indusrial school

[wolliter]

 hi does anyone know where i can find out about an industrial school
was called Shibden industrial school Southowram Halifax yorkshire
it was for catholic boys
looking for Michael Shearan was an inmate  on the 1881 census age 13
thank you
karen

[The Mc]

More info for you here.....

http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php?11630-Industrial-school-of-the-Good-Shepherd-Southowram

Michael shown as a scholar on the 1881 census. Daniel Conroy shown as head of household.

[wolliter]

can anyone suggest where else i might look that link was no good really
but thanks for trying
i have rang the public recorde office at kew and no joy there
i really need to find out who his parents were
but no joy there as well
thanks again karen

[acorngen]

I would contact the local studies library at Halifax or the west yorks County archives as they are most likely to hold any extant records

Rob

[J.R.Ellam]

Hi

I would try the Halifax local studies library but the Industrial Schools were sometimes used as another name for the orphanage and they were also used as a type of Borstal.
The Huddersfield Examiner had an article about the Huddersfield Industrial School and they entitled it School for Scoundrels, it was also called the Ragged School.

Regards
John

[wolliter]

thank you for that i will give it a try
thanks karen

[Malcolm Bull]

I have a bit about the school on my Calderdale Companion website at

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calderdalecompanion/qq_32.html

Malcolm

[wolliter]

I have a bit about the school on my Calderdale Companion website at

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calderdalecompanion/qq_32.html

Malcolm

thank you malcolm

[drewhowson]

Hi Wolliter,
The Shibden industrial school, and the Lister family are well documented in West Yorkshire Archives Calderdale, Halifax.
The references to the school are many, but the one that seems of most interest is 
SH:7/JN/B/46-47
Title  Shibden Industrial School, Southowram
Description  [Also known as School of the Good Shepherd]
Date  1871-1931
Extent  253 items
Subject  SCHOOLS
This is only available as original documents, if you are able to get to Halifax and examine the documents yourself it will be cheaper than having the archivist search them for you.
Regards,
Andy