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Although the family Young had been Thames’ watermen and fishermen since at least 1750, it was in 1805 that the activities of catching and selling fish were combined for the first time.
At that time, the French Revolution had just subsided, leaving fear and suspicion across the whole of Europe. The final union of the United Kingdom had just occurred with the Union Act of Great Britain and Ireland. The first Factory Act had just been passed, preventing, amongst other things, employment of children under eight years of age, and also limiting the working day to sixteen hours.
George III still clung to the English throne, despite his difficulties, which included the fairly recent loss of the American Colonies. Most importantly for life in Britain, the Napoleonic Wars were in full rage, with Napoleon having been declared Emperor only months before. Wars reached a turning point that same year, with Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar. |
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