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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D6948/H/5/8
Former ReferenceD6948/14/26
TitleGeneral register under the Factory and Workshop Act 1901 for the Belper factory of English Sewing Cotton Company Limited
DateJul 1903-Jul 1904
DescriptionNumbered 4 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, June 1903-July 1904
(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, July 1903-July 1904
(iv) register of accidents, April-July 1904
(v) list of dates the factory was limewashed, Jan 1903-Jan 1904
(vi) reports of steam engine inspection and examinations, July 1903-May 1904.
Labelled 137 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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