industrial schools

[susanwillis59]

got my g g grandads marriage certificate and there is a line through father.connected with someone over the internet who has advised me that he was a foundling.details as follows;
james burke b.fulham 1854
he is listed on the 1861 census as a boarder in st george east civil parish east ham.industrial school. he is aged 6.looked at the original return but the top part is gone so cannot read the actual address of the school.been reading up on the industrial schools and there are a few things i dont get anyone any ideas.
from what i have read, they were single sex schools who trained children for apprenticeships if they were foundlings orphans ect.so i dont understand why on the census there are more adults than kidsThey all seem to be mixed sex of diffrent ages, which made me think is it a workhouse??.Although on the census some of the kids are listed as scholars.any thoughts on this would be much appreciated ,ps have looked at some webs sites but nothing specific comes up.another mystery is he eventually ended up in grimsby and married there. suexx

[davelambert271]

Hi Sue
have a look at this - 4th paragraph

http://logicmgmt.com/1876/schools.htm

dave

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If you look at the summary page for St Geo Industrial School, West Ham.....

Officers 3 males 4 females
Paid servants 6 males 14 females
Pauper servants 2 males 1 female
Pauper children 214 males 192 females


James Burke 6 born St Geo E, Middx