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http://www.adams-of-adamsrow.com/page8.htm

http://www.hoodfamily.info/docs/colliersloft/newtoncolliersloft.html

These two links make interesting reading.

"An Act of Parliament, prohibiting the employment of women and girls in mines and collieries, regulating the employment of boys, and making other provisions relating to persons working therein, was passed on 10th August, 1842.

In order in some degree to afford time for preparing for the change, it allowed female apprentices under the age of 18 to continue at their usual occupation below ground for three months, and all other females for six months. Accordingly it was not until the 1st of March, 1843, that, it became unlawful for any owner of any mine or colliery "to employ any female person whatsoever within any mine or colliery, or to allow or permit any female person to work or be therein."

The common practice in Scotland had been that the females were not employed immediately by the proprietors, but by their men. "

From the 17 names on the two decorative boards, 3 are my ancestors, 4 are their brothers and 2 more brothers in law.

Sylvia - On the Adams link there is a drawing of a woman pulling the coal bogie underground.

John

Hi John

thanks for that link

drawings that I've seen in other publications show that the women were usually at most only half-dressed when they were pullling the carts underground.



sylvia