Case 1180
1. Application to Waifs and Strays' Society 2 December 1887

1. Give the girls's christian name and surname

B

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

15 Born 26 May 1872 Devonport

3. Is she legitimate?

Yes

4. If baptized, state place and date of baptism

Yes, Devonport

5. Are her parents living?

Yes

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

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

Mother unknown Father Godfrey Street Woolwich

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

Mother 36?
Father S about 50

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.

Marine [Brig] Arsenal Woolwich as Labourer

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 her 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

M, 19, Domestic servant, 5/-
E, Godfrey St., 17, nil
L, Godfrey St., 12, Scholar, nil
P, Godfrey St., 10, Scholar, nil
Godfrey St., 7, Scholar, nil
F, Godfrey St., 5, Scholar, nil
A, Godfrey St., 3, none, nil

13. At what address and with whom is the girl now living?

14. Give in full the names, addresses, ages, occupations and earnings of each living relative the child is known to possess either on the father's or mother's side such as grandparents, uncles, aunts, &c.

DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP, NAMES, ADDRESS, AGE, OCCUPATION, WEEKLY EARNINGS

Great Uncle, J, [?] Lane [?], greengrocer and fishmonger, not known
Great Uncle, W, unknown

15. State whether any of her relatives are in your judgment in a position to maintain her, or to contribute in any degree to her support

16. Has she ever been convicted? Is so, state the nature of her offence and term of imprisonment

no

17. Has she ever attended day school? If so, where and for how long?

yes, St. Michael's Woolwich about 9 years

18. Has she ever attended Sunday School? Is so, where and for how long?

Yes St. Michael's Woolwich irregularly

19. Has she ever been in the workhouse? If so, for how long and where?

no

20. Has she any affections of the limbs, joints, skin or eyes which may have the affect of preventing her from entering domestic services?

Has only one arm, congenital defect

21. Is she subject to fits or has she ever had one? If so, state its nature. Is this child subject to incontinence of urine?

no, no

22. Is she at present affected with any infectious or contagious disease, or with scrofula requiring medical treatment?

no

23. Has she had scarlet fever, or whooping cough or measles, or small pox? If not the latter, has she been vaccinated?

Has had measles & been vaccinated, has had scarlet fever & whooping cough [?]

24. Is her general health good?

Yes, as far as I can ascertain

25. Are her parents, grandparents or next of kin, willing to sign an agreement to commit the girl wholly to the care of the Managers of the Home, to obey the rules in force, and to permit the said girl when fully trained to be sent to any situation in the United Kingdom which may be obtained for her by the Managers?

yes to service in England

I certify that the foregoing questions have been correctly replied to.

Name B

Address S. Michael's Vicarage Woolwich

Incumbent of S.S. Michael & All [?]

Date Dec. 5 1887

This case is urgent. The father is a Pensioner [?] in the Arsenal the wife is living away from him with a young man of about 20. She has been far from respectable before & left him for about 4 months about 16 years ago when he was living at Devonport. The eldest son is unable to bet into the Royal Navy owing to stiffness in the right arm although he was in Greenwich training school. The father is most anxious to get the girl away as she has most undesirable companions & we are trying to get L the little girl away as she is showing symptoms of wildness & is too pretty to escape temptations if left at home. He will gladly pay 10/ quarterly but he says that is all he can do & we knowing his circumstances quite believe that is all as his wife on her last departure left him very much in debt. We are afraid with the girls temptations & high spirits that she will inevitably go wrong if left her long & if she can be learned a trade that can be done with her one arm it would be the training & livelihood for her
Signature

2303-1180
R
15 old
Legitimate
Baptized
Both parents living
10 Godfrey Street
Woolwich
5 girls
2 boys
no med certificate
This girl has only one arm