low Light" it's an area near the harbour.

[@joroche2948]

I always look forward to videos from you . They're great

[@FactFeast]

Thank you. I really appreciate that!

[@andrewdaley3081]

She was definitely not giving the police a discount. 🇬🇧👍😁

[@alainleveque9672]

I truly appreciate your efforts in providing me with this wonderful content. Not only is the subject matter interesting but your voice really adds an essential layer to the experience. Learning about the lives regular people of the past is far more entertaining than the lives of the rich. Additionally, the fact that you do not embellish the subject matter is also very refreshing. I wish you continued success. Thank you!

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[@moondancer9066]

Yes I love the way he narrates!

[@Hrodn]

18:18 Shows houses in Mill Lane, Marsden. The railway was dismantled in the sixties but the houses remain, largely unchanged.

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[@mwblackbelt]

The poor fellows who were arrested for rough sleeping were likely glad to be arrested and have a place to stay and eat for a few days. Wonder if the ones who got hard labor tried harder to get an easier job...

[@sarahadair7320]

I don't think you can get an easier job without an address and a clean/tidy appearance. That is the problem. I don't understand the fines? They are living out there and stealing the food (stuff for food) because they cannot get gainfull employment. How are they going to pay the fine? Just keep them longer instead.

[@leefr76]

My great, great grandfather spent 4 years in Pentonvllle prison in the 1890’s for handling stolen goods. Was in the national newspapers at the time!

[@pauliether.c.guy.3349]

God such Minor Offenses! I would hate to live in those times. You go to jail with hard labor for a week just for sleeping on a haystack in an alley because you couldn't afford Lodgings? What a crack-pot time to be living in and I thought the Victorians were humanitarians. More barbaric than anything. Ughhh.

[@tweetypie1978]

They had poor laws and it was seen as a moral failing that you ended up poor. You usually got sent to a workhouse for rough sleeping. Charles Dickens tried to get society to see that it was circumstance rather than character because his father had been sent to debtors prison and could only get out when he paid the debt but couldn't because he was in prison! Luckily he received an inheritance and was able to buy his freedom.

[@caractacusbrittania7442]

Minor offences.... Ha Theft is still theft, even now Desertion, still desertion, more so for the one guy here, as his country was in a state of war. Only one couple deserved pity, the retired miner, through ill health, His wife who struggled to feed them And the son on low wages who did his best, and the court realised this And acted accordingly. The three whho laid in wait for the drunk, were lowlifes. The woman who stole and swallowed the Guinea an opportunist bar dweller and drunkard. Victorian and early edwardian England was not as black as painted The majority of people lived and thrived.

[@italiantraditionalcatholic2390]

Don't misuse God's Holy Name

[@geoffbell166]

I wonder if William survived the 'Great War' or was ground into the mincer of the Front,like a chess pawn for the Robber Barons...

[@yarrowwitch]

The harshness of these sentences is appaling- a month of hard labour for one night's sleeping rough, with no understanding of the debilitating effect of hunger.😥😪

[@MsZoedog66]

What a crime, hey? Sleeping on a hay bale!!! Makes you a bit sad and angry for them

[@mukhumor]

What sad stories. Merciless times.

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You always get a thumbs up from me! Love your videos and your voice

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[@catherinestevenson9523]

Fascinating information and well presented ! I’ve just subscribed and look forward to more glimpses into history. Thank you !

[@FactFeast]

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[@Di...747]

For the most part it sounds like crime back then we're acts of desperation and Times of starvation and poverty. Not out of greed corruption of today.

[@johnnyboyvan]

Hahaha I wanted to hear more details of the indecent exposure. 😄😉

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[@Infirito_Ekra]

Getting arrested for being poor, oh the good ol' days. :P

[@fraterkaos7988]

What!? Hard labor for being lazy??? Thank you for the content my friend.

[@FactFeast]

Hard labour seemed to feature a lot in the punishment sentences, even with a prison term.

[@fraterkaos7988]

@@FactFeast Did I understand that right, that being lazy I a felony, loitering and sleeping outside?

