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Disabled child
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Sheila | Report | 9 Nov 2006 17:06 |
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Child described on successive censuses as: Stroke on left side from birth Imbecile - feeble minded She made it to at least the age of 11 Anyone out there got any idea what might have been wrong with her? Sheila |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 9 Nov 2006 17:08 |
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How very insulting ,but thats what they called peeps in those days who might be just a penny short of a shilling Or deaf so couldnt speak or had some sort of impediment |
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Researching: |
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Janet in Yorkshire | Report | 9 Nov 2006 17:08 |
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Cerebral palsy? Jay |
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Georgina | Report | 9 Nov 2006 17:12 |
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Sheila if you can find her death certificate it might give you a clue as to what was wrong with her. georgina. |
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₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# | Report | 9 Nov 2006 17:14 |
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Could be Cerebral Palsy, known in those days by the name Spastic |
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Sheila | Report | 9 Nov 2006 17:15 |
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That was what I came up with Jay - couldn't think what else it might be, but wondered if anyone else on here had any ideas. Thanks for your input Sheila |
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Sheila | Report | 9 Nov 2006 17:17 |
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If she was one of mine I would get the certificate, but as she's a mere twig on someone else's tree and I'm on a limited budget that's not going to happen on this occasion. Sheila |
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fraserbooks | Report | 9 Nov 2006 17:40 |
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The description could be accurate - possibly paralysed on one side due to stroke just after birth. Anne |
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KathleenBell | Report | 9 Nov 2006 17:55 |
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I don't think the enumerator intended to be insulting. They were the proper medical terms of the day. Kath. x |
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