Hi Betty thank you for the information, so sad really when you think of all the children shipped abroad at that time when many were just stealing to feed themselves. Kind regards Gill In a message dated 22/08/2009 21:37:45 GMT Standard Time, bbffrrpp@comcast.net writes: Hi Gill, Just an FYI. My great-grandmother's older brother, Edward Evan CORKILL, was sent to the Akbar Reform Ship ~1870. I have no idea whether it was strictly for boys. (In 1873, he "somehow" made his way to British Columbia, Canada. His 5 younger siblings went to the Liverpool Sheltering Homes in 1873 when it opened that year. In 1874, they were "shipped to Canada" as "Child Migrants." They all went to different homes in Nova Scotia. I have no way of knowing whether the siblings remained in contact. And, I have no way of knowing whether their father remained in contact with them. Evan CORKILL, a Master Mariner, lived for some 20 years afterwards.) Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) (There is a new CORKILL List.) ----- Original Message ----- From: <GILLIAN52@aol.com> To: <Lancsgen-L-request@rootsweb.co>; <ENG-LIVERPOOL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 3:39 PM 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