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Andrew Mercer Reformatory Records

Do you need assistance locating records of your deceased relative incarcerated at the Mercer Reformatory or the Girls Industrial Refuge?

Very early records are sparse and later records are more abundant. We may be able to help you locate records, or assist you by writing a Freedom of Information (FOI) to request records.

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Outside the Mercer in Toronto, Ontario 1953 – page 34 of Annual Report of Reformatories, Industrial Farms, Jails no. 8 1953

Criminalized and Incarcerated Project

The goal of the Criminalized and Incarcerated Project, is to document and map the forgotten women and girls who were incarcerated at the Andrew Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, Ontario.

The Andrew Mercer Reformatory was open from 1880 to 1969, in what is now known as Liberty Village, located in Toronto at King W. and Liberty Streets. The site was also home to other institutions of incarceration, including the Toronto Central Prison. Liberty Street was the first street those released from the institutions would walk once freed.

The province of Ontario arrested and detained over 20, 000 women and girls for reasons we would never agree with today, and which were highly questionable even at that time. These women and girls often served indeterminate sentences, without trial or appeal. Ostensibly, they were to be “reformed” and taught to lead more moral and useful lives through cooking, baking and cleaning. However, the truth is that they were mandated to work in the Mercer for for-profit factories, suffered under deplorable conditions, were punished with extreme deprivation in the dungeon, endured disciplinary strappings and underwent medical procedures and experiments without consent.

Many women and girls gave birth while incarcerated at the Mercer, either in the institution or at the local hospital. They were often permanently separated from their children. Older children were contracted into domestic or farm service and younger children were placed elsewhere, often fostered or adopted. In many cases, babies born of incarcerated mothers have had their birth history erased of any connection to the reformatory.

The Criminalized and Incarcerated Project endeavours to create a record of those women and girls and their children, a piece of the puzzle correcting the erasure of their experience, to assist them or their descendants in reclaiming their history. We hope that it will assist people in connecting with or rebuilding families and in connecting with others with similar histories. We hope you find it helpful and look forward to connecting with you.

1931 Census

Below is a list of women, girls and babies who were imprisoned at Mercer during their enumeration for the 1931 Census. If you see any errors or can decipher the names we could not, please let us know!

To compare our list with the original digitized copies click here on the 1931 Census to view on Library and Archives Canada website. Use the following options to locate the Mercer Reformatory census.

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1931 Census – Andrew Mercer Reformatory

