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Case 2716

1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 3 November 1890

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1. Give the child's christian name and surname.
M

2. State the exact age, and give the date and place of birth.
11 years 14 August 1879. Poplar.

3. Legitimate?
yes.

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism.
Christ church Oxford mission poplar Set 1879

5. Parents living?
yes

6. If, however, either or both are dead, state of what disease they died, and give the date of their death

7. If living, give their exact places of abode, and state how long they have resided there.
Mother in Cane Hill. Coulsdon Surrey Lunatic Asylum 1889.
Father at sea. 12 or 14 months at a time. Residence 4 Albert SW

8. Give the christian names and surnames of his parents (in full) and state their ages.
Mother S 41
Father L 52

9. What was or is the nature of the father's occupation and the amount of his weekly earnings? Give the name and address of his present or last employer.
Seaman. £4.10 a month
Shaw [?] Leadenhall St E.C.

10. What was or is the nature of the mother's occupation and the amount of her weekly earnings? Give the name and address of her present or last employer.
none

11. Have the parents or guardians ever received parish relief? If so, to what extent?
no except by maintenance in asylum

12. Give the names, addresses, ages, occupations and earnings (if any) of all the brothers and sisters of the child
NAME, ADDRESS, AGE, OCCUPATION, WEEKLY EARNINGS
R, Albert W, Poplar, 19, Assistant in Docks, 17/6
A, Watson St, 5

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