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Help reading census entry please
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Dawnydeedee | Report | 14 Nov 2006 19:28 |
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Hi, Just wondered if anyone could have a look at the following 1881 census entry for me please. The original looks like it says nursechild, transcribed as nurse but age 5 mths. Does anyone know if this may mean that the wife may have been a wet nurse? Thanks |
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Dawnydeedee | Report | 14 Nov 2006 19:28 |
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Edith Ropshire Relation: Nurse Gender: Female Where born: Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Alverthorpe cum Thornes County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street address: Alverthorpe Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Wakefield Sub-registration district: Alverthorpe ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ann Bedford 7 Ann H. Bedford 30 Thomas Bedford 31 Tom Bedford 3 Robert J. Hey 17 Edith Ropshire |
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Rachel | Report | 14 Nov 2006 19:44 |
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Edith is definately a nursechild aged 5 months, which means she could have been a foster child and her mother was sick or Ann Bedford could have been a wet nurse. There is no way to tell conclusively. My grandparents took in a baby when her mother was sick as her dad had to work and the child's grandmother couldn't take her as she had the child's brothers to look after - the child was in many ways a nursed child. |
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Dawnydeedee | Report | 14 Nov 2006 20:22 |
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Thanks for that. She isn't on their household in the 1891 census so must have gone on somewhere by then. Have been looking up nursechild and found, as you said, that not neccesarily 'wet'nursed. Nice to think they were helping someone out. Dawn |
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