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Case 3695

1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 29 May 1893

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

2. State the exact age, and give the date and place of birth.
12 last November

3. Legitimate?
Yes

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism.
Yes at St. Mark's Peterborough

5. Parents living?
Mother only

6. If, however, either or both are dead, state of what disease they died and give the date of their death.
Father - died last March through an accident

7. If living, give their exact places of abode, and state how long they have resided there.
Mother - Lives in [Ward's] St. John's Street

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

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.

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.
Charring and cleaning

11. Have the parents or guardians ever received parish relief? If so, to what extent?
No. not at present. for a short time after husband's death [?] little

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
none.


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