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19th Century Britain 1. Children didn't live very long. There were a number of obstacles they had to get past first. Mother's would smother them at birth so they didn't have to be looked after. If this didn't happen then they may be sent to a "Baby Farm" where a woman would look after your child for 5 pounds. Parents would never have to see them again. But the woman would starve the babies so she didn't have to look after them. If they stayed at home, they'd probably have to share a room with their family. Babies could be crushed to death in their sleep. There wasn't enough food in big families, so they would have starved. They were sent to work as soon as they could walk. But Doctor Barnardo opened homes for orphan children, and took in boys who'd be sent to good jobs in England or abroad,...

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