Case 2835

Application for the Admission of a child

1. Give the child's christian name and surname

A

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

9 years & 3 months 26th Febr./82. Coldbath St. Greenwich

3. Legitimate?

yes

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism

[Destford] old church

5. Parents living?

only Mother

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

Father killed by accident 30th June/85

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

Mother Coldbath St. Greenwich, 9 months, but lived before that 14 years at the house near [door]

8. Give the christian names and surnames of his parents (in full) and state their ages.

L, 40 years old
[?] 34 years at time 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.

Stone-mason -- Douglas St. Depford

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.

Mangling about 3 shillings

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

3 shillings & 3 loaves a week, while she had 3 children to support, now nothing

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

NAME, ADDRESS, AGE, OCCUPATION, WEEKLY EARNINGS

--, Southery Cottage Blackheath Sack, 15, Domestic Servant, 2/
-- House for little boys Swanley, 13
L, Coldbath St Greenwich, 6