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Case 4199

1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 30 January 1894

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

2. State the exact age, and give the date and place of birth.
8 next 14th February. No. Harp St. [Holy] [?]

3. Legitimate?
Yes

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism.
In the house when 3 weeks old

5. Parents living?
Mother living

6. If, however, either or both are dead, state of what disease they died and give the date of their death.
Father - Typhoid Fever October 29th. 1888.

7. If living, give their exact places of abode, and state how long they have resided there.
Mother - No -- [?] Terrace [?] 4 years

8. Give the christian names and surnames of parents (in full) and state their ages.
Mother - E. 33 years of age
Father - N. 34 years of age at date 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.
Sailor. £1.1 per week. London & North Western Railways boat Service

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.
Mother totally blind. No earning

11. Have the parents or guardians ever received parish relief? If so, to what extent?
Mother has parish relief. 5/6 per week

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
M., [Zoan] Terrace [Newborough], 14
G., [""], 10
[?], [""], 5


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