This index is complete and contains 3865 entries. The indexing project was undertaken by State Records' staff and was compiled from the following register:
NRS 13361, Register of Committals 1907-21, [8/1755-56], Reel 1872
The register records the name of the child, age at date of committal, date of committal, offence, name of parent or guardian, character of parents and home surroundings, maintenance orders and remarks. Also included is a list of boys transferred from the training ship Sobraon, June 1911, upon its abolition.
Please note: This is a general description of the records. Some entries may not contain all of the information where the details are incomplete on the original record.
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Abbreviations used in the register
B O - Boarded Out
C D - Child Discharged
Other records
Dependent Childrens' Registers
When researching a child who has been boarded out it may also be worthwhile to check the Dependent Childrens' Registers, 1883-1923 on fiche 7003-7317 (indexes 1884-1909 fiche 7313-7333, 1889-1913 fiche 7334-7342, 1900-1923 fiche 2001-2052) available in both reading rooms.
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