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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D6948/H/5/13
Former ReferenceD6948/14/31
TitleGeneral register under the Factory and Workshop Acts 1901 and 1907 for the Belper factory of English Sewing Cotton Company Limited
DateMay 1909-Feb 1910
DescriptionNumbered 10 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, May 1909-Feb 1910
(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, May 1909-Jan 1910
(iv) register of accidents, June-Dec 1909
(v) list of dates the factory was limewashed, Jan-Aug 1909
(vi) reports of steam engine inspection and examinations, March-Oct 1909.
Labelled 138 on first page
Extent1 volume
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorEnglish 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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