Green Street Industrial School Glasgow

[greenvalley]

I found the following information in the Barony Poorhouse records:

7 April 1886 Maria Hardie Matson reapplies for schooling + food for maria 12 5/12 yrs to Green St Day Industrial School

Some records seem to indicate that the Day Industrial School in Glasgow was a Reformatory School - so would that imply that Maria had misbehaved?

I know that the father had abandoned the family. So would Maria go to the Industrial School because she was the daughter of a pauper, or because she'd done something wrong?

I have read a lot of information on the schools, but just can't make up my mind. What do you guys think?

Greenvalley

[Flattybasher9]

There is some information here :-   http://www.rootschat.com/links/0wf9/
If you scroll back to page 35 and read through to 42, it gives an idea of what was going on at the time.

Regards

Malky

[Citizen Smith]

You might have seen this already but there is a photo of the school here:
http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSE00650

On the list on this site:
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/IS/Scotland.shtml
Green Street is described as a Day Industrial School. Not a residential or reformatory so I think it's more likely that Maria is given help to be sent there to get a useful practical education rather than because she has misbehaved. My understanding is that if a pupil misbehaved at Green Street, they might be sent to a residential reformatory.

Hope that helps.

Sarah

[greenvalley]

Thanks Malky and Sarah,

This has made things clearer