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Case 3392

1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 29 November 1892

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Application for the Admission of a child

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

2. State the exact age, and give the date and place of her birth
8 years last April 3rd 1892, Born at Apsley Lodge Summertown Oxford

3. Legitimate?
yes

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism
Bapd. at Summertown Church when about a month old

5. Parents living?
yes both living

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 & Father, Sunnymead Oxford, have lived there some years

8. Give the christian names and surnames of her parents (in full) and state their ages.
Mother, E, aged 43
Father E, 43

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.
Gardener, 16/- a week on the average. Does odd days work for different people

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.
no occupation

11. Have the parents or guardians ever received parish relief? If so, to what extent?
Yes, used to have 4 loaves a week, a year or two ago

12. Give the names, addresses, ages, occupations and earnings (if any) of all her brothers and sisters
NAME, ADDRESS, AGE, OCCUPATION, WEEKLY EARNINGS
E, Sunnymead Oxford, 15, House-boy, out of place
W, ", 12, earns 1/ a week
E, ", 10, no occupation
G, ", 6, no occupation
E, ", 2, no occupation
[?], ", 11 months, no occupation

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