VICTORIAN JOBS FOR CHILDREN

Poor children worked at the age of 6!! These are some of the jobs

they did.

Cotton mills

Children suffered in cotton mills because they worked in a hot, dusty environment.

Trappers

A trapper opened and closed the door in a coal mine. If they were stupid then they will get trapped by mine carts hence the name Trappers.

Factories

Children often did jobs that required small nimble fingers.

Coal Mines

Some children pushed carts of coal along mine tunnels therefore they had to work in pitch black.

Servants

Children had to make their masters breakfast. They had to get up early to start a fire for their master , it was a very dangerous job for a little child because smoke could get in their lungs and can causes diseases.

Chimney Sweeps

Soot gets in your lungs if you breath it in. You could die…

THANK YOU

Thank you for watching I hope you learned some interesting facts about Victorians!

By Paige and Jacob.