Genealogy Chat

I found an entry for Elizabeth Gillard 'nurse child' in the return for my great, great grandparents in 1882. By 1891 they referred to, presumably, the same child using their own surname of Skinner and called her a daughter. I'm assuming at this point she was a foster child, they later adopted. But was a nurse child actually a foster child ? Jenny

I remember reading other threads on the site and apparently it was like a foster child. Alice

i think so

Yes. I had one of these in my tree and kind folk on here explained that a nurse child was a foster child. Louise

Just a quick question... is this the same as a nursling?? Alliex

Allie No, I don't think it was originally the same thing, but may have come to mean the same thing! A 'nursling' was, originally, a child who was put out to be breast-fed by another woman - perhaps where the mother had died in childbirth, or being a grand lady, didnt want to do it herself! Marjorie

Thanks Marjorie:-) Still not sure if this helps at the moment but at least I know there is a difference Thank you Allie x