[@mikereilly7629]

Just found this! If I watch long enough,I'll probably see some of my ancestors.The old Irish/Scots were all scofflaws, least mine were.

[@johnny5805]

Australians can use this video to trace their family trees. :-)

[@ohmeowzer1]

Loved this ty

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[@paulcrombie9623]

North Shields is right here in my neck of the woods! Thanks for this and your other videos! Keep them coming.

[@FactFeast]

I’m glad to know it was interesting for you for the location. Lots more content to come.

[@pepperco100]

What surprised me was that some of these offenders had been arrested more than 40 times. Seemingly, a mild offense was mildly punished each time, without the concept to more harshly punish repeated offenses.

[@andrewjohnson388]

Like this...Im very interested in Victorian period , London. England etc ...The class divide ...we are going back to that ..just rich the poor and the destitute.

[@benjaminbradley4771]

My first ever video and its north shields. Geordie And Mackem territory hahaha. Of course. Very criminally driven back in the day hahahahaha. Liked and subscribed.

[@andywright3581]

Very informative an excellent presentation ,you have to feel sorry for them

[@Dusty357]

Absolutely fascinating mate , a belong South Shields, and found out some past family history from around this era don’t have the exact information but from memory that :Joseph price and a couple of others had been going to st hildas church in South Shields and pinching all the lead from the grave stones then selling it to a woman scrap dealer down at the quayside at the time it was all over the shields gazette and a think a bit of a scandal at the time in the area they all belonged commercial road and mill dam area the was quite a few other prices all brothers n sisters the was another one bit sad a think he was 6 yrs old caught pinching glasses from back of a pub and was up in front of the judge , hard hard times it must of been for them to survive. Thanks for this really enjoyed it

[@FactFeast]

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@@FactFeast more than welcome my friend

[@MomentsInTrading]

I enjoyed this and subbed.

[@FactFeast]

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[@LestWeForget-LestWeForget]

Nowadays, the victims are treated worse than the criminals and have less rights than the latter. We need a happy medium and real justice must be done on behalf of the victims.

[@maggieoakley9020]

So interesting thanks 🙏

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[@gorgosanma]

Fact Feast: your videos are very good, and that's why I subscribed. But I get turned off by the long introductions, maybe making shorter ones will keep more people watching until the best parts. Just some constructive criticism.

[@crystalhogan3834]

These people were just trying to survive just like now

[@philipfieldhouse9229]

Those were the good old days when you could actually find a policeman

[@pickybitch2707]

Hunger has a lot to answer for 😢

[@alienvomitsex]

A society that cannot feed its poorest has failed

[@rj6683]

When I was in Las Vegas, a semi homeless man asked me for change while he had a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

[@unfurlinglotusflower6939]

Not to be that person, but alcohol detox can kill you and is why ERs have at least a few beers in a fridge. I always throw a couple bucks to the ones who have alcohol around them or are straight up about it. I know in my area, it’s hard enough with insurance to get into a detox program. I just sat in an ER the other day watching 4 or 5 go through.

[@rj6683]

@@unfurlinglotusflower6939 Whatever,

[@rosemarysmith6255]

If I have I'll give to the Drug addict or alcoholic. The may stop the poor old lady from getting cracked on the head for her little bit she may have.

[@penduloustesticularis1202]

And these were the citizens of the greatest empire in history. Living in abject poverty. Makes one wonder.

[@teerriffic68]

I didn’t think I’d like this video but it was pretty cool tbh. Interesting to see the way crimes were handled back then.

[@jacksimper5725]

Ahh The good old days .

