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Case 4166

1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society February 1894

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

2. State the exact age, and give the date and place of birth.
19 yrs. Sept 1884 Portsmouth

3. Legitimate?
Yes

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism.
In 1883 S. Mary Portsea

5. Parents living?
No

6. If, however, either or both are dead, state of what disease they died and give the date of their death.
Mother - in confinement Oct. 5 1892
Father - consumption Tues Jun 23 1874

7. If living, give their exact places of abode, and state how long they have resided there.

8. Give the christian names and surnames of parents (in full) and state their ages.
Mother - H., 39 time of death
Father - W., 42 at time of death

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.

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.

11. Have the parents or guardians ever received parish relief? If so, to what extent?
6/s a week since the mother's death

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
W., Haslar Hospital [?], 19, sick-nurse, 6/s
H., "", 18, 6/s
R., Trafalgar Place, 15, keeps house for her grandfather
G., [Fratton] Hants, 12
A., The Union Portsmouth, 11
A., The Union Portsmouth, 5


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