Benjamin Taylor

    He is 12 years old and has worked for two years.  He pushes the wagon and works from six to six with one hour for dinner, half days from six to three.  He has 1s per day.  He never works nights nor Sundays.  He is paid once a month.  If he wants subsistence he goes to Horsley's tommy shop.  He attends the Calvinist Sunday School at Riddings and has been there six year. He was one year at day school.  He cannot write but reads in the Bible.  Spells pretty well.

George Dawes

    He is 15 years old and has worked seven years.  He now hangs on and has 2s. per day and is paid once a month.  He goes to the Calvinist Sunday School at Riddings and cannot write yet, they teach him nothing.  He has been four years to Sunday School.  He reads in the Testament. He cannot spell either church or chapel.

John Watts

    He is 9 years old and has worked half a year driving the gin horse.  He works from six to six with one hour for dinner.  He goes neither to church nor chapel nor school. Cannot say a letter.  He does not know what either bread or cloth are made from.