Image	Line	Surname	Name	Relationship to head of family or household	Sex	Place of birth person	Racial origins
2	1	scott	letitia	supt	f	ireland	irish
2	2	scott	george william	son	m	ireland	irish
2	3	scott	sarah	daughter	f	ireland	irish
2	4	scott	thomas archibald	son	m	ireland	irish
2	5	alderdice?	mabel	attendant	f	ireland	irish
2	6	beith	agnes	attendant	f	scotland	scottish
2	7	bolger	kate	attendant	f	ont	irish
2	8	breadon	sarah	attendant	f	ireland	irish
2	9	elder	rebecca	attendant	f	ireland	irish
2	10	ferrier	charlotte	attendant	f	ont	english
2	11	graham	linda	attendant	f	ont	scottish
2	12	ingram	maria	attendant	f	england	english
2	13	jarvis	ruth	attendant	f	england	english
2	14	lawler	fanny	attendant	f	ireland	irish
2	15	libby	katherine	attendant	f	ont	english
2	16	milne	jean	nurse	f	scotland	scottish
2	17	miles	mary	Forelady	f	ont	scottish
2	18	mckay	isabel	attendant	f	ireland	irish
2	19	nolan	sarah	attendant	f	ont	irish
2	20	oliver	june	attendant	f	ont	english
2	21	phillips	elizabeth	attendant	f	ireland	irish
2	22	secord	sybil	attendant	f	ont	scottish
2	23	secord	majorie	lodger	f	ont	english
2	24	stoate?	gertrude	attendant	f	england	english
2	25	walker	ellen	attendant	f	ont	irish
2	26	webb	francis	attendant	f	england	english
2	27	adams	bertha	prisoner	f	ont	chippewa
2	28	adams	cora	prisoner	f	ont	chippewa
2	29	allen	nellie	prisoner	f	england	english
2	30	andrews	doris	prisoner	f	ont	english
2	31	ariss?	pearl	prisoner	f	ont	uknown
2	32	asselstine	mary	prisoner	f	ont	english
2	33	ayolte?	clarice	prisoner	f	ont	french
2	34	bedard	annie	prisoner	f	england	english
2	35	beemer	margaret	prisoner	f	ont	irish
2	36	bell	kathleen	prisoner	f	england	english
2	37	bello	olive	prisoner	f	ont	english
2	38	birdsell	alberta	prisoner	f	ont	english
2	39	blais	florence	prisoner	f	ont	french
2	40	bond	gertrude	prisoner	f	ont	uknown
2	41	boult?	priscilla	prisoner	f	u.s.a	spanish
2	42	boyce	may	prisoner	f	ont	english
2	43?	bresee?	rose ann	prisoner	f	ont	french
2	44	brezniak	catherine	prisoner	f	urkraine	ukrainian
2	45	brindle	alice	prisoner	f	que	english
2	46	brown	dolores	prisoner	f	ont	uknown
2	47	bull	dorothy	prisoner	f	ont	english
2	48	campbell	grace	prisoner	f	ont	unknown
2	49	carlson	anna	prisoner	f	ont	swedish
2	50	carlson	ronald robert	prisoner’s infant	m	ont	uknown
3	1	carroll	josephine	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	2	charmot?	irene	prisoner	f	u.s.a	french
3	3	clarke	annie	prisoner	f	england	english
3	4	clarke	viola	prisoner	f	que	english
3	5	clause	edna	prisoner	f	ont	unknown
3	6	collins	minnie	prisoner	f	england	english
3	7	conkwright	neva	prisoner	f	ont	english
3	8	cooper	kathleen	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	9	couillard	bertha	prisoner	f	ont	french
3	10	cowan	priscilla	prisoner	f	ont	english
3	11	crandell	nellie	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	12	crone	nellie	prisoner	f	u.s.a	unknown
3	13	cronk	mary	prisoner	f	ont	dutch
3	14	cullin	rona	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	15	cummings	leona	prisoner	f	ont	english
3	16	cummings	margaret	prisoner’s infant	f	ont	english
3	17	cunningham	margaret	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	18	cuthbert	euphemia	prisoner	f	ont	unknown
3	19	darch	jessie	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	20	davey	sarah	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	21	dearsen?	alice	prisoner	f	england	english
3	22	decarlo	isabel	prisoner	f	ont	italian
3	23	decoteau	evelyn	prisoner	f	ont	french
3	24	decur	jennie	prisoner	f	romania	romania
3	25	de forest	mary	prisoner	f	ont	french
3	26	de gran	bella	prisoner	f	ont	english
3	27	deslauriers	juliette	prisoner	f	que	french
3	28	deline	alice	prisoner	f	ont	english
3	29	dillaborgh?	florence	prisoner	f	ont	french
3	30	doyle	bernadette	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	31	duncan	stella	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	32	dupuis	gertrude	prisoner	f	ont	french
3	33	fall	edith	prisoner	f	ont	french
3	34	finch	verna	prisoner	f	ont	german
3	35	fisher	may	prisoner	f	ont	german
3	36	fitch	betty	prisoner	f	ont	unknown
3	37	folz?	gladys	prisoner	f	ont	german
3	38	foster	leona	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	39	fox	margaret	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	40	galagan?	mary	prisoner	f	ont	irish
3	41	garrah	mary	prisoner	f	ont	french
3	42	gauthier	blanche	prisoner	f	que	french
3	43	gilbert	edna	prisoner	f	ont	welsh
3	44	girard	marguerite	prisoner	f	que	french
3	45	gordier	hazel	prisoner	f	ont	french
3	46	gordon	helen	prisoner	f	ont	scottish
3	47	grass	marie	prisoner	f	england	english
3	48	graves	bessie	prisoner	f	ont	english
3	49	green	jemima?	prisoner	f	ont	?
3	50	greenwood	leta?	prisoner	f	ont	english
4	1	hammond	carrie	prisoner	f	england	english
4	2	harwick	mabel	prisoner	f	ont	english
4	3	hay	queenie	prisoner	f	ont	irish
4	4	herron	majorie	prisoner	f	ireland	irish
4	5	hill	reta	prisoner	f	ont	english
4	6	hogan	victoria	prisoner	f	ont	french
4	7	ilniski?	rose	prisoner	f	ont	ukrainian
4	8	irvine	viola	prisoner	f	ont	irish
4	9	jackson	emma	prisoner	f	ont	irish
4	10	jackson	margaret	prisoner	f	ont	irish
4	11	jackson	doreen	prisoner’s infant	f	ont	uknown
4	12	james	laura	prisoner	f	u.s.a	dutch
4	13	james	martha	prisoner	f	ont	irish
4	14	jean-louis	yvonne	prisoner	f	ont	scottish
4	15	kahbeeje?	susan	prisoner	f	ont	chippewa
4	16	karnes	minnie	prisoner	f	ont	ireland
4	17	kaustin	lena	prisoner	f	ont	finnish
4	18	kelly	annie	prisoner	f	ont	english
4	19	kelly	blanche	prisoner	f	ireland	irish
4	20	keyser?	mona	prisoner	f	ont	irish
4	21	kinbsbury	marie	prisoner	f	ont	french
4	22	kohl?	olive	prisoner	f	ont	german
4	23	laforet	eva	prisoner	f	ont	french
4	24	laroche	lauretta	prisoner	f	ont	french
4	25	laroche	jacqueline	prisoner’s infant	f	ont	french
4	26	latondress?	eleanor	prisoner	f	ont	dutch
4	27	le bleau	dorothy	prisoner	f	ont	french
4	28	leckie	florence	prisoner	f	england	english
4	29	leclair	eva	prisoner	f	ont	french
4	30	lefebvre	angeline	prisoner	f	que	french
4	31	lewis	alina	prisoner	f	ont	english
4	32	lewis	may	prisoner	f	ont	negress
4	33	lockridge	mildred	prisoner	f	ont	irish
4	34	long	priscilla	prisoner	f	ont	german
4	35	lowe	rose	prisoner	f	que	french
4	36	malette	laura	prisoner	f	ont	french
4	37	marshall	catherine	prisoner	f	ont	chippewa
4	38	marshall	james	prisoner’s infant	m	ont	unknown
4	39	matheson	rachel	prisoner	f	ont	scottish
4	40	mead?	may	prisoner	f	ont	french
4	41	milligan	marjory	prisoner	f	ont	irish
4	42	miron	cecile	prisoner	f	que	french
4	43	mitchell	antonia	prisoner	f	que	scottish
4	44	moisan?	marie	prisoner	f	ont	french
4	45	monachan	georgina	prisoner	f	scotland	scottish
4	46	moore	cleo	prisoner	f	ont	irish
4	47	mcainey?	annie	prisoner	f	england	english
4	48	mcburney	violet	prisoner	f	ont	irish
4	49	mccarthy	doris	prisoner	f	ont	french
4	50	mccolman	eva	prisoner	f	ont	scottish
5	1	mccormack	helen	prisoner	f	ont	english
5	2	mccormack	francis	prisoner’s infant	f	ont	danish
5	3	mclaughlin	pearl	prisoner	f	ont	unknown
5	4	mclean	estelle	prisoner	f	ont	french
5	5	mcmurray	lillian	prisoner	f	ont	english
5	6	mcmurray	betty	prisoner’s infant	f	ont	uknown
5	7	niemesto?	sigrid	prisoner	f	findland	finnish
5	8	niganiwina	angeline	prisoner	f	ont	chippewa
5	9	oldfield	maud	prisoner	f	england	english
5	10	oliver	mary	prisoner	f	ont	english
5	11	o’neill	gertrude	prisoner	f	ont	negress
5	12	paquette	charlotte	prisoner	f	ont	irish
5	13	parsons	violet	prisoner	f	ont	irish
5	14	pearson	myrtle	prisoner	f	ont	unknown
5	15	peeremet	sophie	prisoner	f	ont	eskimo
5	16	pelletier	maria	prisoner	f	ont	french
5	17	pelletier	joseph	prisoner’s infant	m	ont	irish
5	18	pheasant	mary	prisoner	f	ont	chippewa
5	19	powley?	lillian	prisoner	f	ont	scottish
5	20	price	betty	prisoner	f	ont	english
5	21	rae	amy	prisoner	f	england	english
5	22	riley	mary	prisoner	f	ont	chippewa
5	23	rivers	harriet	prisoner	f	ont	chippewa
5	24	rivet	victoria	prisoner	f	ont	french
5	25	robinson	doris	prisoner	f	ont	irish
5	26	robinson	olive	prisoner’s infant	f	ont	irish
5	27	ronco	rose	prisoner	f	ont	italian
5	28	rooney	eileen	prisoner	f	ont	irish
5	29	sears	josephine	prisoner	f	ont	negress
5	30	sharbot	ethel	prisoner	f	ont	french
5	31	shearing	isabel	prisoner	f	ont	irish
5	32	shiltman?	mable myrtle	prisoner	f	ont	unknown
5	33	skaleski	catherine	prisoner	f	?	ukrainian
5	34	smith	annie	prisoner	f	scotland	scottish
5	35	smith	evelyn	prisoner	f	ont	german
5	36	smith	josephine	prisoner	f	ont	irish
5	37	smith	lauretta	prisoner	f	ont	irish
5	38	smith	nellie	prisoner	f	ont	irish
5	39	stewart	lillian	prisoner	f	ont	scottish
5	40	taillon	frances	prisoner	f	ont	french
5	41	taylor	alice	prisoner	f	ont	dutch?
5	42	tyler	nora	prisoner	f	ont	english
5	43	tyler	joyce	prisoner’s infant	f	ont	english
5	44	vanhest	velma	prisoner	f	ont	dutch
5	45	vansaeder?	edith	prisoner	f	england	english
5	46	van valkenburg	viola	prisoner	f	ont	dutch
5	47	vendette?	louise	prisoner	f	ont	french
5	48	vizina?	elizabeth	prisoner	f	u.s.a	french
5	49	walker	emma	prisoner	f	england	english
5	50	walker	helen	prisoner	f	ont	negress
6	1	walley	dorothy	prisoner	f	ont	uknown
6	2	walsh	elizabeth	prisoner	f	ont	german
6	3	waltham	pearl	prisoner	f	ont	english
6	4	walton	violet	prisoner	f	ont	irish
6	5	watson	irene	prisoner	f	ont	scottish
6	6	watson	madeline	prisoner	f	ont	english
6	7	watson	margaret	prisoner	f	ont	chippewa
6	8	weedmark	effie	prisoner	f	ont	swedish
6	9	whitney	jane	prisoner	f	scotland	scottish
6	10	williams	edna	prisoner	f	u.s.a	english
6	11	williams	lorraine	prisoner’s infant	f	ont	russian
6	12	wilson	ruby	prisoner	f	ont	german
6	13	wilson	viola	prisoner	f	ont	english
6	14	woodland	jessie	prisoner	f	england	english
6	15	workman	hilda	prisoner	f	ont	negress
6	16	yoll	eleanor	prisoner	f	que	english

The names have been transcribed from 1931 Census of Canada as found on Ancestry.com
Province: Ontario
District name: Parkdale
District number:138
Sub-district name: Toronto (City), No. 87
Sub-district number: 87
Sub-district description: Mercer Reformatory

Industrial Refuge for Girls

The Industrial Refuge for Girls was a separate wing in the West corridors of the Andrew Mercer Reformatory. It imprisoned their first two girls on September 22, 1880.

Many girls endured indefinite sentences and could be incarcerated for up to 5 years. During their imprisonment, and at the recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Inspector of Prisons, girls could be indentured into domestic service until their sentence expired. Some girls with shorter sentences were placed as domestics upon release. This was facilitated by Mercer staff and philanthropic groups. Often, these placements did not go well and the girls found themselves imprisoned at the Industrial Refuge again, or on the women’s side of the reformatory, including if they were now pregnant.

The Industrial Refuge for Girls was closed in 1905 and the remaining girls were transferred to the Alexandra Industrial School in Toronto. The registry of Industrial Refuge for Girls lists 429 girls as prisoners from 1880 to 1905.

Stay tuned as we continue to correct any errors in the transcription of the girl’s registry. Use the search window below by typing your ancestor’s name. As of July 25, 2023 there are 429 names transcribed which is the entirety of the Industrial Refuge for Girls registry.

