The Charters in St John's Ward

John, Charles, and Thomas Charters lived in the St John's Ward in the late nineteenth century. Directories show that Thomas Charters lived at 193 Elizabeth Street.  He also lived at 229 Elizabeth Street. I wondered what the area was like at the time: well, by the 1930s it looks like it was a slum.

Before that I don't think it was particularly wealthy either. It was a poor working-class area according to many accounts; the History to the People blog has some great photos (and is where I got the one above).