Where can I find out more about the Girls Reformatory Schools in Tatham Street? Were these girls actually criminals or simply in need of care? I have found one of our elusive GARDNER family in the 1891 Census. RG12/4139/21/35 She is listed as Jane Gardner age 17 born Cranborough Northumberland (actual birth was Jan 1874 in Cranberry Farm, Dumfriesshire but the family were from Northumberland and moved back there about 1876). She went on to become a Registered Nurse working for the Red Cross in China. Her parents are not yet found in 1891 but at least four of the children are in institutions (Ragged, Reformatory and Industrial schools) We have family story that the parents 'fell on hard times' ... So now wonder which institution they will be in and under what names??? They are James Amory GARDNER (b 1848 Alnwick ) and Henrietta Jane nee FENWICK (born Oct 1846 Heckley House Northumberland) Regards Robin

There were two schools in Tatham Street, the Girls' Industrial at 4 Tatham Street and the Girls' Reformatory at 3 Tatham Street. An industrial school was a residential school established under the Reformatories and Industrial Schools Act 1857 to provide vocational education for children in need in England and Wales. Merged with reformatories to create the approved school system in 1933. This has been asked on the list before see http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/eng-dur-sunderland/2005-11/1132429068 There is a photograph at http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?IS/England.shtml Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: robin@scottishwool.com <robin@scottishwool.com> To: ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 8:23 Subject: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Gardner 1891 Where can I find out more about the Girls Reformatory Schools in Tatham treet? ere these girls actually criminals or simply in need of care? I have found one of our elusive GARDNER family in the 1891 Census. G12/4139/21/35 he is listed as Jane Gardner age 17 born Cranborough Northumberland (actual irth was Jan 1874 in Cranberry Farm, Dumfriesshire but the family were from orthumberland and moved back there about 1876). he went on to become a Registered Nurse working for the Red Cross in China. Her parents are not yet found in 1891 but at least four of the children are n institutions (Ragged, Reformatory and Industrial schools) We have family story that the parents 'fell on hard times' ... So now wonder hich institution they will be in and under what names??? They are James Amory GARDNER (b 1848 Alnwick ) and Henrietta Jane nee ENWICK (born Oct 1846 Heckley House Northumberland) Regards Robin ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

See also http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?IS/England.shtml Stan Mapstone