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Case 189

Case number: 189
Application year: 1883
Name:

E (N)

Gender:

Female

Year of birth: c. 1875
Home: St Chad's Home For Girls, Far Headingley

Description:

There is virtually no information about E's background on file. Her mother signed the agreement for her to go into the Society's care when she was about eight. E. was boarded out at Slinford, Sussex in 1883. In 1890 she went to live in St Chad's Home, Far Headingley. She went into service in May 1894 but returned to the home the following January. In April 1896 she went to work as a machine knitter in Wales. She later worked in a hosiery factory in Leicester. In 1931, when she was 56, the factory closed and she was short of work. Assistance for her was sought by placing a notice in Our Waifs and Strays magazine. 'Our Girls' Friendship League', a support group for the Society's old girls, and others, gave some money. There is a photograph of E. in the file.


Keywords: After care; Employment; Foster care; Health; News clippings; Photographs; Poverty

Items: 1. Agreement for E. to go into the Society's care 17 August 1883
2. Photograph of E. c. 1890
3. Letter from Miss J. 19 June 1890
4. Notice of Discharge 11 April 1896
5. Letter from Miss J. 22 January 1913
6. Letter from Miss J. 18 July 1931
7. Letter from Secretary J 5 August 1931
8. Postcard from Miss J. 6 August 1931
9. Letter from Secretary 20 August 1931
10. Submission to Finance Committee 21 August 1931
11. Letter (Draft) to Miss J. 27 August 1931
12. Note for The Old Girls Friendship League c. 1931
13. Letter from Miss J. 29 August 1931
14. Letter from E. to Miss J. 31 August 1931
15. Letter from E. 31 August 1931
16. Notice in Our Waifs and Strays, September 1931, p 173
17. Letter from the Church Army, Women's Work-Aid Relief, 2 September 1931
18. Letter from Miss J. 2 September 1931
19. Letter from the Church Army, Women's Work-Aid Relief, 2 September 1931
20. Letter to Miss J. 4 September 1931
21. Letter to Miss Ward 8 September 1931
22. Letter from Miss H. 10 September 1931
23. Letter from Miss J. 16 September 1931
24. Letter from Miss H. 18 September 1931
25. Letter from Miss N. 18 September 1931
26. Letter from E. 19 September 1931
27. Donation 20 September 1931
28. Letter from Miss Rushton 26 September 1931
29. Letter from Miss Rushton 29 September 1931
30. Letter from Miss N. 2 October 1931
31. Letter from E. 5 October 1931




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