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".

List Somerset RegC	Wellington RegD/PLU

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	56	2,306	1,093	1,213
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	19	1,373	699	674
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	37	933	394	539
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	74	39	35
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	96	39	57
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	14	1,190	615	575
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	13	6	7
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	74	39	35
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	96	39	57
CLASS III: Church of England - National	11	1,043	553	490
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	2	91	36	55
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	1	56	26	30
CLASS III: Particular Baptists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Unitarians	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Dissenter's Proprietary School	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	13	6	7
CLASS IV: Wesleyan Collegiate School	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	37	2,915	1,372	1,543
Church of England	20	1,770	873	897
Independents	4	331	139	192
Baptists	5	425	182	243
Society of Friends	0	0	0	0
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	5	241	115	126
Bible Christians	1	42	20	22
Brethren	0	0	0	0
Congregations undefined	2	106	43	63

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