"Toxteth Park Reformatory" 9 & 11 Park Hill Rd
 

I am trying to trace parents of Margaret Wilson born about 1854 in Preston, father William (Railway Labourer), she married Joseph Boyle (have had a previous thread on him) in 1876 she was 22 at time.
The marriage cert. states that her residence at time of marriage was 9 Parkhill Road Toxteh Park.
Looking up an 1881 Census for one of the witnesses (Jane Isabella Wilson), I found Jane at the above address. Is there any one who could tell me whether Margeret Wilson was at this address in 1871?

Found this, Wendy.....There is a Miss Wilson a schoolmistress there..

http://www.missing-ancestors.com/tox...20l%27pool.htm

Thanks, I will presume for now that the schoolmistress is Jane, the witness at Margaret's wedding as she held the position from 1872, would you perhaps know if there was a way of finding out if Margaret was ever a scholar?

I've pm-d you, Wendy.

Thanks Jacky

Is this problem resolved now?

I showed an old post from another site i found - i advised Wendy that she contacts Preston R.O. as they seem to hold info in to this place, Wendy, said she would contact them to see if they can help her out Merry.

I'm still having a root around to see if i can find anything else though.....

Oh, that's good :):):)

At first I thought this might be Margaret:

1861 census RG9; Piece: 3131; Folio: 26; Page: 45
Chandler St Preston, Lancs
William Wilson head m 41 labourer b North Meols, Lancs
Ellen Wilson wife m 38 housekeeper b Salinesbury (prob Salesbury) Lancs
Oliver 18 labourer
Grace 15 cotton weaver
Jane A 13 throstle spinner
Margaret 6 scholar
John 2 scholar
Thomas 3m infant

all children and sons and daughters, surname Wilson, b Preston.

.............but on further inspection Margaret's age may be mistranscribed and may say either 10 or 11 (where the top of the round bit of the 6 should be it has been written over). The same family in 1851 already has Margaret aged a couple of months, though it's possible I'm wrong about the age and the first Margaret died.

Does your Margaret's age stay constant after her marriage?

Oh, probaby forget that as I didn't realise Margaret is already in the Toxteth reformatory in 1871! (assuming it's her - aged 15 b Lancs)

So, time to look again in 1861..........