Please consider this index of names as a tertiary source and always consult the actual copies of the Industrial Refuge for Girls registry by requesting your ancestors’ records at the Archives of Ontario.

This is ongoing research and may be subject to change as we locate details on the correct spelling of the girls’ names or racial origins. For now, we have simply transcribed how the registry identifies some of the girls, for example:

*British Home Children (BHC)

**Black

***Indigenous

Due to the limitations of historical records, we have not verified these entries on origins as complete or correct.

Incarcerated girl’s working in the kitchen inside Mercer, 1903 – Ontario Sessional papers 1903, No. 39, p. 89

Section 18 of An Act to establish an Industrial Refuge for Girls. [Assented to 11th March, 1879.]

Search by name in the registry of the Industrial Refuge for Girls

#	Surname	First Name	Alternate Spelling	Admitted	Age	Place of Birth	Place of Residence	Offence	Notes

1	Blain	Adelia		Sep 22, 1880	12	Germany	Welland	Larceny
2	McCann	Debbie		Sep 27, 1880	13	Brantford	Brantford	Larceny
3	Gibson	Margaret Ann	Gebsole	Oct 2, 1880	10	Sarnia	Sarnia	Larceny
4	Quinn	Margaret		Oct 12, 1880	13	England	London	Larceny
5	Doosling	Elizabeth		Oct 20, 1880	15	Canada	Woodstock	Inmate Disorderly House
6	Hostter	Sarah	Hostler	Oct 20, 1880	15	Canada	St. Catharines	Vagrancy
7	Daken	Margaret		Oct 19, 1880	13	Canada	Township of Guelph	Larceny
8	Davis	Elizabeth		Oct 29, 1880	16	Canada	Port Hope	Vagrancy
9	Eagles	Elizabeth		Nov 2, 1880	14	Canada	Wood?	Larceny
10	Hora	Mary Jane		Nov 23, 1880	14	Australia	Kingston	Unmanageable at home
11	Taylor	Alice		Dec 14, 1880	14	Louisville Kentucky U.S.	Caledonia	Unmanageable at home
12	Ferguson	Margaret Clarisa		Jan 14, 1881	12	Canada	Guelph	Begging on Streets
13	Ferguson	Elizabeth		Jan 14, 1881	10	Canada	Guelph	Begging on Streets
14	Malone	Ellen		Feb 8, 1881	14	U. S. A.	Stratford	Begging on Streets
15	Malone	Mary Ann		Feb 9, 1881	11	U. S. A.	Stratford	Begging on Streets
16	Clifford	Minnie		Feb 15, 1881	12	Canada	Ottawa	Neglect of parent
17	Clifford	Eliza		Feb 15, 1881	10	Canada	Ottawa	Neglect of parent
18	Clifford	Katie		Feb 15, 1881	6	Canada	Ottawa	Neglect of mother
19	Burns	Ellen		Feb 24, 1881	12	Canada	Hamilton	Vagrancy
20	Reid	Elizabeth		Mar 10, 1881	7	Canada	Cornwall	Vagrancy
21	Lyzer	Florence	Lyser	Apr 14, 1881	13	England	Toronto	Vagrancy
22	Burgess	Sarah		Jun 18, 1881	13	Canada	Hamilton	House Breaking & Larceny
23	Lewis	Josephine		Aug 20, 1881	14	USA	St. Marys	Vagrancy
24	King	Minnie		Aug 28, 1881	14	Canada	Peterborough	Vagrancy & Prostitution	Asylum
25	Smith	Lenora		Sep 19, 1881	10	Canada	Alvestone	Incorrigible
26	Felner	Louisa Caroline	Louise Feather	Oct 1, 1881	16	Canada	Owen Sound Co Grey	Forging & uttering
27	Gibbins	Margaret	Stebbins	Feb 15, 1881	15	Canada	Woodstock	Vagrancy & Idleness
28	Mills	Mary		Apr 26, 1882	14	Canada	London	Vagrancy
29	Mills	Alice		Apr 26, 1882	12	Canada	London	Vagrancy
30	Smith	Julia		Apr 26, 1882	9	Canada	Euphemia	Incorrigible
31	Carson	Almida		Jun 27, 1882	11	Canada	Campbellford	Vagrancy
32	Desordueany	Rose	Desorducany	Jul 27, 1882	14	Canada	Ottawa	Vagrancy
33	Cook*	Elizabeth		Jul 29, 1882	13	Ireland	London Westminister (Guthrie Home)	Assault
34	Wyatt	Elizabeth		Jul 31, 1882	13	England	Chatham	Larceny
35	Cowling	Emily		Sep 20, 1882	13	England	Cobourg	Incorrigible
36	Barret	Ann		Sep 20, 1882	12	Canada	London	Vagrancy
37	Penkham	Lydia	Pinkham	Sep 20, 1882	13	England	London	Vagrancy
38	McElrey	Minnie May		Sept 27, 1882	4	Canada	St. Thomas	Deserted by parents
39	Dean	Mary		Oct 7, 1882	13	Ireland	Toronto	Stealing
40	Mason	Jane/Jennie		Oct 18, 1882	15	Canada	Maitland	Larceny	#1774 Reformatory
41	Ellis	Kate		Oct 18, 1882	13	Canada	Brockville	Larceny
42	Moss	Emmeline		Oct 27, 1882	12	England	Parkdale	Larceny
43	Keith	Minnie		Jan 2, 1883	15	Ireland	Toronto	Prostitute
44	Bruns?	Alice		Apr 9, 1883	12	Canada	St. Thomas	Incorrigible
45	Brown	Elizabeth		Jul 10, 1883	13	England	Toronto	Incorrigible
46	Wilson, Alias Ann Russel	Ada	Milson	Jul 22, 1883	14	Canada	Whitby	Larceny
47	Moore	Agnes Louisa		Aug 25, 1883	13	Canada	Toronto	Larceny
48	Bovey?	Margaret A	Mobey	Sep 11, 1883	15	New Brunswick	London	Vagrancy
49	?	Rose	Fincle	Sep 11, 1883	15	England	London	Vagrancy
50	Hoare*	Caroline		Sep 14, 1883	13	England	Niagara (Niagara Home)	Incorrigible
51	Cranham	Annie		Oct 4, 1883	9	Canada	Brantford	Vagrancy
52	Carr	Catharine		Jan 19, 1884	7	Canada	Kingston	Vagrancy
53	Carr	Mary		Jan 19, 1884	8	Canada	Kingston	Vagrancy
54	Legar	Ann	Segar	Jan 26, 1884	14	U. S. A.	Welland	Incorrigible
55	Smith	Mary		Apr 30, 1884	14				Ran away
56	Ratcliffe*	Martha		Jun 4, 1884	14	England	Niagara (Niagara Home)	Incorrigible
57	Atcheson	Jessie	Jenny Aitchison	Jan 28, 1884	13	Canada	Trenton	Vagrancy Prostitution
58	Delmar	Lily	Delmor	July 15, 1884	13	Canada	Hamilton	Vagrancy
59	Morgan	Lily		Jul 23, 1884	13	Canada	Toronto	Uncontrollable
60	Mannah	Lizzie		Aug 12, 1884	13	Canada	Barrie	Vagrancy
61	Orr	Margaret		Aug 12, 1884	13	Canada	Sarnia	Incorrigible
62	Stacey	Bertha		Aug 13, 1884	14	Canada	?ford	Larceny
63	Churher**	Julie	Chuclee	Aug 15, 1884	5	Canada	Owen Sound	Vagrancy
64	Churher**	Adeline	Chuclee	Aug 15, 1884	8	Canada	Owen Sound	Vagrancy
65	Stinson	Sarah		Aug 18, 1884	10	Canada	Ottawa	Vagrancy
66	Cranham	Jennie		Sep 23, 1884	12	Canada	Brantford	Vagrancy
67	Fernia	Nora		Oct 8, 1884	13	Canada	Napanee	Vagrancy
68	Brown	Mary		Oct 6, 1884	13	Scotland	Toronto	Larceny
69	Ross**	Bertie	Lottie	May 28 1885	12	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
70	Haskins	Mary		Nov 25, 1885	12	Ireland	London	Larceny
71	Mcfie?	Chancey	McGill	Dec 5, 1885	7	Canada	Owen Sound	Vagrancy
72	Brown	Isabella		Jan 11, 1886	7	Canada	Owen Sound	Vagrancy
73	Cole	Vitoria		Jan 15, 1886	7	Canada	Belleville	Without Salutary control
74	Cole	Margaret Jane		Jan 15, 1886	4	Canada	Belleville	Without Salutary control
75	Mathews	Emma?		Feb 13, 1886	12	U. S.	Windsor	Larceny
76	Edwards	Florence Betha		Mar 4, 1886	13	Canada	Oshawa	Without proper care
