Pauper apprentices in

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and

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were the children of

pauper Pauperism (Lat. ''pauper'', poor) is poverty or generally the state of being poor, or particularly the condition of being a "pauper", i.e. receiving relief administered under the English Poor Laws. From this, pauperism can also be more generally ...

s who were bound out by the local parish overseers and churchwardens. Some had to travel long distances to serve in the factories of the

Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going f ...

, but the majority served their terms within a few miles of their homes.

External links

*http://www.spartacus-educational.com/IRworkhouse.children.htm *http://www1.conyers.stockton.sch.uk/sparkingthegap/victorians/pauper.asp Child labour Children's rights in England Children's rights in Wales Poverty in the United Kingdom Manufacturing in England Industrial Revolution Poverty in England {{Wales-hist-stub