Manchester Industrial School
Registers1866-1912

About the Industrial School Registers

Industrial schools were set up in the middle of the 19th century to provide lodging for destitute children. They were intended to provide occupations to prevent vulnerable children from falling into criminality. Children would be educated and taught a trade and could be there for a set period or throughout their education.

Manchester Certified Industrial School, Ardwick Green

The admission registers cover June 1866-February 1912 and give:

Name
Age
Date of birth
Date of admission
Where & by whom ordered to be detained
With what charged
By what school board sent
Period of detention
Previous character
Religion
Name of parents
Occupation of parents
Address of parents
Character of parents
Height, figure, complexion and weight
Educational attainment

The notes section sometimes gives further information about the child.

The original records are held by Manchester Archives and Local Studies (ref: GB127. GB127.M369/2).

Find out more about Manchester Certified Industrial School, Ardwick Green here

Barnes Home, Heaton Mersey

The admission registers cover January 1867-February 1908 and give:

Name
Age
Date of birth
Date of admission
Name of magistrates or court under whom committed
Period of detention
Religion
Name of parents
Occupation of parents
Address of parents
Character of parents
Height, figure, complexion and weight

The original records are held by Manchester Archives and Local Studies (ref: GB127. GB127.M369/3).

Find out more about Barnes Home, Heaton, Mersey here

Northenden Road School for Girls, Sale

The admission registers cover January 1867-February 1908 and give:

Name
Age
Date of birth
Date of admission
Where & by whom ordered to be detained
With what charged
By what school board sent
Period of detention
Previous character
Religion
Name of parents
Occupation of parents
Address of parents
Character of parents
Height, figure, complexion and weight
Educational attainment

The notes section sometimes gives further information about the child.

The original records are held by Manchester Archives and Local Studies (ref: GB127. GB127.M369/3).

Find out more about Northenden Road School for Girls, Sale

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For more information about the industrial schools of the Manchester area, visit Gerard Lodge's website

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