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D6948 - Messrs W G and J Strutt of Belper, cotton spinners - 1751-1938
- H - Child workforce registers and certificate books under assorted Factory Acts - 1836-1938
  - 5 - Registers under the Factory and Workshop Acts of the Belper factory of WG & J Strutt - 1879-1938

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D6948/H/5/12
Former Reference	D6948/14/30
Title	General register under the Factory and Workshop Act 1901 for the Belper factory of English Sewing Cotton Company Limited
Date	Jan 1908-May 1909
Description	Numbered 9 on front (i) general information on the factory (ii) register of young persons under 18 years of age employed full time, with columns for surname, Christian name, residence [place, not detailed], date of first employment, date of labour certificate from Local Educational Authority, names of father and mother, date of birth, signature of certifying surgeon, date of signature [by surgeon], and remarks when young person is 16 and when employment ceased, Jan 1908-May 1909 (iii) register of children employed half time, with columns for surname, Christian name, residence [place, not detailed], date of first employment, date of labour certificate from Local Educational Authority, names of father and mother, date of birth, signature of certifying surgeon, date of signature [by surgeon], and remarks when child left or became a young person, Jan 1908-May 1909 (iv) register of accidents - only one entry for Edith Sparham of Heage, Apr 1909 (v) list of dates the factory was limewashed, Mar-Sep 1908 (vi) reports of steam engine inspection and examinations, March-Oct 1908. Labelled 134 on first page
Extent	1 volume
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	English Sewing Cotton Company Limited
Format	Document
Term	Child labour
	Employees
	Factory workers
	Workers

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