An important source is: http://www.missing-ancestors.com/index.html I am currently working on transcribing the 1870 Directory, but have not yet got to institutions. I'll have a look next time I'm in the library. Before the Education Act, many of the Industrial schools were used for this purpose. The National Archives also has: CHILDREN Certificates granted in respect of Liverpool Girls Reformatory. Covering dates 1857-1904 Availability Open Document, Open Description, Normal Closure before FOI Act: 30 years Former reference (Department) A51731 -----Original Message----- From: eng-liverpool-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-liverpool-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of GILLIAN52@aol.com Sent: 20 August 2009 20:39 To: Lancsgen-L-request@rootsweb.co; ENG-LIVERPOOL@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-LIV] REFORM SCHOOL I would like to know if possible where my great grandmother would have been sent. She was 13 years old and convicted of Larceny and her sentence was 14 days in prison and 5 years in a reform school. She lived in Liverpool and it was the year 1865. I've tried googling reform schools in Liverpool but all it seems to come up with is for boys her name was Martha Breckell, would appreciate any advice. Regards Gill ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message