77	Williams	Mary Jane		Mar 14, 1886	15	Wales	Parkdale	Larceny	Ran away
78	Ferguson	Bertha		Apr 5, 1886	10	Canada	Trenton	Incorrigible
79	Burgoyne	Clara		May 1, 1886	9	Canada	Trenton	Uncontrollable
80	Cole	Matilda		May 1, 1886	13	Canada	Paisley	Without proper care
81	Hays	Dolly		May 1, 1886	11	Canada	Paisley	Without proper care
82	Billings	Jane		Jul 9, 1886	13	Canada	Peterborough	Prostitute
83	McDonald	Margaret		Aug 1, 1886	13	U. S.	Peninsula Harbour	Selling liquor
84	Cranham	Annie		Sep 4, 1886	11	Canada	Brantford	Vagrancy
85	Stuart	Florence V.		Sep 30, 1886	14	Canada	Simcoe	Uncontrollable
86	Johnston*	Bella		Oct 23, 1886	14	Scotland	Belleville (Brockville House)	Setting fire to a barn
87	Dallow	Caroline		Oct 30, 1886	12	Canada	Lambton	Larceny
88	Bell	Bridget		Nov 27, 1886	13	Ireland	Hamilton	Frequent of a Dis House
89	Minnie	Johnston		Nov 30, 1886	14	Canada	London	Larceny
90	Trailey	Jennie		10-Dec-86	14	Canada	Toronto	Intemperate
91	Smith	Mary Ann		22-Dec-86	?	Canada	Kingston	Incorrigible vicious	Transferred to Reformatory #1041
92	L?…ous	Margaret		11-Jan-87	14	Canada	London	Vagrancy
93	Molson	Mary		11-Jan-87	13	Canada	Woodstock	Vagrancy
94	House	Rebecca		20-Apr-87	13	Canada	Haldimand	Incorrigible
95	Yort	Mary	Gort	30-May-87	14	Canada		Incorrigible
96	Pew	Rebecca	Pugh	1-Jun-87	12	England		Incorrigible
97	O’Neil	Ellie		22-Jun-87	8	Canada	York Co	Without home or guardianship
98	Blakely	Charlotte		10-Aug-87	14	Canada	Addington	Larceny
99	Norman**	Gertrude		17-Aug-87	11	Canada		? At poison
100	Coggeshall	May		19-Sep-87	12	U. S.	Toronto	Uncontrollable
101	Hinton	Violet		4-Oct-87	10	Canada	Toronto	Destitute
102	Miller	Mary		19-Oct-87	11	Canada	Lambton	Larceny
103	Miller	Jennie		20-Nov-87	13	U. S.	Windsor	Larceny
104	Berry	Frances Ann		1-Dec-87	11	Canada	Bowmanville	Homeless & Friendless
105	Taylor	Sarha Ann		9-Dec-87	9	Canada	Simcoe	Homeless & Friendless
106	Reed	Elizabeth		17-Jan-88	16	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
107	Shaver alisa Robins	Ann		27-Jan-88	14	Canada	London	Homeless
108	Doman	Elizabeth J.	Donnan	31-Jan-88	14	Canada	Toronto	Without Salutary Control
109	Richardson	Diana Mary		15-Feb-88	12	England	Sarnia	Incorrigible
110	Rahl	Annie		15-Feb-88	13	Canada	Berlin	Arson	Newspaper The Kingston Whig-Standard 07 Feb 1888, Tue · Page 1 Burnt down Levi Shantz's barn in Woolwich https://www.newspapers.com/image/786092356/?terms=Mercer%20reformatory&match=1
111	Orton*	Elizabeth		17-Feb-88	14	England	Toronto (Niagara Home)	without home or Salutary Control
112	BellInois	Lizzie	Bellmois	24-Feb-88	13	U. S.	Kingston	Without home or Salutary Control
113	Everitt*	Esther		17-Apr-88	18	England	Sarnie (Niagara Home)	Arson
114	Mitchell	Mary		30-May-88	11	Canada	Kingston	Vagrancy
115	Emory	Ellen		22-Jun-88	14	England	London	Without Salutary Control
116	Burrows	Minnie		5-Jul-88	9	Ireland	London	Without control
117	Udell	Lena		13-Jul-88	10	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
118	Kelly	Elizabeth		17-Jul-88	14	Canada	Hamilton	Vagrancy
119	French	Jane		24-Aug-88	13	Canada	Woodstock	No visible means of support
120	Philips**	Mary Ann		29-Aug-88	11	Canada	Brantford	Begging on public street
121	O’Boyle	Bridget		21-Sep-88	15	Canada	Ottawa	Larceny
122	Googan	Katie Annie		10-Oct-88	10	Canada	Oshawa	Destitute without a home
123	Coogan	Ethel		10-Oct-88	8	Canada	Oshawa	Destitute without a home
124	McCarty	Minnie		20-Nov-88	9	Ireland	Toronto	Destitute without a home
125	McElrey?	Minnie	Ruelrey	23-Nov-88	12	Canada	Under the Act	Returned from apprenticeship see 38 on page 2
126	Ashonanosbis***	Margaret	Ashonauasbis	23-Nov-88	14	Canada	Algoma	Arson
127	Fant**	Annie		5-Dec-88	11	Canada	Ingersoll	Vagrancy
128	Jones**	Mary		18-Dec-88	12	Canada	Brantford	Larceny
129	Galloway	Frances		4-Jan-89	12	Canada	Toronto	Larceny
130	McEwen	Harriet		12-Jan-89	11	Canada	Whitby	Without salutary control
131	Thornton	Maria		12-Apr-89	8	Ireland	Hamilton	Vagrancy
132	Griffiths	Lizzie		1-Jul-89	13	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
133	Frazer	Mary Jane		19-Jul-89	17	Canada	Brockville	Frequenting
134	Ellis	Margaret		26-Jul-89	10	Canada	Brockville	Vagrancy
135	Long, alias Fraser	Ruth, alias Ruby		2-Aug-89	10	Canada	St Thomas	Larceny
136	Harwood*	Lucy		15-Aug-89	15	England	North bay (Gutheir Home)	Larceny
137	Kittridge	Minnie		29-Aug-89	13	Canada	Brantford	Vagrancy
138	Molson	Mary		30-Aug-89	15	Canada	Beachville	Vagrancy
139	Tuttle	Blanche Louise		15-Sep-89	9	Canada	Colborne	Neglect of Parent
140	Tuttle	Ida Electa		15-Sep-89	4	Canada	Colborne	Neglect of Parent
141	Lebar	Anna		17-Oct-89	11	Canada	Port Perry	Idle & Dissolute life
142	Lucas	Sarah		24-Dec-89	14	Canada	Toronto	Larceny
143	Britton	Maggie		24-Dec-89	14	Canada	Toronto	Larceny
144	Boland?	Annie		24-Dec-89	14	Canada	Toronto	Larceny
145	Boland?	Minnie		24-Dec-89	14	Canada	Toronto	Larceny
146	Lawson	Jessie		3-Feb-90	11	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
147	Baker*	Minnie Clara		19-Feb-90	14	England	London (Guthrie Home)	Larceny
148	Hebburn*	Eliza		19-Feb-90	12	England	London (Guthrie Home)	Larceny
149	Bowstrill	Mary		28-Feb-90	12	Canada	?	Larceny
150	May	Nellie		28-Feb-90	13	Canada	?	Larceny
151	Sylvester	Anne		8-May-90	14	Canada	Hamilton	Incorrigible
152	Parker	Jane		8-May-90	8	Canada	Walkerton	Without proper control
153	Burney	Jane		13-Jun-90	13	Canada	Brockville	Incorrigible
154	Welsh	Harriet		13-Jun-90	12	Canada	Kingston	Incorrigible
155	Thornton	Maria		10-Jul-90	9	Ireland	Hamilton	Larceny
156	Hilton	Sarah Anne		17-Jul-90	15	Canada	Toronto	Intemperate
157	McDermott	Mary Jane		1-Aug-90	15	Canada	Ottawa	Intemperate Vagrant
158	Ranger	Margaret		18-Oct-90	15	Canada	Sudbury	Prostitute
159	Collit*	Johanna		20-Oct-90	16	England	Toronto (Niagara Home)	Vagrancy
160	Berry	Mary		31-Oct-90	12	Ireland	Toronto	Larceny
161	Martin	Alice		10-Feb-91	6	Canada	?	Leading an idle & dissolute life
162	Woonch	Mannie		17-Feb-91	5	Canada	Collingwood	Homeless
163	Woonch	Violet		17-Feb-91	4	Canada	Collingwood	Homeless
