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 Devon RegC	Kingsbridge 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	83	2,479	1,355	1,124
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	15	1,020	570	450
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	68	1,459	785	674
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	95	51	44
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	2	75	45	30
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	12	850	474	376
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	95	51	44
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	25	25	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	1	50	20	30
CLASS III: Church of England - National	5	423	236	187
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	4	165	74	91
CLASS III: Free Church of England	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Unitarians	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Dissenters - British	1	47	47	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	2	215	117	98
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Blind School	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	43	2,461	1,206	1,255
Church of England	23	1,265	591	674
Independents	2	228	115	113
Baptists	3	178	96	82
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	6	298	147	151
Bible Christians	5	292	150	142
Wesleyan Reformers	0	0	0	0
Brethren	2	156	79	77
Mixed and Undefined Congregations	2	44	28	16
Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0

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