> >Mark Smith posted: "This treasure comes from the >Belper-based cotton spinning company W G and J >Strutt Ltd and is a register of children dating >from May 1853 to April 1860 (D6948/14/5).  >Education was not made compulsory until 1880, so >the use of children's labour in the Str" >Respond to this post by replying above this line > > >New post on Derbyshire Record Office > > > >[] > ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/author/markpsmith/> >[] > > ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/treasure-46-register-of-child-factory-workers/>Treasure >46: Register of child factory workers > > > >by <https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/author/markpsmith/>Mark Smith > >This treasure comes from the Belper-based cotton >spinning company W G and J Strutt Ltd and is a >register of children dating from May 1853 to >April 1860 (D6948/14/5).  Education was not >made compulsory until 1880, so the use of >children's labour in the Strutt mills in Belper >was very >normal.<https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/treasure-46-register-of-child-factory-workers/d6948-14-5-front-2/> >d6948-14-5-front > ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/treasure-46-register-of-child-factory-workers/d6948-14-5-register-2/> >d6948-14-5-register > > >The register records the reference number of >each child's certificate of employment, the >first day of employment or re-employment and >when they worked in the morning or afternoon. A >column notes when they change their group or >leave – or come to the end of their thirteenth >yeear and become classified as "young persons". ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/author/markpsmith/>Mark >Smith | 3 February 2017 at 10:35 am | Tags: ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/tag/1850s/>1850s, ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/tag/belper/>Belper, ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/tag/mills/>mills, ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/tag/strutt/>Strutt >| Categories: ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/category/50-treasures/>50 >Treasures, ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/category/news/>News >| URL: <http://wp.me/p1jCye-2NP>http://wp.me/p1jCye-2NP > ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/treasure-46-register-of-child-factory-workers/#respond>Comment ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/treasure-46-register-of-child-factory-workers/#comments>See >all comments > ><https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=bba82ab2519c1b6a78d8a94fa8662ac9&email=annete%40aapt.net.au&b=LCSgx%2CT%25%2BW8Wh6%2FkLx%2Bsu%25AnpP4GhG9Z9aA%7CFD%3FQkF%3FDu%7EtM7f>Unsubscribe >to no longer receive posts from Derbyshire >Record Office. Change your email settings at ><https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=bba82ab2519c1b6a78d8a94fa8662ac9&email=annete%40aapt.net.au>Manage >Subscriptions. > >Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/treasure-46-register-of-child-factory-workers/>https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/treasure-46-register-of-child-factory-workers/ > ><https://wordpress.com>Thanks for flying with >[] ><https://wordpress.com> WordPress.com