Census Registration Of A Child.

[patsyann]

I have been asked by a relative if anyone knows why in the household columns one child has been registered as N child. He wonders if that means natural child .A nicer term than illegitimate.It is known that the parents were not Married. This was a census of about 80 years ago.

[Buenchico]

This link suggests that 'n child' is the same as 'nurse child':
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DUR-NBL/2004-01/1075212763

That leads me to this quote:
"A ‘nurse child’ can mean a number of things, from informally adopted or fostered, to temporarily ‘farmed out’ to close kin, or family friends or near neighbours or private individuals who offered a service . . . "

Source:
http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/2012/ask-the-expert-nurse-child/

[patsyann]

Thank you Buenchico. That makes perfect sense. Will pass on the information