Vision of Britain | 1851 Census: Education

1851 Census of Great Britain, Education. England and Wales. Report and Tables, Table 2 : " Number of Day and Sunday Schools in the 624 Districts or Unions, classified according to their sources of maintenance".

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DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Number of Scholars belonging to the Schools
DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Total. [2]	Males. [3]	Females. [4]
DAY SCHOOLS	110	7,522	4,106	3,416
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	45	5,593	3,305	2,288
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	65	1,929	801	1,128
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	38	17	21
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	9	877	656	221
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	32	4,056	2,268	1,788
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3	622	364	258
CLASS I: Military School	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Mariners' School	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Corporation Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	38	17	21
CLASS I: Prison Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	2	107	107	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	7	770	549	221
CLASS III: Church of England - National	13	1,963	1,080	883
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	11	1,497	725	772
CLASS III: Presbyterian Church In England	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Scottish Presbyterians	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Presbyterians (not defined) - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Presbyterians (not defined) - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Society of Friends	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	2	92	68	24
CLASS III: Wesleyan Association	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Calvinistic Methodists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	4	376	284	92
CLASS III: Jews	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	2	128	111	17
CLASS III: Undenominational - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Orphan Asylum Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Blind School	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Deaf and Dumb Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Factory Schools	2	446	262	184
CLASS IV: Mechanics' Institution Schools	1	176	102	74
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Penitentiary Schools	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	37	5,454	2,959	2,495
Church of England	15	2,909	1,517	1,392
Church of Scotland	0	0	0	0
United Presbyterian Church	0	0	0	0
Presbyterian Church in England	0	0	0	0
Independents	4	601	292	309
Baptists	0	0	0	0
Society of Friends	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	10	1,132	601	531
Methodist New Connexion	0	0	0	0
Primitive Methodists	1	90	40	50
Wesleyan Association	2	193	95	98
Independent Methodist	0	0	0	0
Welsh Calvinistic Methodists	0	0	0	0
New Church	0	0	0	0
Brethren	0	0	0	0
Undefined Protestant Congregations	0	0	0	0
German Protestant	0	0	0	0
Roman Catholics	5	529	414	115

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