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Case 6001

1. Application to the Waifs and Strays' Society 29 April 1897

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

2. State the exact age, and give the date and place of birth.
In 1894 in Great Titchfield Street

3. Legitimate?
No

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism.
Yes - place and date unknown but ascertained

5. Parents living?
Neither

6. If, however, either or both are dead, state of what disease they died and give the date of their death.
Mother of consumption 1896
Father not known March 1897

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 [?] between 30 and 40
Father

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.
Cobbler - wages very precarious

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.
Delicate and earned nothing

11. Have the parents or guardians ever received parish relief? If so, to what extent?
No means of knowing

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
K Sumatra Road, West Hampstead 9


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