Kids Today!

I was recently contacted by Mike Gould, a man as interested in the history of Leicestershire as I.
He informed me of a new web site that he had created and asked me whether I would care to link to it.
I was mightily impressed, as you can tell from my write up of it in my links section.

It takes knowledge to create a spectacular web site the likes of Mike's, and not only was I impressed with the superb layout of his site, but also, I couldn't fail to notice his dedication and awareness towards Leicestershire as a subject.
It is therefore with great pleasure, that I present to you this week, a piece of Mike's own writing which he kindly offered to share with us all.

Please email Mike and tell him if you enjoyed his article.... maybe we could then persuade him to write some more for us!! Also, please DO go visit his web site, I can guarantee you, you won't leave disappointed!! His graphics, which sadly I'm unable to present here, are far superior to mine!!
Go To Mike's Site About Leicestershire.

Kids these days - don't know they're born ! Well, was it always tougher in bygone days ? Kirby Muxloe is a fairly typical English shires village whose history can be traced back nigh on a thousand years.

Over that time, it would be an understatement to say that things have changed. And just as we can have little comprehension of what life was like centuries ago, from our vantage point in the 21st century, so our children will have difficulty appreciating how their forebears, as youngsters, lived their lives.

istorical records about how kids were raised and educated are, for the most part, scant. It's only when we get to the 18th century that we start to find detailed accounts. Children of "the common people" were often apprenticed. They were sent out to work by their parents in order to learn a trade, frequently at quite an early age. This might be as servants in a local well-to-do house, or as tradesmen in a local industry. Girls usually learnt "The Art of Good Housewifery". In 1748, Elizabeth Chellish, aged 7, left Kirby to work for Thomas Copeland of Bagworth. She would have probably been treated as a source of cheap domestic labour, working long hours at a variety of chores around the house.

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