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Case 807

1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 4 October 1886

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Application number 1672
Accepted number 807
Name A
Age 9
Present address Cold Ash Home
Legitimate? Yes
Baptised? cant say
Mother alive? yes
Father alive? yes
Sisters (how many?) cant say
Brothers (how many?) cant say
Medical Certificate? written in
Free or part payment
Decision of Committee
Miss Summerson writes - Cold Ash 17/6/90. The girl was baptized at Cold Ash Nov. 1, 1886

9 Nov. 1888 Mother found drowned in the River Thames this day - 10 May 1893 Gow and [?]

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