Case 1399

Application for the Admission of a child

1. Give the child's christian name and surname

P

2. State the exact age, and give the date and place of his birth

8 years, 16 June 1880 Crafeld Rhine Province Germany

3. Legitimate?

no

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism

Crofeld: not certain of date, but shortly after birth

5. Parents living?

no

6. If, however, either or both are dead, state of what disease they died and give the date of their death

Mother decline through grief 15 December 1886
Father yellow fever in New Orleans in 1882: exact age not known

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 his parents (in full) and state their ages.

Mother M, 30 at date of death
Father H about 35 or 36 when he died

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.

Commercial traveller. Salary unknown

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.

none

11. Have the parents or guardians ever received parish relief? If so, to what extent?

Grandmother received out relief to the extent of about 3/- a week for almost 6 months when she first came over to England

12. Give the names, addresses, ages, occupations and earnings (if any) of all his brothers and sisters

NAME, ADDRESS, AGE, OCCUPATION, WEEKLY EARNINGS

E Warminster, 14, no settled, sometimes food or odd money
E, King Edwards School Wittley [?] Godalming, 11 years, none