Nancy Carson Thank you for the insight. I guess I knew those things happened but I thought maybe NOT at that time in OUR country!!! Times were tough...and so sad! Regards Roberta Kerr At 07:43 PM 5/15/00 -0700, you wrote: >Roberta - I'm not sure how common it was, but I know that my Grandmother >went out to work at age 9 (that would have been in 1909). She worked for two >farming families who had farms side by side. She did get one benefit from >it - the families she worked for sent her to school with their own children >and, as a result, my Grandmother was the only one in her family who received >an education and learned to read and write. I suspect it depended on the >family dynamics, and the state of their financial situation. In my >Grandmother's case, they were beyond poor, so that's why she went out to >work at such a young age. Of course, we have laws against that these days >... > >Nancy Carson >Calgary, Alberta > > >>In searching the 1901 Census submitted by Russell Saffin (thank you >>Russell) I noticed two boys ages 7 and 9 years were farm labourers. Was >>this common in 1901 Eastern Townships? >> >>Regards >>Roberta KERR > > > >