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	Tavistock 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	68	3,462	1,891	1,571
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	31	2,321	1,269	1,052
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	37	1,141	622	519
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	45	25	20
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	5	243	177	66
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	21	1,813	897	916
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	4	220	170	50
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	45	25	20
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	5	243	177	66
CLASS III: Church of England - National	6	567	189	378
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	13	772	420	352
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	2	474	288	186
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	4	220	170	50
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	49	3,455	1,799	1,656
Church of England	20	821	416	405
Independents	3	451	227	224
Baptists	1	20	20	0
Unitarians	1	64	36	28
Wesleyan Methodists	11	1,002	525	477
Bible Christians	8	678	354	324
Wesleyan Association	1	66	45	21
Congregations undefined	4	353	176	177

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