Children of the 19th century

A child living condition in London during the 19th century was not easy, the children death range was high, most of them died from infecttion and diseases that we could almost not died of today.
During this period of the 19th century, when a parent had died, children were expected to wear black garments for up to three years depending on who died.
London had many orphanages but places were usually given to orphans who had come from wealthy or respectable families. Many poor children whose parents had died were forced to live on the streets or in workhouses where conditions were extremely hard.
They were forced to work from a very young age. Many earned a few pennies by becoming chimney-sweeps or working on the streets running errands, calling cabs, sweeping roads. Other children worked alongside their parents at home or in small, dark and dirty workshops sewing clothes, sacks or shoes.We are still seing these condition today, let's take Haiti for example, very poor family children are living under the same exact condition. Some children at a certain age are sent to work at other wealthier people house in order to provide for themselves and their family.
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Danie M