Gang System: teams of children were formed by

Gang System: teams of children were formed by contractor or ganger and hired out to farmers as agricultural labour for tasks such as sowing and hoeing. Worked 8 or 9 hours a day and often had to walk 3 or 4 miles to and from work. Practice particularly widespread in East Anglia. From The Sunday at Home London 1869

1869 Anglia Contractor Formed Ganger Hired Hoeing Often Particularly Sowing Tasks Teams Widespread

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