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 Lancashire RegC	Liverpool RegD/PLPar

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	261	27,627	15,188	12,439
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	64	21,461	11,828	9,633
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	197	6,166	3,360	2,806
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	5	2,890	1,623	1,267
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	669	427	242
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	47	15,365	8,328	7,037
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	9	2,537	1,450	1,087
CLASS I: Military School	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Mariners' School	1	129	47	82
CLASS I: Corporation Schools	2	2,248	1,264	984
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	385	228	157
CLASS I: Prison Schools	1	128	84	44
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	669	427	242
CLASS III: Church of England - National	10	3,684	1,965	1,719
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	13	4,453	2,439	2,014
CLASS III: Presbyterian Church In England	2	343	190	153
CLASS III: Scottish Presbyterians	1	345	195	150
CLASS III: Presbyterians (not defined) - British	1	263	143	120
CLASS III: Presbyterians (not defined) - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents	1	180	43	137
CLASS III: Baptists - British	1	128	52	76
CLASS III: Baptists - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Society of Friends	1	450	190	260
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	2	694	349	345
CLASS III: Wesleyan Association	2	389	184	205
CLASS III: Calvinistic Methodists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	11	4,236	2,422	1,814
CLASS III: Jews	1	80	36	44
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	1	120	120	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools	1	301	165	136
CLASS IV: Orphan Asylum Schools	2	230	21	209
CLASS IV: Blind School	1	88	52	36
CLASS IV: Deaf and Dumb Schools	1	56	27	29
CLASS IV: Factory Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Mechanics' Institution Schools	1	812	635	177
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	2	1,023	550	473
CLASS IV: Penitentiary Schools	1	27	0	27
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	63	13,781	7,033	6,748
Church of England	18	3,828	1,951	1,877
Church of Scotland	1	183	95	88
United Presbyterian Church	2	438	215	223
Presbyterian Church in England	5	758	364	394
Independents	2	445	216	229
Baptists	6	1,091	440	651
Society of Friends	2	105	51	54
Wesleyan Methodists	6	1,051	513	538
Methodist New Connexion	2	285	137	148
Primitive Methodists	1	171	99	72
Wesleyan Association	4	572	280	292
Independent Methodist	0	0	0	0
Welsh Calvinistic Methodists	4	1,661	854	807
New Church	1	70	31	39
Brethren	0	0	0	0
Undefined Protestant Congregations	4	1,493	1,007	486
German Protestant	1	20	15	5
Roman Catholics	4	1,610	765	845

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