Relationship to Head of House

[tigtag]

Good afternoon,

Any help trying to figure out the connection between my Grandmother and the family she was boarding with in 1921 would be gratefully appreciated:

Rhoda Thomas Nicholson (transcribed as Rhodda) is boarding with:
John Henry Parkin
Elizabeth Parkin (Mackarinah Elizabeth Smeeton (one can understand why she used her middle name))
Wallace Henry Parkin
in Sheffield at the time of the 1921 census.

She is from Hull and purportedly grew up in a children's home for which I have yet to find details of. Other than her childhood I have all the information one could need on Rhoda but would love to know why she was with the Parkins.

Her mother, the elusive Sarah Rosa Naomi Osburn has her own thread here with lots of info until I lose track of her in 1915.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,185807.msg906631.html#msg906631

Rhoda's maternal grandmother (Rose Hannah Shaw) died in 1920 which could tie in with her move.

If anyone comes across my tree in Ancestry Rhoda's father is in as Thomas Henry Parish but this is incorrect and I havent got around to deleting him yet. Thomas Henry Parish was actually at the same address with his wife as Sarah when Rhoda was born. Rhoda's father is shown as Henry Thomas on her BC and I put 2 and 2 together and came up with 5. I no longer believe Henry Thomas and Thomas Henry Parish to be the same person.

I hope I havent confused too much, I just wanted to get as much info down as possible.

I look forward to any input.
Tig 

[RJ_Paton]

She is from Hull and purportedly grew up in a children's home for which I have yet to find details of. Other than her childhood I have all the information one could need on Rhoda but would love to know why she was with the Parkins.

It's possible that the 6 yr old Rhoda was fostered out to this family

[tigtag]

Quite possibly.

Do you know if there is anyway of finding that out?

Thanks in advance
tig

[RJ_Paton]

You would need to check with the records from the Local Authority (or whoever dealt with Poor LAw relief) where she was taken into care.

In my area I have found it was quite common for children taken into care from larger Cities to be fostered out to areas quite some distance from their original home area.