100 likes | 471 Views
VICTORIAN times. Life as a Victorian child. contents. 1. Title 2. Contents 3. Poor families 4. Money 5. Children 6. Work 7. Oliver Twist 8. The Workhouse 9. Thanks for watching . Poor families. Many people were poor in the Victorian times.
E N D
VICTORIAN times Life as a Victorian child
contents • 1. Title • 2. Contents • 3. Poor families • 4. Money • 5. Children • 6. Work • 7. Oliver Twist • 8. The Workhouse • 9. Thanks for watching
Poor families • Many people were poor in the Victorian times. • Families had up to six children and lots of babies so they were always very busy. • Most children were forced to go and work instead of going to school. • Some children would help out on a farm or stay at home and do the house work.
Money • Lots of Victorians were broke and were in need of money. • The oldest children went to work on a farm, did all the house jobs and became a servants. • They earned a sixpence every work day.
Children • Lots of Victorian children needed to do jobs like help out on a farm, work as a servant or just stayed at home doing the washing up or sewing up torn clothes. • After they did their jobs, they were too tired and too hungry to go and play
Work • The wasn’t that much work in the Victorian times but people didn’t have a choice if they had a family to feed. • Most girls stayed at home to help with the family but they worked as nannys too. • Children needed to work hard but they were as young as six!
Oliver Twist • A man called Charles Dickens wrote a book based on a Victorian child called Oliver Twist. • Its about an orphan who escapes the Workhouse and runs away to London. • These are pictures of Oliver, begging for more food.
The Workhouse • The Workhouse was a place where you came to if you didn’t have any job. • It was infected with diseases and was a horrible place. • You got separated from your family first and got put into different places. • People were so desperate to not go there but if they lost their job, it was the only option.
Thanks for watching! Hope you’ve enjoyed my power point