<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Mrs. Cratchit (named Emily in some adaptations) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Martha Belinda Peter an unnamed son (named Matthew in some adaptations) an unnamed daughter (named Lucy or Gillian in some adaptions) Tiny Tim </Td> </Tr> <P> Bob Cratchit is a fictional character in the Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol . The abused, underpaid clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge (and possibly Jacob Marley, when he was still alive), Cratchit has come to symbolize poor working conditions, especially long working hours . </P> <P> According to a comment by his wife, Cratchit works for 15 shillings a week at a rate of three pence ("thruppence") an hour for 60 hours per week . Until the decimalization of the British Pound in 1971, one shilling was twelve pence . Thus, fifteen shillings is 180 pence . It would take 60 hours to earn 180 at a rate of three pence per hour . In terms of 2015 purchasing power, this would be approximately £ 63.00 or about $94 US per week . </P>

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