No, they were not babies.
In those days it was normal to work at the age of 11-12. To work on a ship as well.

We, in the western.world, changed it and made babies out of them after was decided they had to go to school till 18 and children labour is forbidden.

That also is not quiet true. At this moment there is a large group still working, no pension yet, and they started at the age of 14.

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