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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/5/4
Former Reference	D6948/14/22
Title	Register under the Factory and Workshop Act 1878 of the Belper factory of WG & J Strutt
Date	Dec 1893-Feb 1898
Description	(i) general information on the cotton spinning factory at Bridge Street, Belper, June 1894 (ii) dates and details of holidays and half holidays, Dec 1893-Dec 1896 (iii) list of dates the factory was limewashed, May 1894-July 1896 (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], date of certificate of standard required by the bye-laws, and remarks [only used occasionally], Jan 1894-Feb 1898 (v) list of young persons under 18 years of age, 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], dates of educational certificates, Nov 1893-Dec 1896. Labelled 131 on 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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