Hannah
Brown
was
born in Bradford
in 1809. Hannah was interviewed by Michael
Sadler and House
of Commons Committee on 13th June, 1832.
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Hannah
Brown was interviewed by Michael
Sadler and his House of Commons Committee
on 13th June, 1832.
Question:
How early did you begin to work in mills?
Answer: At nine years old.
Question: What hours did you work?
Answer: I began at six o'clock, and worked till nine at night.
Question: What time was allowed for your meals?
Answer: No, none at all.
Question: Did this work affect your limbs?
Answer: Yes, I felt a great deal of pain in my legs.
Question: Did it begin to produce deformity in any of your limbs?
Answer: Yes; both my knees are rather turned in.
Question: Was there punishment?
Answer: Yes
Question: Has Mr. Ackroyd ever chastised you in any way?
Answer: Yes; he has taken hold of my hair and my ear, and pulled me,
and just given me a bit of a shock, more than once.
Question: Did you ever see him adopt similar treatment towards any
others?
Answer Yes: I have seen him pull a relation of mine about by the hair.
Question:
Do
you mean he dragged her?
Answer: Yes, about three or four yards.
Cotton
Mill worker photographed by Lewis Hine
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