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Children’s Evidence from the Scriven Report into the Employment of Children and Young Persons
The punctuation, spelling and layout of the children’s responses are taken verbatim from the published report.
Mr Hackwood’s Earthenware Factory, Shelton
no.113 Ann Badley, aged 10
I have been a painter 12 months and more; there are five little girls in the same room with me and mother [Elizabeth Badley, manager of the painting room] looks after us. I cannot read or write. I go to Sunday-school and went a little while to National School, and learnt to sew and knit, and make my own pinbefores. I come at seven in the morning and go home at six, and have got one hour for dinner, half and hour for breakfast. I like painting very well, and shall not like any other kind of work better.
no. 114 Josiah Bevington, aged 8
Have been a mould-maker a year. I work for George Stanaway; he give me 2s. a week; we work very near every day. I carry the moulds from the worker to the hot-house and back again. I come about six o’clock, sometimes five, to light fires. Father’s a dipper; he’s got no work to do. I have one sister at work; she gets 3s. a week, as paper-cutter. I get meal and water for breakfast, and tatoes for dinner; sometimes a bit of bacon; I don’t get enough; I could always eat more if I had it. I’ve go no more clothes than what I have on. I can read and write a little; can sign my name. I have been to day-school at ‘National’ and go now to Sunday-school always. I go Monday nights to write.
Words: Miranda Goodby
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