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Case 9646

1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 7 June 1903

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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
10 years & 3 months Mar. 5 1893, Gregg Street Liverpool

3. Legitimate?
yes

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism
[?]

5. Parents living?
none

6. If, however, either or both are dead, state of what disease they died and give the date of their death
Mother died of Typhoid Mar. 25, 1903
Father died of [Bright's] disease, May 27, 1903

7. If living, give their exact places of abode, and state how long they have resided there

8. Give the christian names and surnames of her parents (in full)
M, M
Father 42 - Mother 39

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.
Dock laborer, very seldom in work, Marses Harrison [?]

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 employment

11. Have the 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 her brothers and sisters
NAME, ADDRESS, AGE, OCCUPATION, WEEKLY EARNINGS
T, H.M. Navy [?], 17, seaman
M, Up Bean St., 16, Domestic servant, 2/6
L, Bedford Street, 15, In a Home

13. At what address and with whom is the child now living?
Miss H S. Thomas Girls Club Warwick Street

14. 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
Mother's mother, M, Leffey Street, 73, none, [?]
1/2 Sister, L, Leffey Street, 32, none - married
Father's brother, W, Mand St. 32, Coal dealer, says earnings very very low
Father's Sister, E, Mand St., 38, married
Father's S, [?], Arthur Street, 34, married to blacksmith
Father's M, [?], [?] 36, husband works [?]
Father's [?], [?], address not known, 24

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