Greenock Industrial School for boys

donna petrie · Post by **donna petrie** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:55 pm

Hello: I found an entry in the poorhouse books that said my grandpa spent some time in The Greenock Industrial School for boys around 1904. I have googled it but there doesn't seem to be any exact matches so I don't know which one to look at. Also some of the data is for reforms schools in general and I would like some on this one in particular. I realize that the mother who was giving the information may have made a mistake. does anyone have any information ? thank you. Donna

lpearce · Post by **lpearce** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:22 pm

Donna,
You will get some background on industrial schools
at http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/haynin/haynin0211.htm

also http://www.institutions.org.uk/reformat ... _staff.htm may help

I found this a useful starting point when I was looking for the Edinburgh Industrial Brigade.

Hope it helps
Les

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:28 pm

donna petrie wrote:Hello: I found an entry in the poorhouse books that said my grandpa spent some time in The Greenock Industrial School for boys around 1904. I have googled it but there doesn't seem to be any exact matches so I don't know which one to look at. Also some of the data is for reforms schools in general and I would like some on this one in particular. I realize that the mother who was giving the information may have made a mistake. does anyone have any information ? thank you. Donna

Hello Donna,

I may be way off track here but it might be worth contacting http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/gghb/collects/ac12.html.

There was an industrial school at Captain Street in 1881 and when I googled Captain Street this came up.

Hopefully somebody with local knowledge may come up with something better.

Regards,
Annette M

lpearce · Post by **lpearce** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:44 pm

donna
another possible source is try the Google Book Search.
I entered greenock industrial school and it came up with a number of books and newspapers, that might be useful
Les

Post by **Ina** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:50 pm

Hi Donna,

My grandfather was in a Greenock Industrial School in 1891 census. From the family stories, he was put there for 4 days for stealing a penny candy from one of the local shops.

Someone mentioned (on the old SP discussion group) that there were two such institutions in Greenock, one at Captain Street and the other at Roxburgh Street.

Ina

donna petrie · Post by **donna petrie** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:42 pm

wow! Thank you to everyone for their help- I will get on to those websites and start looking. will also try for the books. Grandpa went there for truancy and at the time of the poor relief application was there for two years. After reading the application and more about this mother- I almost think he was better off! thanks again. Donna

christine1952 · Post by **christine1952** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:37 am

i dont know wether this is the same institution but my aunt elizabeth burby was working there at the time of her death in 1936

there was an article in the papaer of the time as she burnt to death in an accident in the home,she was only 19

i have the adress on her death cert as roxburgh street

hope this helps

chrissey

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