Hello List, Wondering if SKS can help me with Birkenhead Union School - Tranmere. What kind of school ? General ? a Trade school. Any history would be most welcomed. I have a family member here in 1891 age 14. ( a bad boys school ? ) Always interested, always learning. Cheers for now, Pat and Bill [email protected]

My understanding is that a union school was the local school; not a church school, although religion was taught. The education Act of 1880 made it compulsory for all children aged between 5-10 yrs. Children aged between 10-13 yrs had to stay on unless they passed the satisfactory standard. So it seems strange that your ancestor was still at school at the age of 14 yrs, unless he was a pupil teacher, but then it would state that on the census. A Google search for Birkenhead Union School should bring you information about the school itself. There may even be school records at the central library. Best wishes, Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat and Bill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 9:29 PM Subject: [BKHD-Wirral] Birkenhead Union School - Tranmere > > > Hello List, > Wondering if SKS can help me with Birkenhead Union School - Tranmere. What > kind of school ? General ? a Trade school. Any history would be most > welcomed. > I have a family member here in 1891 age 14. ( a bad boys school ? ) > Always interested, always learning. > Cheers for now, > Pat and Bill > [email protected] > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > >

Hello Helen, Thank you for your reply. I have now seen the census, not much information. There are girls and boys from age 7 to 14. Cheers for now, Pat and Bill [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lavendersblue" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 4:16 PM Subject: Re: [BKHD-Wirral] Birkenhead Union School - Tranmere > My understanding is that a union school was the local school; not a church > school, although religion was taught. > The education Act of 1880 made it compulsory for all children aged between > 5-10 yrs. Children aged between 10-13 yrs had to stay on unless they > passed the satisfactory standard. So it seems strange that your ancestor > was still at school at the age of 14 yrs, unless he was a pupil teacher, > but then it would state that on the census. > > A Google search for Birkenhead Union School should bring you information > about the school itself. There may even be school records at the central > library. > > Best wishes, > > Helen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat and Bill" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 9:29 PM > Subject: [BKHD-Wirral] Birkenhead Union School - Tranmere > > >> >> >> Hello List, >> Wondering if SKS can help me with Birkenhead Union School - Tranmere. >> What kind of school ? General ? a Trade school. Any history would be >> most welcomed. >> I have a family member here in 1891 age 14. ( a bad boys school ? ) >> Always interested, always learning. >> Cheers for now, >> Pat and Bill >> [email protected] >> >> >> ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== >> Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html >> >> ============================== >> You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from >> http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >> >> > > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Couldn't resist a Google, well what else is there to do at 11.25pm on a Saturday night??? Thislink will take you to the list of schools that Wirral Archives holds records for. I hope it helps someone: http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/summary_list_of_school_records_h.htm Best wishes, Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat and Bill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 9:29 PM Subject: [BKHD-Wirral] Birkenhead Union School - Tranmere > > > Hello List, > Wondering if SKS can help me with Birkenhead Union School - Tranmere. What > kind of school ? General ? a Trade school. Any history would be most > welcomed. > I have a family member here in 1891 age 14. ( a bad boys school ? ) > Always interested, always learning. > Cheers for now, > Pat and Bill > [email protected] > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > >

Pat and Bill <[email protected]> wrote: <Wondering if SKS can help me with Birkenhead Union School - Tranmere. What kind of school ? General ?> Hello References to "Something " Union I have seen in the past have always referred to the local Workhouse. Could the ref to the Union school been talking about a school within the Tranmere Workhouse, Church road, Tranmere? This might explain the wide spread of ages. I think that at the time the other schools would have been either church schools or Board schools. see http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/UnionsEngland.html#CMS and follow links from Cheshire HTH Dave Greenly [email protected] (Please note my new address) --------------------------------- ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun!

Dear Pat & Bill, on the wall of St Catherine's Hospital (1913 built ) part is a plaque which mentions the hospital section was extended by the Birkenhead Union (1866). Can get the full wording if it would help you but as to what was Birkenhead Union is not explain. Bob Tennant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat and Bill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 9:29 PM Subject: [BKHD-Wirral] Birkenhead Union School - Tranmere > > > Hello List, > Wondering if SKS can help me with Birkenhead Union School - Tranmere. What kind of school ? General ? a Trade school. Any history would be most welcomed. > I have a family member here in 1891 age 14. ( a bad boys school ? ) > Always interested, always learning. > Cheers for now, > Pat and Bill > [email protected] > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > >