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What does 'nurse' mean on a census.
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Alison | Report | 29 Oct 2006 20:35 |
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I'm looking at my great great grandfather Edwin Waterton on the 1881 census who was the manager of the Black Bull. There is a lady called Jane Sutton who is down as a nurse in the relation to head section. Her occupation is a domestic servant. Can anyone enlighten me on the nurse idea? Ta |
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Janet in Yorkshire | Report | 29 Oct 2006 20:47 |
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Looking after someone in the household who was sick or infirm Looking after children - nursemaid Wetnurse to young baby Jay |
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fraserbooks | Report | 29 Oct 2006 21:11 |
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If you come across the expression nurse child in relation to a young child it is likely to mean foster child. Anne |
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