Perhaps Bolton was particularly grateful for its workhouse, which no doubt provided a ready stream of child labour to the mills in the 1830s and 1840s. I only googled to find the Wiki page, because I remember way too much of my O Level history course. Good teacher or brain otherwise unoccupied?

I dunno about the loathing. Possibly sibling rivalry. The ageing father split his inheritance between his children, retaining only the right to have a pizza or kebab of his choice on a Saturday night for himself and his Blowling Club friends. But it all went horribly wrong - it's all fun and games till somebody loses an eye.