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 Hampshire RegC	Southampton RegD/Inc/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	146	5,509	3,203	2,306
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	20	3,224	2,043	1,181
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	126	2,285	1,160	1,125
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	78	38	40
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	1	10	10	0
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	14	1,934	1,075	859
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	4	1,202	920	282
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	78	38	40
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	10	10	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Church of England - National	5	1,185	650	535
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	7	520	289	231
CLASS III: Independents - British	1	135	92	43
CLASS III: Baptists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	1	94	44	50
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	1	480	480	0
CLASS IV: Female Orphan Asylum	1	27	0	27
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	394	260	134
CLASS IV: British Steam Navigation Company's School	1	301	180	121
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	21	3,414	1,576	1,838
Church of England	9	1,021	420	601
Independents	4	1,399	650	749
Baptists	2	198	92	106
Unitarians	1	10	4	6
Wesleyan Methodists	2	328	170	158
Primitive Methodists	1	120	70	50
Bible Christians	1	32	12	20
Congregations undefined	1	306	158	148

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