Vision of Ireland | 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	315	13,445	7,706	5,739
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	44	7,423	4,684	2,739
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	271	6,022	3,022	3,000
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	7	2,056	1,709	347
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	8	725	565	160
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	19	3,044	1,596	1,448
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	10	1,598	814	784
CLASS I: Military Schools	1	434	328	106
CLASS I: Naval Schools	5	1,299	1,216	83
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	323	165	158
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	12	12	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	7	713	553	160
CLASS III: Church of England - National	7	1,410	658	752
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	4	688	380	308
CLASS III: Independents - British	1	92	0	92
CLASS III: Independents - Others	2	148	88	60
CLASS III: Wesleyan - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan - Others	1	20	0	20
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	2	312	166	146
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	2	374	304	70
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	6	1,118	597	521
CLASS IV: Benevolent Society's School	1	59	30	29
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	3	421	187	234
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	39	6,734	3,347	3,387
Church of England	6	857	510	347
Presbyterian Church in England	1	187	92	95
Independents	8	1,553	666	887
Baptists	5	1,048	439	609
Wesleyan Methodists	4	652	293	359
Methodist New Connexion	0	0	0	0
Primitive Methodists	1	49	24	25
Bible Christians	1	84	51	33
Wesleyan Association	3	453	218	235
Wesleyan Reformers	2	263	128	135
Congregations undefined	7	1,566	912	654
Latter Day Saints	1	22	14	8

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