The Education of Children Engaged in Industry in England 1833-1876

Adam Henry Robson

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9780367138455
• eBook ISBN: 9780429639692
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Originally published in 1931, this title looks at the education received by children working in industry in England between 1833 and 1876. The industrial revolution created more demand for child labour than ever before, but there were few laws to protect the children involved. School was not compulsory for children until the 1880s, but there were new laws brought in and enforced to reduce the numbers of hours they were allowed to work in industry in 1833 and subsequently in 1844. This title deals with the education of children during that time and the implications of the laws introduced.

INDEX

Accidents in mines, Select Committee on, 155

Mr H. A. Bruce’s Bill regarding, 161

Further Bill regarding, 162–3

Accrington, 123

Adderley, Mr—Bill to provide for education of children employed in manufacture, 186

Agricultural Children’s Act (1874), 180–1

Repeal of, 182

____ Commission, 174–7

____ Gangs Act (1867), 180

____ parishes, Education in, 168–173

Agriculture, Employment of women and children in, 167

proposals to apply principles of Factory Acts to, 173

Number of children affected, 173

Commission on the Employment of Children, 176

Final report of, and Mr Fawcett’s proposals, 177

Bill to regulate conditions, 179

Further Bill, 179

Action of House of Lords regarding, 180

Althorp, Lord (Earl Spencer), Views on Lord Ashley’s Bill (1833), 28–9

Introduction of Government Factory Bill (1833), 30

Apprentices, Act. for the Preservation of the Health and Morals of, 4

Poor Law. 3, 5 n

Act quite neglected, 6 n

Reports of visiting magistrates, 11 n

Ashley, Lord (see Shaftesbury, Earl of)

Ashton, Thomas, Mill proprietor, Hyde, provision of school, 24

Ashworth, Henry, maintains school at his mill, 25

evidence as to worthlessness of education given under Factory Act (1838), 48

Association of Miners, Proposals of, 164

Baker, Robert, Statement on origin of half-time system, 63 n

investigation into ages, etc., of “half-timers” compared with those of day scholars, 95

Conclusions of, 97

Examination in reading of 2, 500 children between 13 and 16 years, 99

Conclusion that education should be continued at night schools, 100

Remarks on Printworks Act (1845), 125

Effect of introduction of bleaching factory legislation, 143

district covered by, 204

Baptist schools, 87

Bedford, 196

Belper, 24

Berkshire, 181

Birmingham, 183, 184, 197, 198, 205

Blackburn, 104

Bleaching and Dyeworks Act (1860) passed, 143

____ factories, number of children, etc. employed in, 136

Bill for regulating employment in, 137

Similar Bill introduced later, 137

Tremenheere’s report on conditions of employment, 138

Bill based on that report, 140

Further Bill, 140

Again defeated, 141

Education not mentioned in the later Bills, 141

Appointment of Select Committee to make inquiries, 141

Further committee appointed, 142

Conclusion regarding “no restrictions,” 142

Further Bill introduced, 142

Proposal to apply provisions of Factory Acts to bleaching and dyeing works, 142

Block-printing and teering in the calico print works, 110

Bolton, 25, 105, 136

Boyd, R. N., 155

Boys’ National School, Nottingham, evidence of Master regarding attendance, ages, educational standard, etc., 129

Bradford, books used at school in, 45

Brick-making industry, Children in, 185

British and Foreign School Society, 13 n

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Author’s Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• I. Child Employment in Factories up to 1831
• II. The Factory Act of 1833
• III. The Factory Act of 1844
• IV. Extension of Legislation to other Trades and Manufactures
• V. Collieries and Mines
• VI. Agriculture
• VII. Legislation for all Industries
• Bibliography
• Index