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address:
surname:
Geach St No 32
Brittain
adults in house *includes lodgers:
children
total in household
8
3
11

Poverty Line Rating

C

Brittain William H., Age - 52, Head Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - General-Labourer Bricklayers 22.12

Brittain Elizabeth, Age - 42, Wife Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - 0

Brittain Mary A., Age - 20, Daughter , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Warehouse-Woman Paraffin Lamp Warehouse Woman 8.95

Brittain Charles A., Age - 18, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Unemployed 0

Brittain Frederick W., Age - 14, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Errand-Boy 5.27

Brittain George F., Age - 46, Brother , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Fender-Maker 30.84

Brittain Rose, Age - 10, Daughter , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Scholar 0

Danks Charles, Age - 29, Lodger (Head) (Lodger) Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Unemployed Hostler 1.4

Danks Mary A., Age - 27, Lodger Wife Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Press Worker 1.4

Payne Rose A., Age - 35, Lodger (Head) (Lodger) Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Paraffin Lamp Maker 1.4

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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