164	Woonch	Ellen		17-Feb-91	2.6	Canada	Collingwood	Homeless	Died age 3, March 3, 1882
165	O’Neilly	Johanna		7-Mar-91	13	Canada	Kingston	Larceny false Pretense
166	Flood	Minnie		3-Apr-91	11	Canada	Perth	Neglect of Parents
167	Cochran	Ellen		13-Apr-91	13	Ireland	Toronto	Vagrancy
168	Lane	Annie		6-May-91	9	Ireland	London	Vagrancy
169	Beausejour	Nellie		6-May-91	13	Canada	?	Larceny
170	McConnell	Mary Agnes		12-May-91	15	Canada	Kingston	Vagrancy
171	Kirkland	Sadie		20-May-91	14	Canada	Niagara	Without Salutary Control
172	Murray	Sarah		20-May-91	18	Canada	Welland	Vagrant
173	Jessop	Ethel Mabel		28-May-91	10	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
174	Moore**	Nettie		28-May-91	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
175	Dallow	Carrie		27-Jun-91	17	Canada	?	Larceny
176	Johnson	ethel		28-Jun-91	13	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
177	Ross	Ettie		29-Jun-91	13	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
178	Galvin	Winnifred		14-Jul-91	14	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
179	Amo	Mary Lilly		11-Aug-91	13	Canada	Brockville	Uncontrollable
180	Rice	Frances		13-Aug-91	12	Canada	London	Uncontrollable
181	Batty	Berllia		1-Sep-91	10	Canada	St Thomas	Without proper control
182	Jacoby	Carrie (Cora)		8-Sep-91	11	Canada	London	Vagrancy
183	Robinson	Margaret Gertrude		6-Nov-91	10	Canada	Ingersoll	Without proper control
184	Miles	Lizzie		25-Nov-91	15	Canada	Toronto	Larceny	Reformatory #1660
185	Crocker	Elizabeth		15-Jan-92	15	U. S. A.	Detroit	Bringing stolen goods into Canada
186	Beck	Emma (alisa Anne McMurry)		5-Feb-92	14	Canada	Toronto	Setting fire to a Girls home
187	Gilles	Lucinda		19-Mar-92	9	Canada	Cayuga	Destitute, begging, without guardian
188	Gilles	Maude		19-Mar-92	7	Canada	Cayuga	Destitute, begging, without guardian
189	Palmer*	Katie		21-Apr-92	14	England	? (Stephenson Home)	Larceny
190	Stone	Bina		5-May-92	14	England	Sheffield Township	Fraud
191	Daley	Eva		7-May-92	14	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
192	Maloney	Mary		24-Sep-92	9	Canada	Norfolk	Housebreaking Larceny
193	Pearson	Sarah May		2-Nov-92	10	Canada	Hamilton	Housebreaking Larceny
194	Mortimer	Margaret		17-Nov-92	16	Canada	Toronto	? Stealing
195	Washington**	Beatrice Louisa Emily		6-Dec-92	13	Canada	Woodstock	Uncontrollable
196	Jewell	Ethel		16-Dec-92	12	Canada	Lindsay	Keeping house of ill fame
197	Hardwick*	Lucy		18-Jan-93	13	England	Lisgar, Halton (Niagara Home)	Uncontrollable
198	Biggs*	Bessie		24-Feb-93	18	England	Banardo House, Northhumberland	Larceny
199	Schofield	Ollia		31-Mar-93	11	Canada	London	Vagrancy
200	Cook	Mary		10-May-93	11	Ireland	Renfrew	Vagrancy
201	Gibson	May		13-Jul-93	16	Canada	Brussels	Getting money under false pretense
202	Bubery	Sarah		27-Jul-93	14	Canada	Kingston	Larceny
203	Shaw	Elizabeth		14-Aug-93	14	Canada	Hamilton	Incorrigible, beyond control
204	Gilbert	Lucinda		25-Sep-93	10	Canada	Owen Sound	Theft
205	Evans	Georgina		7-Sep-93	13	England	?	Arson
206	O’Brie	Mary		27-Sep-93	14	Canada	Pembrooke	Loose, idle disorderly
207	Gilmour	Mary		3-Apr-94	12	Canada	Forestville	Theft
208	St Pierre	Maude		14-Jun-94	12	Canada	White Fish	Fallen into dissolute ?
209	St Pierre	Jennie		14-Jun-94	14	Canada	White Fish	Fallen into dissolute ?
210	Cousins	Martha		11-Jul-94	16	Canada	Orillia	Inmate House of ill fame
211	Cunningham	Annie		28-Jul-94	7	Canada	Blezard	waif
212	Cunningham	Eva		28-Jul-94	9	Canada	Blezard	waif
213	Cunningham	Gertrude		28-Jul-94	11	Canada	Blezard	waif
214	Cunningham	Mary		28-Jul-94	13	Canada	Blezard	waif
215	Saunders	Florence May		30-Jul-94	12	England	Whitby	Without Salutary Control
216	Young	Matilda alias Bryant		10-Aug-94	14	Canada	Halls Corners	Perjury
217	Portiguis?	Mary Ann		17-Aug-94	10	Canada	Renfrew	Larceny
218	Nelson	Grace Isabel		17-Aug-94	11	Canada	Napanee	Larceny
219	Ashby	Sarah		29-Aug-94	10	Canada	Port Hope	Without proper control
220	Ashby	Lena		20-Aug-94	13	Canada	Port Hope	Without proper control
221	Davy	Jenny		18-Oct-94	17	Canada	Peterborough	Larceny
222	Graves	Minnie		23-Oct-94	16	Canada	Seaforth	Perjury
223	Cuzner?	Edith		5-Dec-94	14	Canada	Hamilton	Larceny
224	Brooks	Etta May		17-Jan-95	12	Canada	Brighton	Without Salutary Control
225	Brooks	Minnie Maude		21-Feb-95	15	Canada	Brighton	Without Salutary Control
226	O’Brie	Sophie		22-Feb-95	15	Canada	Pembroke	Loose & disorderly
227	Driscoll	Catherine		7-Mar-95	12	Canada	Kingston	Stealing
228	Colborne	Jenny		27-Apr-95	13	Canada	Thornhill	Bad surroundings
229	Scott	Jennie		27-Apr-95	16	Canada	Windsor	Theft
230	Phillips	Ellen		6-Aug-95	6	Canada	Newmarket	Homeless
231	Brown	Edna		22-May-95	7	Canada	Beaverton	Homeless
232	Chechley	Mary Maude		28-Jan-95	6	Canada	Haliburton	Homeless
233	Stewart	Elizabeth		28-Jan-95	9	Canada	Victoria?	Homeless
234	O’Donnel	Myrtle		1-Aug-95	13	Canada	Toronto	Larceny
235	Maloney	Minnie		28-Aug-95	10	Canada	Woodstock	Homeless
236	Grady	Margaret		29-Aug-95	15	Canada	Toronto	Larceny
237	Ranger	Ellen		4-Sep-95	14	Canada	Sudbury	Prostitution
238	Berry	Agnes		10-Sep-95	13	Canada	Lindsay	Freq H of ill f
239	Moody	Gertrude		23-Oct-95	14	Canada	Toronto	Loose Idle & disorderly
240	Gavan	Ellen		4-Nov-95	14	Canada	?wood, in Wellington County	Growing up without salutary control
241	Gibson	Lilie		8-Nov-95	11	Canada	Wakeworth, Northumberland	Improper house surroundings
242	Pringle	Jennie		23-Dec-95	9	Canada	Cobourg	Deserted by mother
243	Davis	Lavinia		27-Dec-95	9	Canada	Fairbanks	Deserted by parents
244	Mathews	Lizzie		7-Jan-96	13	Canada	Toronto	Idle Loose Disorderly
245	Wales	Annie		21-Feb-96	15	Canada	Milton	Leading an immoral life
246	Wheeler	Daisy		23-Mar-96	18	England	Toronto	Stealing
247	Cline	Mary		20-Apr-96	14	Canada	Pelham
248	Wetherald	Rosie		2-May-96	10	Canada	Milton
249	Cowell	Florence	Cornell	18-May-96	14	England	Toronto	Vagrancy
250	Knox	Ida		2-Jun-96	12	Canada	Stratford
251	Stewart	Sarah Ann		13-Jun-96	14	Canada	Harrow	Disorderly
252	Davis	Sadie		15-Jun-96	8	Canada	?
253	Galbraith	Viola		24-Jun-96	7	Canada	Sarnia
254	Waldron	Mannie		24-Jun-96	9	Canada	Paris
