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Nurse Child

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Audrey

Audrey Report 14 Jun 2011 20:15

A similar phrase is "took to rear" which happened to my mother's halfbrother when his mother died in childbirth.

Michele

Michele Report 2 Jun 2011 19:18

Oh really, thanks Shirley for helping me.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Jun 2011 18:46

Its what we call a foster child. Sometimes was an illigitimate child and mum paid for the child to be looked after as she probably needed to work in live in employment

Michele

Michele Report 2 Jun 2011 18:35

Exactly what does this mean, I found it in the Relationship part, so instead of Head or Widow it says Nurse Child, This particular Child 2yrs was not from the area the couple looking after him even though they have same surname