School Registers!

[suzyblu]

Hey!

Does anyone know where I can find lists of school students in the late 1800's, someone suggested it but can't find out anything?? DOes anything exist.

Thanks

Susan

[DavidWW]

Hey!

Does anyone know where I can find lists of school students in the late 1800's, someone suggested it but can't find out anything?? DOes anything exist.

Thanks

Susan

Depends on the location in Scotland. Those that survive for much of the West of Scotland, for example, are held at The Mitchell Library in Glasgow, - see the Libraries tab on the Home page here for contact details.

David

[Rach]

When I went to the Scottish Borders library archives I was only able to look at the registers from schools which had closed. From that I found out the father's name, address and dates when child started and left school. However if the school is still open the registers are still at the school.
Rae

[joette]

Oh heck I just hope my descendants don't go looking for mine in a hundred years time!
"Jeannette is a bright child who spends a lot of her time & energy thinking of alternative ways of working where standard methods have worked for generations.She is invariably inaccurate but amusing."
One of my better reports & then add up the absences-authorised & otherwise & if they have kept the absence notes & do some comparative handwriting analysis I will be branded a forger-it wasnae me it was my Big sister!
Just kidding I know it will only have the facts & figures but still some would make me if I was still around!

[suzyblu]

Thanks!

It was Glasgow and then Dundee I was looking at as I need to find any info about the parents as their surname spelling keeps changing and theirs no marriage cert for them.

Onwards!
susan

[elisabeth]

I know this is no use to you, Susan but it may be of help to others with ancestors in Saline, Fife. A lady at http://members.aol.com/LADATH has transcribed the Saline school records from 1874 to 1951 and has put them online in six books- invaluable for exact dates of birth, addresses and parents/guardians.
Elisabeth

[garibaldired]

Elisabeth,

Thank you very much for that Saline link.
I've found some of my Harpers and shall no doubt spend a good few hours looking through for others

Thanks again,
Meg

[nelmit]

Thanks!

It was Glasgow and then Dundee I was looking at as I need to find any info about the parents as their surname spelling keeps changing and theirs no marriage cert for them.

Onwards!
susan

Hello Susan,

The Mitchell library in Glasgow do have school registers but you would need to know the school they attended or at least a location.

Where and when did they live in Glasgow?

Kind regards,
Annette M

[joette]

My local library has a Local History exhibit up at present & included in it are Poor Law Books(Stanmore Poor House)which is mainly concerning the apprenticing of the poor young inmates-eg 11 year old being apprenticed to a Tailor for 12 years!!-interestingly the boy could sign his name but not the Master.
Also there was a school "naughty book" with full name,age of pupil,crime eg pulling off cap from other child,punishment-ranging from 1 stroke to 6 with cane.What was surprising was the date-1934-surely too recent??
There must be several off these children around as adults or was I wrong in complaining? I did laugh at some of their "crimes"-memories!

[emanday]

Joette, How I wish

1934-surely too recent??

I got the strap in 1963 at secondary school I made sure I never suffered that experience again (No I didn't get all goody-goody! I just got better at not getting caught )