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Case 201

1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 23 July 1883

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1. Give the boy's christian name and surname.
E

2. State his exact age, and give the date and place of his birth.
Dec 9th 1872 [?] Thomas street, Kingsland Road

3. Is he legitimate?
Yes

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism.
S. Michael's Shoreditch in 1873

5. Are his parents living?
Mother dead. Father deserted his family in 1880.

6. If. however, either or both are dead, state of what disease they died, and give the date of their death
Mother Sept. 13th 1876. Consumption

7. If living, give their exact places of abode, and state how long they have resided there.
Father's address unknown. Last heard of in New York

8. Give the christian names and surnames of his parents (in full) and state their ages.
Mother J (dead),
Father J, about 36.

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.
Wheelwright

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 his parents or guardians ever received parish relief? If so, to what extent?
No

12. Give the names, addresses, ages, occupations and earnings (if any) of all his brothers and sisters
NAME, ADDRESS, AGE, OCCUPATION, WEEKLY EARNINGS
A, The Boy's Home Twickenham, 12

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