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Case 6232

1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 17 November 1897

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

2. State the exact age, and give the date and place of birth.
Going in ten years born 23rd Dec 1887. Broughton [?]

3. Legitimate?
Yes

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism.
Yes St Matthews Church. [?]. Feby 26 / 88

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 [dropsy] of the head - 7th Sept 1896

7. If living, give their exact places of abode, and state how long they have resided there.
Mother Residing at present Black [?]

8. Give the christian names and surnames of his parents (in full) and state their ages.
Mother [?] 35 years
Father [?] 35

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.
Dead - was a chemist.

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.
At present doing nothing - Trying to get into service

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 the brothers and sisters of the child
NAME, ADDRESS, AGE, OCCUPATION, WEEKLY EARNINGS
[?], America, 11, (adopted), -
M, Blackfriars Rd, Salford, 6

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