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Case 101. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 24 February 1882
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- 1. Give the girls's christian name and surname
- M.
- 2. State her exact age, and give the date and place of her birth
- 9 yrs. Born Feb. 4 1875 at Northumberland [St., Poplar]
- 3. Is she legitimate?
- Yes
- 4. Are her parents living?
- Only the mother.
- 5. If. however, either or both are dead, state of what disease they died and give the date of their death
- Mother - blank
- Father - Jan. 25, 1882. Drowned
- 6. If living, give their exact places of abode, and state how long they have resided there
- Culloden Str. Bromley E. 5 years next July.
- 7. Give the christian names and surnames of her parents (in full)
- Mother - E. (maiden name)
- Father - [G]
- 8. 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.
- Foreman Lighterman £3 for 9 months. Before that £2. 15/ out of which he had to pay his expenses 5/0 or 6/0 a week. Also 1/6 a week for his mother for 3 yrs. [?], Creek Wharf, [?] Bridge, [Barley] Rd. 8 year foreman, & 8 yrs jobbing
- 9. 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.
- Nothing since married.
- 10. Have her parents or guardians ever received parish relief? If so, to what extent?
- No.
- 11. Give the names, addresses, ages, occupations and earnings (if any) of all her brothers and sisters
- NAME, ADDRESS, AGE, OCCUPATION, WEEKLY EARNINGS
- E., Culloden Str., 16, Crippled with [?]
- G., "", 13 1/2, Just [leaving] school
- L., "", 11 1/2, At school
- R., "", 7 ""
- A., "", 3 1/2
- H., "", 5 mo.
- 12. At what address and with whom is the girl now living?
- With her mother at 5 Culloden Str.
- 13. Give in full the names, addresses, ages, occupations and earnings of each living relative the child is known to possess either on the father's or mother's side such as grandparents, uncles, aunts, &c.
- DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP, NAMES, ADDRESS, AGE, OCCUPATION, WEEKLY EARNINGS
- Grandmother, [?], Lockley Str., [Lincham], 67
- Uncle, J., "", 46 Jobbing Lighterman, £1
- Aunt, Mrs. Campfield 2 ch, [?] Rd., 36 (Husband ill) Jobbing Lighterman, £1
- Aunt (on mother's side), Mrs., Old Ford, 48, Husband Porter, £1
- Uncle, [?], Clerkenwell, 42, Labourer 7 children, £1
- "", G., Islington, 40, Thermometer mother 5 children, 29/.
- "", R., Old Ford, 27, [Umbella], Mother 2 children, £1
- 14. State whether any of her relatives are in your judgment in a position to maintain her, or to contribute in any degree to her support
- No.
- 15. Has she ever been convicted? Is so, state the nature of her offence and term of imprisonment
- No.
- 16. Has she ever attended day school? If so, where and for how long?
- Woolmore Str. Board School - 4 yrs. & private School 3 yrs.
- 17. Has she ever attended Sunday School? Is so, where and for how long?
- Yes. All Hallows [?] Doch. - 2 yrs. & All Saints, Poplar before that.
- 18. Has she ever been in the workhouse If so, for how long and where?
- No.
- 19. Has she any affections of the limbs, joints, skin or eyes which may have the affect of preventing her from entering domestic services?
- No.
- 20. Is she subject to fits or has she ever had one? If so, state its nature. Is this child subject to incontinence of urine?
- No.
- 21. Is she at present affected with any infectious or contagious disease, or with scrofula requiring medical treatment?
- No.
- 22. Has she had scarlet fever, or whooping cough or measles, or small pox? If not the latter, has she been vaccinated?
- Whooping cough & measles. Vaccinated.
- 23. Is her general health good?
- Yes.
- 24. Are her parents, grandparents or next of kin, willing to sign an agreement to commit the girl wholly to the care of the managers of the Home, to obey the rules in force and to permit the said girl when fully trained to be sent to any situation in the United Kingdom which may be obtained for her by the Managers?
- Yes. She has never been under a doctor, except at the Childrens Hospital for an abscess in neck
D.
- I certify that the foregoing questions have been correctly replied to.
- Name - D. M.G.
- Address - Brunswick Rd., Popler E.
- Curate - All Hallows E. [?] Docks. E.
- Date - Feb. 24, 1882
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