Irish immigrants, Wolverhampton mid 1800's - schooling

[vapcq45]

Hi - would anyone know whether the Irish living in the very poor area of Carribee Island/Stafford Street/ Canal Street around 1850-1870 would have had an opportunity to go to school?

My ancestors lived in Carribee Island and Carribee Street around that time and had many children.

Thank you!

[chempat]

Have you looked on the censuses to see how the children are described?

[Jool]

Hi, the boys would have most likely attended St. Patrick's RC School in nearby Little's Lane.

http://blackcountryhistory.org/collections/getrecord/GB149_P_5485/

[vapcq45]

Thank you for the info on the school in Little’s Lane. This is so close to where they lived I feel sure the boys must have gone here.

I’m presuming the girls didn’t go to school. Would that be correct?

Also, if the census has them listed as scholar does that definitely mean they went to school or just that they were school age?

Thank you.

[chempat]

'I’m presuming the girls didn’t go to school. Would that be correct?'

Why should they not go to school? 
You have been given the information about a boys' school, perhaps Jools just could not see an obvious girls' school?

Did the family sign their marriage certificates?

At what age were they 'scholars' and what age did they have a job?

Just putting for others interested:
https://uptheossroad.wordpress.com/2018/01/14/the-persistent-irish-quarter/

https://lostwolverhampton.co.uk/tales-of-carribee-island/

[vapcq45]

Thank you Chempat, I shall look more closely at their literacy.  I've since been given some wonderful information on nearby schools so this should keep me going.

Thank you fall or your help.

[Jool]

Apologies if my post was misleading, I didn't intend to suggest that the girls didn't go to school.

I live in Wolverhampton and was aware that St. Patrick's RC School was close to the Carribee Island area. An internet search revealed that it was a school for boys.

I'm sure the girls would have gone to school too, I will see if I can find a girls school in the area.

[chempat]

  I've since been given some wonderful information on nearby schools so this should keep me going.

Just wondered if you mean that information was provided off the boards, which would lead to it not being available to interested others, and means others are perhaps searching for the same information.

[Jool]

I found this article in the Wolverhampton Chronicle and Staffordshire Advertiser 26 December 1860.  It mentions a school for girls at Littles Lane.  The other school mentioned in the article at Snow Hill would be St. Mary's and John's, and the Blakenhall school would be St. Mary's in Cobden Lane.

This may also be of interest. http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/articles/catholics/jq08.htm