District Liverpool Industrial Schools, Kirkdale, Civil

[ThrelfallYorky]

Is it possible that census returns could help you a bit? I "found" two brothers named together in a lancashire Industrial School, in a census, and got the impression that the Industrial Schools were a bit on a cross between an orphanage and a Reformatory! Quite disconcerting. Hope you have a better outcome.

[andrewalston]

My gg grandmother was admitted to to the Workhouse at Brownlow Hill on 23 December 1880 with her three children.
The children were transferred to Kirkdale Industrial School on 7 January 1881.
On 24 August 1881 the children were transferred back to Brownlow Hill, presumably to be released with their mother.

I think there may have been further admissions to Kirkdale. Emily certainly learned to read and write as it is her writing on the 1911 census. Her mother was back in Brownlow Hill in 1891 while Emily was in service, which was the sort of life for which Kirkdale prepared girls.

[BOJANGELS2]

thanks andrew , i think my  great  grand)parents george and mary clarke must have died b4 the 1881 census as i cant find them anywhere , james clarke (my grandad) was put in there with john clarke and i believe thomas clarke all on the same day 17th sept 1880 , the governers of prescot union put them in , so im not sure what that means ,if the parents didnt die where could they have been im going crazy    silv

[BOJANGELS2]

new evidence on looking for my great grandparents george and mary clarke i now have their wedding certificate and it says george was in the 59th regiment based at shambles barracks galway ireland  anyone out there have any info that could help me ,as im so lost in my search for them hope someone can help -whether it be information on my g/g or any information on the regiment etc ,thanks in advance ,silv.