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address:
surname:
14 Allesley St
Bishop
adults in house *includes lodgers:
children
total in household
4
1
5

Poverty Line Rating

D

Bishop Geo, Age - 53, Head Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Button-Maker 17.9

Bishop Ann, Age - 52, Wife Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - 0

Bishop James, Age - 23, Son Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Button-Polisher Button Finisher 17.9

Bishop Bertha C., Age - 17, Daughter , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Button-Polisher Button Finisher 7.97

Bishop Albert, Age - 13, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Lithographic Printers 7.39

Poverty Bar Grading

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A = comfortable. Standard meal) with surplus of 31s+ shillings 5
B = moderate.  Standard meal with surplus of 21s to 31s
C = poor. Standard meal with surplus of 11s to 21s
D = very poor. Standard meal with surplus of 5s to 11s
E = poverty. Workhouse diet with surplus is a minus OR Standard meal of surplus 1s to 5s
Having a larger family does increase the family income budget and increase surplus and go towards raising the poverty grading. However living conditions would be extremelly cramped.
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