Hi Gary The Institutions always come at the end of an enumeration section and are enumerated separately with no direct connection to the surrounding streets in 1881 or other years, although it would be in the same general area. If its not the Blue Coat School its a large coincidence that the same Headmaster and the same secretary are working together in the same capacities in 1871 and 1881 and the same staff are together in 1891. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1891 RG12 2379 122 1 William Edward BOLTON Secretary George Simmonds DUNN 54 Schoolmaster Lizzie Emma ARNOLD 48 Matron Bessie GREEN 47 schoolmistress Birmingham Sub-registration district: St Thomas ED, institution, or vessel: The Blue Coat School Birmingham ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1881 RG11 2979 1 1 Henry Price 58 Secretary and steward George Simmonds DUNN (BA) 44 Eliza Emma ARNOLD Matron 36 Bessie GREEN schoolmistress 36 St Thomas District Unknown Institution ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1871 RG10 3112 90 1 Henry PRICE 48 Secretary and Steward George Simmonds DUNN 34 Master Bessie GREEN school mistress 26 St Philip District Blue Coat Charity School ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) Admin for OVINGTON - HAYLOCK - SEYMOUR Lists > Hi Anne, > Birmingham Boarding school ref. on 1881 Census is PRO Ref: RG11 2979 > Folio 1. Page 1. Birmingham library did not think it was anything to > the Blue Coat School. Looking either side (Resource File Viewer) the > Streets shown on either side are Fordrough St, and Ann St. somewhere in > the > area of Colmore Row. I think but am not sure that it was a Fee Paying > School. > Cheers > Pauline <snip> >> Hi List >> >> I have a person who may be one of my rellies in the 1881 census , the >> street address was listed just as birmingham boarding school, the >> rellie >> was listed as a boarder aged 13. >> >> Where was this school and what was it , a correctional or fee paying >> school. >> >> gary hodge