London Labour and the London Poor
Where did most costermongers and their families live
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Costermongers usually lived in a drab, dreary, dirty rented room. Often it was shared with other family members. A mother, father and four or more children might live in a single room. At other times, a coster would share a room with several unrelated people, or rent a portion of a room from a small family, to save money.