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Workhouses were where poor people who had no job or home lived. They earned their keep by doing jobs in the workhouse. Also in the workhouses were orphaned (children without parents) and abandoned children, the physically and mentally sick, the disabled, the elderly and unmarried mothers.
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Why were there Victorian workhouses?
In a Victorian work house children, adults and elderly went to work in a workhouse if they were poor or badly ill. If they broke the rules then they would be put in a cage in a dark room, fined of even put into prison!
What work did a piecer do in Victorian times?
they worked in factories and mended thread.
What jobs did rich children do during the Victorian times?
Rich children then were rich because they worked. They lived like children nowadays - with parents.
How much would a house cost in Victorian times?
about £9,999,99
What was provost skenes house use in the Victorian times?
it was a museum
Why were there Victorian workhouses?
In a Victorian work house children, adults and elderly went to work in a workhouse if they were poor or badly ill. If they broke the rules then they would be put in a cage in a dark room, fined of even put into prison!
Is Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Victorian?
yes she lived in the Victorian times
What work did a piecer do in Victorian times?
they worked in factories and mended thread.
What jobs did rich children do during the Victorian times?
Rich children then were rich because they worked. They lived like children nowadays - with parents.
Who did the house work in the rich peoples house in Victorian times?
In Victorian times, rich and middle class people employed servants to do the house work.
Was Robert Burns in the Victorian times?
No. "Victorian Times" describes the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1901. Robert Burns lived from 1759 to 1796.
What jobs did children do in Victorian times?
Boys would have worked on farms and in chimneys but girls worked in sewing factories.
Why was the era in which Dickens lived known as the Victorian times?
Because it sounded funny
Who worked in a kitchen in Victorian times?
the cook, scullery maid and kitchen maid :P:P:P
How did children work during Victorian times?
they worked with their legs and hands. they were not allowed to complain.
How much would a house cost in Victorian times?
about £9,999,99
What was provost skenes house use in the Victorian times?
it was a museum
