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- Census Listings:
1851 10a, 8th Court, Fizakerly Street, Birmingham. wife. age 22. (L 15)
1861 Bird Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, wife, age 31. (L 14)
1871 Howe Street, Litchfield, Staffs wife, age 42. (L 18)
1891 6h, 3 Court, Stafford Street, Walsall, wife. age 61. (L 17)
1901 The Lodge, Girls Industrial School, Litchfield, wife. age 72. (L 19) (N.B.)
1911 Staffordshire Knot Public House, 55 Stowe Street, Litchfield. wife. age 82. (L 20)
Note Book:
The Litchfield Industrial school for Girls was certified 30th October 1889 for 33 girls, re-certified 19th January 1916 for 42 girls, At first it was an Industrial school but later became a Reformatory School. The School removed to Rowley Hall in 1930 and ceertified for 40 girls, from 1933 it becaem Rowley Hall Approved School again for 40 girls.
Magistrates had the power to send children between the ages of 7 & 14 years to "Industrial Schools" for the followinfg reasons:
a) Any child apparently under the age of 14 found begging or recieving alms ( money given by charity to the poor)
b) Any child apparently under the age of 14 found wandering and not having any home or visable means of Support, or in the company of reputed thieves.
c) Any child apparently under the age of 12 who, having committed an offence punisgable by Imprisonment or less.
d) Any child apparently under the age if 14 whose parents declare him to be beyond there control.
The word Apparently was used because children often lied to escape punishment or they genually did not know their age as the registration of births was not compulsery untill 1875.
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1829 - 1919 (90 years)
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