A website which deals with Foundries and child labour 1842 Newcastle on the surname Tyne but can be modified to any surname for which you might be looking. Rhonda Houston A new web page at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tynesidehistory/foundries.html is extracts from a 1842 government report on children working in foundries the extracts are from Newcastle foundries of Walker, Tyne and Crowthers. There are a lot of surnames on the page as children were questioned as to their working conditions. The main index page now has a search engine that allows you to search the site for locations, surnames and subjects. There has also been set up a site ring for any Tyneside Family or Local History websites. The webmaster's name is Dave Kane (Tyneside UK) http://Tyneside.History.andmuchmore.com North east England Victorian family and local history.