255	Burroughsford	Minnie		29-Jun-96	13	Canada	Toronto	Stealing
256	Robinson	Henrietta		22-Jul-96	15	Toronto	Toronto	Vagrant Idle & disorderly
257	?*	Laura	Reynes	22-Jul-96	14	England	Toronto (Niagara Home)	Vagrant Idle & disorderly
258	Cottrell	Mary		29-Jul-96	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant Idle & disorderly
259	McKinght	Minnie		29-Jul-96	14	Canada	Port Elgin	Vagrancy
260	Chaney	Mary		14-Aug-96	13		Toronto
261	Hillock	Bertha Florence		15-Sep-96	14	Canada	Toronto	Stealing
262	McLellan	Mary		16-Sep-96	14	Canada	?	Stealing
263	Park	Isabella		15-Oct-96	16	Canada	Owen Sound	Theft
264	McColl	Armarilla		19-Nov-96	14	Canada	Owen Sound	Leading an immoral life
265	Ryckman	Etta		19-Nov-96	15	Canada	Owen Sound	Leading an immoral life
266	Hardy	Gertrude		8-Dec-96	14	Canada	Hamilton	Unmanageable
267	Johnson	Rhoda		11-Dec-96	14	Canada	Lindsay	Without Salutary Control
268	Fuller	Annie		11-Dec-96	15	Canada	Lindsay	Vagrancy
269	Hulme	Ethel		2-Jan-97	14	Canada	Toronto	Stealing
270	Hill	Minnie Louisa		28-Jan-97	13	Canada	Colbourne	Theft
271	Mathews	Elizabeth		29-Jan-97	16	England	Toronto	Vagrancy
272	McLean	Katie		13-Mar-97	16	Canada	Goderich	Without Salutary Control	Died
273	Robinson	Victoria		30-Mar-97	13	Canada	Bobcaygeon	Destitute Vagrancy
274	Sayers	Ellen Rose		31-Mar-97	15	Canada	Hamilton	Vagrancy
275	Keenan	Emily		31-Mar-97	16	Canada	Hamilton	Vagrancy
276	Britton	Emily		14-Apr-97	14	Canada	Toronto	Loose, Idle & Disorderly
277	McMillan	Agnes		14-Apr-97	14	Scotland	Toronto	Loose, Idle & Disorderly
278	Hesson	Mary Ann		5-May-97	14	Canada	Stratford	Not stated?
279	Donaldson	Caroline		13-May-97	16	Canada	Barrie	Cannot be controlled	Asylum
280	McCormick	Alice		19-May-97	12	Canada	St Mary’s	Incorrigible
281	Stilt	Mary	Stitt	4-Jun-97	14	England	Toronto	Stealing
282	Neil	Elizabeth		2-Jul-97	13	Ireland	Halton	Theft
283	Fox	Violet		7-Jul-97	13	Canada	Hamilton	Beyond Control of Parents
284	Rowe	Annie	Row	18-Sep-97	11	Canada	Saltfleet	Beyond Control of Parents
285	Theobault	Emma		12-Oct-97	15	Canada	Peterborough	C. Prostitute
286	Noyes	Eva		22-Nov-97	15	Canada	Brockville	Prostitution & Vagrancy
287	Carr	Mary		22-Nov-97	13	Canada	Napanee	Frequenting Disorderly house
288	Smith	Mabel		14-Dec-97	14	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
289	Scott	Jennie		10-Feb-98	18	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
290	McCann	Helen		19-Feb-98	16	Canada	London	Vagrancy
291	Jenkinson	Nellie		25-Feb-98	13	Canada	North Bay	Begging on the streets
292	McGinn	Sarah		3-May-98	13	U. S.	Woodstock	Vagrancy
293	Cook	Pauline A		5-May-98	12	Canada	?	Larceny
294	Carter	Lilly		1-Jun-98	14	Canada	Hamilton	Disorderly
295	Brogan	Jane		23-Jun-98	16	Canada	Toronto	Stealing
296	Smith**	Corabella		7-Jul-98	13	U. S.	Niagara Falls	Incorrigible
297	Lynch	Mary		25-Jul-98	16	Canada	Toronto	Loose, Idle, disorderly
298	Van Camp	Majory		10-Aug-98	16	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant loose idle
299	Forster	Ethel		9-Sep-98	15	England	Toronto	Vagrant
300	Thompson	Blanche		16-Sep-98	14	Canada	Belleville	Idle and disorderly
301	Babcock	Nellie		16-Sep-98	16	Canada	Belleville	Idle and disorderly
302	Speirs	Caroline		4-Nov-98	14	Canada	Walkerton	Theft of money
303	Ferrier	Lillie		5-Nov-98	14	Canada	?	Aid abet assist and ?
304	Farron**	Lena		10-Nov-98	13	Canada	Cornwall	Vagrant & wandering in the streets
305	Asselstine	Florence		10-Nov-98	17	Canada	Perth	Vagrant
306	Revoir	Minnie		22-Nov-98	15	Canada	Peterborough	Incorrigible
307	Tobin	Mary		23-Nov-98	12	Canada	Toronto	Theft
308	Smith	Sarah Jane		12-Dec-98	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
309	Sickles	Laura		15-Dec-98	15	Canada	Brantford	Vagrancy
310	Crawford	Olive		27-Dec-98	15	Canada	Toronto	Loose idle disorderly
311	Joslyn	Nettie		30-Dec-98	15	Canada	Toronto	Prostitute
312	CheeverS	Maggie		25-Jan-99	11	Canada	Brantford	Theft and vagrancy
313	Dufresne	Amelia		2-Feb-99	16	Canada	Sarnia	Incorrigible	Asylum
314	Holley	Eveline E		14-Apr-99	15	Canada	Guelph	Uncontrollable
315	Powell	Mary Jane		18-May-99	14	Canada	Tilsonburg	Uncontrollable, loose, idle, dis
316	Hollibaugh	Edith		20-Aug-99	10	Canada	Aylmer	Without Salutary Control
317	Clark	Grace		15-Sep-99	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
318	King	Annie		15-Sep-99	15	England	Toronto	Vagrancy
319	Wells	Sadie		19-Sep-99	11		Toronto	Stealing
320	Smart	Laura		19-Sep-99	15	Canada	Port Dover	Unmanageable
321	Stone	Bertha		27-Sep-99	11	Canada	Toronto	Stealing
322	Collins	Elizabeth		27-Sep-99	15			Without Salutary Control
323	McGee	Mary		11-Oct-99	12	Canada	Kingston	Larceny
324	Good	Sarah J		12-Oct-99	15	Canada	Orillia	Without Control
325	Miller**	Grace		14-Oct-99	15	Canada	London	Vagrancy
326	Corrigan	Priscilla		14-Oct-99	15	Canada	Peterborough	? Prostitution
327	Ball	Mary Ellen		20-Oct-99	13	Canada	Orillia	Without Control
328	Milne	Grace		14-Nov-99	14	Canada	Aylmer	Without parent or guardian
329	Milne	Maggie		14-Nov-99	12	Canada	Aylmer	Without parent or guardian
330	Febus	Edith	Felvus	28-Nov-99	16	England	Bracondale	Vagrancy
331	Clark	Eva		19-Dec-99	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
332	McKnight	Ada		18-Jan-00	15	Canada	Peterborough	Idle and dissolute life
333	Fox	Pansy		31-Jan-00	14	Canada	Barrie	Incorrigible without any settled place of abode
334	Cameron	Eva		20-Feb-00	15	Canada	Toronto	Inmate house of ill fame
335	Leathers	Winnifred		21-Mar-00	16	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
336	Irwin	Edna		17-Apr-00	14	Canada	Brantford	Theft
337	Jones	Minnie Beatrice		20-Apr-00	15	Canada	Belleville	Uncontrollable
338	Craig	Eva		24-Apr-00	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant, loose, idle, disorderly
339	Dean	Maggie		24-Apr-00	16	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant, loose, idle, disorderly
340	Liscombe	Erie		1-May-00	14	Canada	Toronto	Stealing
341	Flatterell	Viney		1-May-00	15	Canada	Toronto	Loose, idle, disorderly
342	Lloyd	Annie J		8-Jun-00	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