[@martinphilip8998]

I’m struck by how lenient the sentences were compared to earlier days where any of them could be sentenced to death but nearly always were sentenced 7 or 14 years to transportation. “You call that Fair Dinkum Mate?” It’s wonderful to hear this narrator. This is no computer voice, lol. Rather it’s an ideal that anyone who reads orally should follow. I read to gifted eight and nine year olds for 35 years. It was a favorite time of day for all. I loved reading some old classics for children. A Little Princess was a favorite. I did a pretty good Miss Minchin. Reading with such voice means as a reader you have learned to scan ahead, plan for pauses, when to take a breath and so much more. When Americans hear a British accent they usually think that the speaker is smart. But so often we get talking heads here that have a British accent but speak cockswollup on Fox. On top of that, it’s an accent that might be regarded as somewhat vulgar in Britain. I was called a snob for telling them that my sister in Scotland paid oodles of money on tuition so her children would speak well. It’s how social stratification works in Britain. It doesn’t matter if you are rich, speaking well is what’s more important. You get culture and breeding points and that’s a leg up. If you fail, you still have that. I fully enjoyed your voice and presentation. BTW, I speak Bristle. Bristolian, lol. That makes reading Treasure Island aloud, easy. Keep sharing.

[@LtJackboot]

You sounded like Thulsa Doom to me for a second there :-)

[@ohmeowzer1]

Aww the poor people were starving,,heartbreaking,,

[@divaden47]

At least, one can suppose, that despite the obvious hardship in prison, those without food or shelter and charged with 'sleeping out' at least had a roof over their heads. I know so little about how they could have survived. So sad.

[@donmiller2908]

In an era when there was no social security. You worked until you dropped. If you could no longer work for whatever reason you relied on the charity of others or starved.

[@Missangie827]

poor old folks stealing to eat

[@cosmicmusicreynolds3266]

the harder life is for the poorest, the more people will act in desperation ! That is to take or do what they need to survive.

[@howey935]

North Shields is just up the road from where I live I often get the ferry to Amsterdam from North Shields.

[@missrobertson45]

Well hello James Reegan 😏

[@daisychain3007]

And yet people say that life today's difficult Tage.

[@shaun5944]

Hard times. I'm very grateful for being born when I was 👍🇬🇧

[@john-iy3tr]

Good very 👍

[@FactFeast]

Thanks for the visit

[@mickowen3318]

mick owen 11 sentenced to 3 and a half yrs for running out of a shop with box of sweets ( 1961 )

[@wanderingsoul7935]

A lot of these people were just starving hungry

[@sup888]

Watching from North Shields right now, the only thing that’s changed are the buildings!

[@simonyip5978]

Liddle Street sounds like quite a rough and dangerous area.

[@markhonerbaum3920]

I feel sorry for what happened yesterday more than 100 years ago.Yet I'm not immune from vain regret and grim remorse, as I'm visited by the ghost of the past nightly.

[@jennifermcdonald5432]

I am confused, these guys get fined say 5 shillings and costs, these guys are literally starving to death, where the hell are they supposed to get the money to pay the fines, let alone costs.

[@LorraineHarding]

They do exactly the same today with the homeless

[@moondancer9066]

Hard times.

[@kevinmachate59]

I did a project in grad school about this series of mugshots.

[@hudsonrobert49]

At 6:07 why does it look like he's exposing himself again lol

[@tamlandipper29]

"Shake off that habitual tired feeling" Weren't these fellahs eating scraps, and covered in injuries and probably parasites?

[@tweetypie1978]

You did a Yorkshire accent for Geordies ☺️

[@stevenprofit83]

Well I can say the places haven’t changed much still full of ppl like this 😂

[@nicoladouglas3270]

Most of us would have been a criminal of sorts back in the day!!!just to survive!!!! Unless you were rich!!!

[@taunteratwill1787]

Being poor and having no money or place to live was a crime punishable with prison? English justice alright! 😂

[@Angelofloveandhappiness]

Those sail boat at 3:26 look like the ones Egyptians had

[@silvertiger2801]

All of the sentences seem quite light, at least compared to modern cities in the USA.

[@KraftyKreator]

Listening no to this makes me think of what happens to people in our current times. We still get arrested for vagrancy, I believe, instead of offering housing; juvenile detention instead of therapy for whatever might stem behind the thieving for youths and still prosecute owners of brothels rather than facing prostitution will always exist and legalizing it; and others. I honestly feel things have gotten easier but we haven’t changed as much as we should have with some exceptions. The lady who swallowed the coin was no doubt never offered the opportunity to ask if she wanted to press assault charges, that sort of thing just happened to women, I believe and people stealing for food doesn’t happen as much and we have soup kitchens and the such although accepting food from food pantries is still a source of great shame for most people. Very interesting and thought provoking video. Thanks!

