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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/5/2
Former Reference	D6948/14/20
Title	Register [under the Factory and Workshop Act 1878] of the Belper factory of WG & J Strutt
Date	Aug 1886-Jul 1890
Description	(i) general information on the cotton spinning factory at Bridge Street, Belper, Aug 1886-March 1887 (ii) dates when the dates the factory were limewashed, Nov 1886-July 1890 iii) 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], date of certificate of standard required by the bye-laws, and remarks on when child ceased to be employed and when they became ‘young persons’, Nov 1886-Oct 1890 (iv) 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 March 1883], names of father and mother, date of birth, signature of certifying surgeon, date of signature [by surgeon], and dates of educational certificates, Sep 1886-June 1890. Labelled 176 0n first page.
Extent	1 volume
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Messrs W G & J Strutt
Archive Creator	English Sewing Cotton Company Limited
Format	Document
Term	Child labour
	Employees
	Factory workers
	Workers

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