343	Morrison or Sringer	Annie		8-Jun-00	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
344	Tracey	Mary		8-Jun-00	16	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy	Escape
345	Woodcock	Nellie		25-Jul-00	16			?	Escape
346	Long	Gertrude		31-Jul-00	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
347	Huntly	Clara		1-Aug-00	15	Canada	Toronto	Uncontrollable
348	Bernard	Minnie		11-Aug-00	13	Canada	Pembrooke	Inmate of disorderly house
349	St. Armour	Mary Louise		13-Aug-00	15	Canada	Pembrooke	Inmate of disorderly house	see #373
350	Carmel	Annie?		13-Aug-00	16	Canada	Ottawa	Frequenter of house of ill fame
351	Clark	Mary Anne		17-Aug-00	14	Canada	Hamilton	Incorrigible
352	O’Brien	Isabella		7-Sep-00	15	Canada	Toronto	Stealing
353	Murphey	Eliza		7-Sep-00	15	Canada	Toronto	Loose, Idle, disorderly
354	Bickle	Bertha		2-Sep-00	14	Canada	Whitby	Idle and disorderly
355	Madigan	Mary		11-Oct-00	15	Canada	Stoney Creek	Incorrigible
356	Sapp	Georgina	Tapp	19-Oct-00	15	Canada	Ottawa	Incorrigible
357	Shepherd	Sarah Jane		26-Oct-00	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
358	Bowen	Jessie		15-Jan-01	14	Canada	Kingston	Larceny
359	Gray	Lilli		26-Feb-01	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
360	Beauvais	Amanda		28-Feb-01	15	Canada	Ottawa	Vagrancy
361	Stewart	Annie		7-Mar-01	15	Canada	Ottawa	Neglected child
362	Mills	Minnie		24-Apr-01	16	Canada	Ottawa	Incorrigible
363	Fox	Violet		10-May-01	16	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
364	Duval	Jane		4-Jun-01	15	Canada	Orillia	Vagrant
365	Beattie	Jennie		5-Jun-01	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
366	Phillips	Phoebe May		19-Jun-01	14	Canada	Toronto	Neglected
367	Cowel	Cora	Cowie	27-Jun-01	15	Canada		Incorrigible
368	Bellefor	Maud		27-Jun-01	15	Canada	Bellefoi	Inmate house of ill fame
369	Flaherty	Margaret		28-Jun-01	13	Canada	Guelph	Theft
370	McTague	Teresa		13-Jul-01	17	Canada	Hamilton	Larceny
371	Turner**	Bertha		30-Jul-01	15	Canada	Brantford	Theft
372	Navin	Martha		8-Aug-01	13	Canada	Napanee	Co-habitating with prostitute	pregnant, transferred to reformatory
373	St. Armour***	Louise		12-Aug-01	16	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant	previous #349
374	Whitford**	Mary		20-Sep-01	16	Canada	Ottawa	Vagrancy
375	O’Neil	Nellie		20-Sep-01	13	Canada	Kingston	Larceny
376	Griffin**	Maria		23-Oct-01	15	Canada	Dresden	Theft
377	Youngs	Gracie		25-Oct-01	7	Canada	Cambleford	Without parent uncontrollable
378	Allison	Coral	Carol	4-Nov-01	13	Canada	Belleville	Uncontrollable
379	Caswell	Lucinda		30-Nov-01	15	Canada	Toronto	Stealing
380	Ball	Alice		11-Dec-01	17	Canada	Hamilton	Loose, idle, disorderly, vagrant
381	Davis	Agnes		11-Dec-01	20	Canada	Hamilton	Loose, idle, disorderly, vagrant
382	Hart	Jessie		23-Dec-01	15	Canada	?	Inmate house of ill fame
383	Plouffe	Blanch Natalie		1-Jan-02	15	Canada	Ottawa	Inmate house of ill fame
384	Morrow	Ethel		21-Jan-02	13	Canada	Ottawa	Incorrigible, beyond control
385	Binoski	Vina		6-Feb-02	14	Canada	Guelph	Theft of goods
386	Bilson	Leila		3-Apr-02	17	Canada	Ottawa	?
387	Dyson	Edith		4-Apr-02	11	Canada	Hespeler	House breaking, theft, false pretense
388	Orr	Phyllis		15-May-02	16	Canada	Ottawa	? to deal with under of the act
389	Major	Esther		20-May-02	16	Canada	Hamilton	Larceny
390	Milligan	Jessie		4-Jun-02	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
391	Mulholland	Maud	Maude	12-Jun-02	15	Canada	Hamilton	Incorrigible
392	Sayer	Diana		19-Jun-02	16	Canada	Ottawa	Leading dissolute life
393	Barns alias Fox	Mary		3-Jul-02	13	Canada	Gravenhurst	False pretense
394	Murray	Violet		25-Jul-02	17	Canada	Hamilton	Vagrancy	Trans Reformatory
395	Capes	Fanny		25-Jul-02	18	Canada	Hamilton	Vagrancy	Trans Reformatory
396	Corneil	Bertha		28-Jul-02	13	Canada	Owen Sound	Incorrigible
397	Smith	Nellie		30-Jul-02	15	Canada	Ottawa	Incorrigible
398	Newbold	Ada	Newbald	4-Aug-02	16	England	Toronto	Vagrant
399	Norton	Ina		19-Sep-02	13	Canada	Belleville	Uncontrollable
400	Fitzgibbons	Bertha		11-Oct-02	15	Canada	Toronto	Theft
401	Long	Maud		1-Nov-02	16	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant	Trans Reformatory
402	Handley	Estella		3-May-03	15	Canada	Belleville	Prostitute
403	Turner**	Josephine		13-May-03	12	Canada	Brantford	Without Salutary control
404	Fleming	Sarah		15-May-03	16	Canada	Ottawa	Prostitution
405	Bianofeki	Clara	Binofeki	28-May-03	10	Canada	Guelph	Larceny	Trans to Industrial ?
406	Dyson	Ethel		28-May-03	14	Canada	Guelph	Larceny, without control
407	Fraser	Ethel		25-May-03	15	Canada	Napanee	Without Salutary control
408	Lovell	Flossie		4-Aug-03	15	Canada	Galt	Theft
409	Brancer	Annie	Branciere	3-Sep-03	15	Canada	Toronto	Raising a fire
410	Miller	Mary		9-Oct-03	15	Canada	Toronto	Vagrant
411	Brady	Annie		20-Oct-03	15	Canada	Ottawa	Prostitute
412	Harper	Margaret		31-Oct-03	15	Canada	Ottawa	Leading a dissolute life	Trans to Reformatory
413	Blanshard	Lily		3-Nov-03	13	Canada	Ottawa	Immoral conduct
414	Archer	Anna		20-Jan-04	15	U. S.	Toronto	Vagrant
415	Holmes	Mary		2-Mar-04	15	England	Toronto	Vagrant
416	Burch	Mary		6-Apr-04	14	Canada	London	Leading a dissolute life
417	Brown	Annie		30-Jun-04	15	Canada	Brantford	Unable to be controlled by parent
418	Connell	May		15-Jul-04	16	Canada	Lindsay	Loose, idle, disorderly
419	Hollingsworth	Barbara Lavinia		9-Sep-04	15	Canada	Ottawa	Uncontrollable
420	Tanner	Mary		21-Sep-04	16	Canada	?	Vagrant
421	McCallum	Maud		19-Oct-04	16	Canda	Brantford	Vagrant
422	Scott	Kathleen		3-Feb-05	17	England	Ottawa	Without relations or guardian
423	Forsyth	Olive Edna		21-Mar-05	15	Canada	Hamilton	Incorrigible
424	Pollisay	Nellie		21-Oct-05	16	United States	Hamilton	Incorrigible
425	Kizier	Annie	Vizier	17-May-05	15	Canada	Hamilton	Larceny
426	Houghton	Emily		18-May-05	16	Canada	Alexandra School	Escape from Alexandra School for Girls
427	Fletcher	Agnes		22-Sep-05	14	Canada	Bobcaygeon	By order of Inspector
428	Woods	Ida Emily		28-Oct-05	17	Canada	Orillia	Vagrancy
429	Langston	Lillian May		21-Oct-05	16	Canada	Toronto	Unlawful vagrant