[@sarahadair7320]

Something I have never understood? How does fining people who have committed a crime due to poverty stop them from committing further crimes? *coming from someone who once was ticketed for being unable to afford to preregister my car on time. Then I had the registration fee and the ticket... lol it just snowballs on you. Thankfully my job at the time advanced me and then helped me with a raise. But for awhile there my bills were very much an exact thing. Those early 20's just out of college are rough! That was nothing compared to this. That way of thinking has never made sense to me.

[@ydnallah1541]

Imagine these days getting sent down for a month for being a loafer 🧐 there would be no “love island” as they’d all be locked up…..can we not bring this law back? Pleeeeease?!!

[@mattbutler3852]

Please remember that this is the Good Old Days.

[@belindahawkins4083]

U know today it would be unheard of using clothes to pawn

[@aburaeese]

I'm sure the descendants of these criminals are well established in Australia.

[@anneloving8405]

Except transportation ceased in the 1860s.

[@FahlbeckIII]

👍😎👍

[@FactFeast]

Glad you enjoyed the history!

[@FahlbeckIII]

I've enjoyed all of your content for some time, my wife follows you to. Keep up the amazing work! 👍😎👍

[@crystallong9625]

Yet another fantastic video!! I do wish that the attitudes towards beggars and loafers were a bit more stringent today as they were back then. While I’m not at all against helping people who’ve found themselves in a bind due to a stroke of unfortunate circumstances, I’m not for helping people who are lazy, liars, or thieves! Here in my town in Texas, USA there are people on street corners with signs all decently dressed and well groomed begging for money. Their signs state that they’re homeless, but most of them are not. They’ve been watched and followed getting into their own vehicles and or going into an apartment at a nearby complex. Some cities have an ordinance against begging and I wish ours did as well.

[@FactFeast]

I'm happy you think this one was a good watch! Thank you.

[@moondancer9066]

I live in Texas but I have never seen a well dressed beggar and I dare not to insult them because in the past year I have become both a widow and a disabled person, paralyzed from the waist down and I realize how easily I could end up begging, with rent alone being more than my income! Life can be very hard.

[@crystallong9625]

@@moondancer9066 I’m very sad to hear all that you have been through. I give you my deepest and most sincere condolences. As I stated in my post, I don’t mind at all helping those who truly need it. The town where I live has a bit of an epidemic of deceitful beggary to the point that one of the local news channels even did an expose on a certain group of beggars. On another note, I pray that things start going better for you and wish you all the best!!

[@ellstark372]

What was the point in fining them when they were stealing to feed themselves? The would never be able to raise the cost of the fine and so would inevitably end up in jail anyway!

[@lynnekells6163]

McCauley's hands look quite deformed. Might this have contributed?

[@Miss65boo]

I am a social worker and I worked primarily with those who are under the poverty line in the US. I hear all the time people complaining that their money doesn't go far enough and the prices of everything have skyrocketed, which is true, but at least the poor in the US today don't get arrested for being poor or sleeping rough. They do go to jail if they are caught breaking the law, but none of them can say they are starving to death. There are food pantries, soup kitchens and food stamps for those who need it. Housing is a big problem right now all over the country for those who have little to no money to pay rent, but there are homeless shelters and rooming houses to use.

[@bebebutterfield7699]

Imagine this law of sleeping rough today. All the homeless people. 😢 God help them.

[@Lee69111]

mama fratelli @ 7:12 :)

[@stay_gold6316]

you kind of sound like dara o’brien

[@leslierobertson2564]

Cursive writing, I was taught that in Canada! Sorry, I’m so sorry about the individuals, but still! Cursive writing! 😂

[@WyattRyeSway]

Americans want to get rid of it. Unbelievable. Much better to take that time to teach CRT apparently.