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	144	8,516	4,480	4,036
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	24	4,204	2,283	1,921
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	120	4,312	2,197	2,115
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	40	40	0
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	811	510	301
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	16	3,109	1,572	1,537
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	4	244	161	83
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	40	40	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	811	510	301
CLASS III: Church of England - National	7	1,714	996	718
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	7	1,088	434	654
CLASS III: Presbyterian Church In England	1	190	142	48
CLASS III: Independents	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	1	117	0	117
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools	1	68	58	10
CLASS IV: Colliery Schools	1	80	70	10
CLASS IV: Chemical Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	2	96	33	63
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	62	7,469	3,510	3,959
Church of England	11	886	469	417
United Presbyterian Church	7	683	300	383
Presbyterian Church in England	1	224	100	124
Independents	5	639	307	332
Baptists	3	322	138	184
Society of Friends	1	60	60	0
Unitarians	1	25	13	12
Wesleyan Methodists	13	2,072	945	1,127
Methodist New Connexion	2	251	116	135
Primitive Methodists	4	508	230	278
Wesleyan Association	5	682	320	362
Wesleyan Reformers	4	389	193	196
Undefined Protestant Congregations	5	728	319	409
Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0

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