Below are some resources I recommend if any of your ancestors in your family tree were Child Chimney Sweeps.

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Description: Someone, a child, who was sent up chimney to clear out soot deposits, often forcefully. Although the practice was outlawed by 1832 it was still a common occurrence, with some sweeps being as young as five. The children made their way through the narrow winding chimneys enduring cuts, grazes and bruises until their skin became accustomed to it. If a child refused to go any further, fires were sometimes lit underneath them for 'encouragement'. In addition, thanks to working naked, they were susceptible to scrotal cancer.

Websites:

Worst jobs in Victorian England: Child Chimney Sweep

Reading materials:

The Book of English Trades, and Library of Useful Arts

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