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address:
surname:
Tower Street Back of 37 2
Bird
adults in house *includes lodgers:
children
total in household
3
5
8

Poverty Line Rating

D

Bird Walter, Age - 43, Head Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Painter (Journeyman) 35.29

Bird Anne, Age - 49, Wife Married, Occupation & estimated weekly wage - 0

Bird Sophia, Age - 17, Daughter , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Button-Cutter-Linen 7.41

Bird William, Age - 15, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Jeweller 5.60

Bird Elizth., Age - 13, Daughter , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Button-Cutter-Linen 4.93

Bird Harry, Age - 11, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Scholar 0

Bird Fredk., Age - 9, Son , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - Scholar 0

Smith Emily, Age - 2, Niece , Occupation & estimated weekly wage - 0

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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