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'Nurse Child'

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Pat

Pat Report 14 Aug 2007 14:30

Opinions please about what this means on Census. I thought it might mean the wife of the family was nursing a child for someone not connected with the family. But on the next page there appears to be a family with Head and his wife both in their 60's who appear to have 3 'Nurse Child' at their address? Thank you all Pat

Heather

Heather Report 14 Aug 2007 14:32

A nurse child is a foster child - the family are being paid to care for her.

Pat

Pat Report 14 Aug 2007 14:59

Thank you so much Heather. Who paid for these children to be lodged with another family in the 1870's? Was it the local parish or someone in the child's family?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Aug 2007 15:14

If you google 'nurse child' and select UK results, there is a lot of info Reg

Pat

Pat Report 14 Aug 2007 15:23

Thank you for reminding me, Reg, I usually do google everything. Why I never thought to this time I don't know - senior moment perhaps? Best wishes Pat