Case 3583

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 her birth

7 years born Aug. 9th, 1886 David's Place Edinburgh

3. Legitimate?

yes

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism

Yes 28 March 1893 at Wraxall Church by Revd. H. Vaughan but will be in room as [possible] (H Vaughan)

5. Parents living?

father alive

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

mother died of [peritonitis] after child birth

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

Father [?] St Edinburgh about a month

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

Father T, aged 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.

Acrobat & Music Hall Singer has been employed by Hengler but no employment lasts more than a few weeks & the pay is small & very varying from 10/ to 35/ often nothing [?]

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.

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 her brothers and sisters

NAME, ADDRESS, AGE, OCCUPATION, WEEKLY EARNINGS

[?], [?] Edinburgh, 12, at school, none
girl name forgotten, Albert Place [?], 13 1/2, living with grandfather, none
M, Carlton House Industrial Sch. Bristol, 9, school, none
A, Newton Cottages Wraxall , 7, school, none
N, [?], 5, none