George Frost

[daisy3]

Hoping someone can help shed some light on what happened to my uncle George Frost. He was born in Liverpool 20/4/1904, was taken off the street and put into an industrial school  as a child for vagrancy as where his two brothers, I believe the orphanage/industrial school was in Beacon Lane . He remained there until he was sixteen and that was the last sighting the family ever had of him. I have now found a record of him in the UK Calendar of prisioners 1868/1929 where he was charged by the Liverpool police for stealing a coconut, 21st Sept 1920, was tried at Salford bough court the offence was no visable means of support, he was sentenced to three years in a borstal institution. I have contacted Salford archives but unfortunately the court records for that year 1920 are missing. I was told it is very likely the borstal in question would probably be somewhere in the South of England. Without this information it is impossible to find out what happened to this poor man. If anyone can suggest where I go from here I would be most grateful. I have done all the usual searches but it's a needle in a haystack.

[Ashtone]

Related thread: https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=857833.msg7264712#msg7264712

[CaroleW]

Have you looked for him on the 1921 census?  If he was sentenced to 3yrs in 1920 he should be on the 1921

[daisy3]

Apologies I didn't realize I had previously posted this topic on this forum.
Regards Daisy

[daisy3]

Thanks Carol, I'm on Ancestry so I don't have access but it looks like my only option.

[CaroleW]

FindMyPast and only by pay per view - not membership.  You can do a free search of the index which will at least pinpoint the area

[CaroleW]

He was born in Liverpool 20/4/1904

No birth reg on freebmd

[daisy3]

Thank you Carole,I will certainly try the index as you have suggested, possibly the birth date given is the baptism date that I have. Many thanks.
Daisy

[CaroleW]

GRO online has no birth reg for a George Frost mmn Scott from 1901 -1911

William Frost & Catherine Scott married 1894

Where is George in 1911?