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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D6948/H/5/1
Former ReferenceD6948/14/19
TitleRegister [under the Factory and Workshop Act 1878] of the Belper factory of WG & J Strutt
DateJan 1879-Aug 1883
Description(i) general information on the cotton spinning factory at Bridge Street, Belper, Aug 1879
(ii) dates of holidays and half-holidays, April 1879-July 1880
(iii) dates when the dates the factory was limewashed, May 1879-Dec 18[82]
(iv) list of children employed in the factory, with columns for surname, Christian name, residence [place, not detailed], date of first employment, names of father and mother, date of birth, signature of certifying surgeon, date of signature [by surgeon], and remarks on when child ceased to be employed and when they became ‘young persons’, Jan 1879-Jan 1883
(v) list of young persons [aged under 18], with columns for surname, Christian name, residence [place, not detailed], date of first employment [including information back to Jan 1873], names of father and mother, date of birth, signature of certifying surgeon, date of signature [by surgeon], dates of educational certificates, and remarks, May 1879-Aug 1883
Labelled 144 on first page.
Front and back covers both missing half torn off.
Extent1 volume
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorMessrs W G & J Strutt
English Sewing Cotton Company Limited
FormatDocument
TermChild labour
Employees
Factory workers
Workers
Places
Place (click for further details)Type
Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site 
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