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TitleShinn, John: A Sketch of My Life and Times
DescriptionDOB: March 6th, 1837
DOD: unknown

His father would offer apprenticeships to other parents.
There were about 16 rooms in their house, which were let out to other families.
The East India Company was taken over by the government, after this pension went to 1/1 per day.

At the time of his school life his parents were very poor and in great distress and there was no free education.
His parents were unable to send him to school.

Worked in unhealthy workshops, the comfort of the workers was never thought of Long hours of labour, from 7am to 8pm and badly paid for.

Was fond of painting and drawing.

Condemned persons would be executed in the old barley in front of Newgate at 8am on Monday morning.
Thousands of people would pass their house to attend the executions.
Mary Ann, one of the girls living with them, suffered from burns by a fire and died a few days later.

Handwritten
Daten.d. [post 1845]
LevelItem
Extent1
FormatBoth hard and digital copies
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