The following is the source used to transcribe the names: “Archives Ontario, RG 20-166/Reference: RG 20-166 Title: Registers of the Ontario Industrial Refuge for Girls Date: 1880-1905 / Copyright Crown”

Place of Residence - Industrial Refuge for Girls

Click on “view larger map” (top right corner of map) to explore the place of residence girls lived prior to being imprisoned at the Industrial Refuge for Girls and more. Note: as of April 8, 2024 we are currently adding new places of residence daily and hope to be finished in a few weeks.

Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women

Incarcerated women working in the Mercer for-profit laundries Annual Report, 1903

On August 28, 1880 the first two prisoners were admitted to the Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women. One month later, by the end of fiscal year of September 30, 1880. there were thirty women imprisoned at Mercer. By October 29, 1880, a call for tenders for labour of inmates was published in the newspapers; and thus began the terror of imprisonment for over 20,000 women, girls and their babies until the Mercer’s closure in 1969.

“Tender for Labour of Inmates,” The Globe, October 29, 1880, 7.

We hope to provide an index of 4725 names in the below database of the women who were incarcerated at Mercer from 1880 – 1917.

Please consider this index of names as a tertiary source and always consult the actual copies of the Andrew Mercer Reformatory for women’s registry by requesting your ancestors’ records at the Archives of Ontario.

This is ongoing research and may be subject to change as we locate details on the correct spelling of the names or racial origins. For now, we have simply transcribed how the registry identifies some of the women, for example:

*British Home Children (BHC)

**Black

***Indigenous

Due to the limitations of historical records, we have not verified these entries on origins as complete or correct.

Check back later as we continue to update the database and correct any errors in the transcription of the women’s registry. Use the search window below by typing your ancestor’s name. On August 28, 2023 the first 30 names were transcribed of women who were incarcerated at the Mercer Reformatory.

September 12, 2023 new names have been added.

Search by name in the registry of the Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women

#	Surname	First Name	Alternate Spelling	Admitted	Age	Place of Birth	Place of Residence	Offence	Notes

1	Stump	Margaret		28-Aug-80	19	Ontario	Bradford	Prostitution
2	Mannah	Mary A		28-Aug-80	34	London Eng	Bracebridge	Procuring defilement of young girl
3	Shaw	Ida		1-Sep-80	22	Michigan or Canada		Abduction and escape from Gaol
4	Lamb	Anna		1-Sep-80	27	Canada	Forestville	Larceny
5	Young	Jane		2-Sep-80	18	Ireland	Toronto	Vagrancy
6	Nuley?	Mary		2-Sep-80	49	Ireland	Toronto	Drunkenness
7	Wally	Mary		2-Sep-80	45	Canada	Toronto	Vagrancy
8	McLaughlan	Hannah aka Harriet		2-Sep-80	30	Montreal	Toronto	Larceny
9	Robertson	Jane		9-Sep-80	18	Aylmer	Ottawa	Keeper House of Ill Fame
10	Franklin	Annie		9-Sep-80	22	Scotland	Ottawa	Vagrancy
11	McManis	Margaret		9-Sep-80	24	Vermont	Ottawa	Keeper House of Ill Fame
12	Boyer	Margaret		9-Sep-80	26	Vaudreuil	Ottawa	Inmate House of ill fame
13	Walsh	Margaret		9-Sep-80	40	Ireland	Gananoque	Prostitution and Vagrancy
14	Donnelly	Bridget		9-Sep-80	56	Ireland	Kingston	Stealing
15	Jenkins	Mary or Margaret		9-Sep-80	20	Port Hope	Port Hope	an idle person having no means of maintaining of herself
16	Fletcher	Sophia		17-Sep-80	37	Woolwich Eng	Toronto	Keeping House of Ill Fame
17	Walker	Martha		17-Sep-80	23	Kent Eng	Toronto	Inmate House of ill fame
18	Barker	Louisa		17-Sep-80	28	Ireland	Toronto	Drunkenness
19	McBurney?	Margaret		17-Sep-80	19	Cobourg	Toronto	Inmate House of ill fame
20	Foster	Mary		17-Sep-80	26	Cincinnati US	Toronto	Drunkenness
21	Fallen?	Mary	Fallon	17-Sep-80	16	Toronto	Toronto	Disorderly
22	Horton?	Sarah	Stanton	23-Sep-80	39	Toronto	Hamilton	Drunkenness
23	Baker	Mary		23-Sep-80	46	Ireland	Hamilton	Drunkenness
24	McGibbon	Elizabeth		23-Sep-80	40	Manchester Eng	Hamilton	Drunkenness
25	Fleming	Maria		23-Sep-80	39	Sligo Ireland	Hamilton	Keeps a disorderly house
26	Branagan	Annie		23-Sep-80	29	US	Hamilton	Larceny
27	Comers?	Annie		23-Sep-80	26	Ireland	Hamilton	Vagrancy
28	Sheehan	Margaret		23-Sep-80	19	Toronto	Hamilton	Inmate of house of ill fame
29	Irwin	Mary Anne		23-Sep-80	18	?	Hamilton	inmate of disorderly house
30	Brown	Jessie		23-Sep-80	23	?	Hamilton	Drunkenness
31	Smith	Mary		2-Oct-80	46	Ireland	Toronto	Vagrancy
32	McGuire	Eliza Jane		2-Oct-80	24	Canada	London	Larceny
33	Walton	Mary		2-Oct-80	38	England	Waterford	Vagrancy
34	Jones	Emily		2-Oct-80	25	England	London	Vagrancy
35	Ryan	Winnifred		2-Oct-80	60	Ireland	London	Vagrancy	Died March 18, 1881, discrepancy in age
36	Grafton?	Matilda		2-Oct-80	44	England	London	Drunk & Vagrancy
37	Moore	Elizabeth		4-Oct-80	27	Kingston	Carlton	Larceny
38	Derry	Eliza		4-Oct-80	38	Ireland	Toronto	Larceny
39	Burns	Catharine		4-Oct-80	40	Ireland	Toronto	Larceny
40	Smith	Margaret		4-Oct-80	23	Kingston	Toronto	Larceny
41	Crawford	?		12-Oct-80	27	Canada	Woodstock	Keeping house of ill fame
42	Doosling	Elizabeth		12-Oct-80	16	Canada	Woodstock	Inmate of house of ill fame	Transferred to Refuge #5
43	Rogers	Susan		12-Oct-80	17	Canada	St Catharines	Vagrancy
44	Hostter?	Sarah		12-Oct-80	15	Canada	St Catharines	Vagrancy	Transferred to Refuge #6
45	Moore	Bridget		12-Oct-80	42	Ireland	London	Vagrancy
46	McGuire	Mary		12-Oct-80	45	Ireland	St Catharines	Vagrancy
47	Dick	Mary		22-Oct-80	36	Germany	Brantford	Drunk & Disorderly
48	McPherson	Ann		22-Oct-80	43	Ireland	Hamilton	Drunk and Disorderly
49	Bowden	Anna		22-Oct-80	24	Belleville	Belleville	Keeper of house of ill fame
50	Davis	Elizabeth		29-Oct-80	16	Canada	Belmont	Vagrancy	Transferred to Refuge #8

The following is the source used to transcribe the names: "RG 20-50-1/Reference: RG 20-50-1 Title: Vanier Centre For Women prison registers Date: 1880-1917 /Copyright Crown"

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Ancestry Institutional Tree – Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women and Industrial Refuge for Girls

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A Virtual Cemetery Find a Grave – Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women and Industrial Refuge for Girls

Did your relative, or her infant or child, die while at the Mercer Reformatory or the Industrial Refuge? Some women and girls were released early if they were dying, therefore their death certificate may not indicate Mercer as the place of death. Many others were transferred to other institutions, such as Houses of Industry and Refuge (Workhouse), Ontario Hospitals (“Asylum”), Sanitoriums, or other such institutions and died there. If your relative died at Mercer, or with a connection to Mercer, please notify us and we may be able to add them to the virtual cemetery on Find a Grave coming soon.