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Title: Hightown Truant Industrial School, Southport
Post by: do137 on Friday 28 April 17 10:07 BST (UK)
i am trying to locate the records for Hightown Industrial school.
mainly between 1883-1892 (at an estimated guess)

the individual i am trying to trace is William Archibald Edgar, alias William Archibald Greenash.
Born est.1878, either Scotland or  Liverpool.

There are records noting he was at this school and also time in Liverpool Prison (Wakfield Prison record 1900).
i can confirm him joining the 1st South Lancashire regiment around 1897 (date his Regt number issued) and trace him through time in BOER Wars in Africa and two marriages.
Any help or information would be gratefully received.
Title: Re: Hightown Truant Industrial School, Southport
Post by: Blue70 on Friday 28 April 17 10:48 BST (UK)
Liverpool Record Office has some records but not for those dates see this information on the first link and if you wish contact Liverpool Record Office using the second link to ask for further details:-

http://archive.liverpool.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=352+SOC%2f5%2f1&pos=2

https://liverpool.gov.uk/contact-us/service-area/liverpool-record-office/



Blue
Title: Re: Hightown Truant Industrial School, Southport
Post by: do137 on Friday 28 April 17 10:59 BST (UK)
many thanks, will shoot off an email
Title: Re: Hightown Truant Industrial School, Southport
Post by: Gibel on Friday 28 April 17 15:55 BST (UK)
There's general information on www.childrenshomes.org.uk site
Title: Re: Hightown Truant Industrial School, Southport
Post by: mazi on Friday 28 April 17 16:51 BST (UK)
There was also a birkdale farm school which actually was in Southport, Hightown was in Hightown, near Crosby

Mike
Title: Re: Hightown Truant Industrial School, Southport
Post by: do137 on Sunday 30 April 17 09:22 BST (UK)
Thanks for that info  :)