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 Wales Dep	Glamorgan RegC

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	348	20,257	10,963	9,294
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	144	14,529	7,827	6,702
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	204	5,728	3,136	2,592
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	2	129	81	48
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	14	1,111	557	554
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	87	8,143	4,429	3,714
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	41	5,146	2,760	2,386
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	2	129	81	48
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	41	41	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	13	1,070	516	554
CLASS III: Church of England	64	5,758	2,952	2,806
CLASS III: Independents	6	261	187	74
CLASS III: Baptists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	3	315	209	106
CLASS III: Calvinistic Methodists	1	14	8	6
CLASS III: Lady Huntingdon's Connexion	1	80	0	80
CLASS III: Dissenters (not defined)	1	72	50	22
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	2	303	180	123
CLASS III: Undenominational	9	1,340	843	497
CLASS IV: Deaf and Dumb Schools	1	22	13	9
CLASS IV: Factory Schools	25	4,197	2,213	1,984
CLASS IV: Colliery Schools	1	83	43	40
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools of no specific character	14	844	491	353
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	431	45,563	25,631	19,932
Church of England	74	5,011	2,570	2,441
Independents	121	15,652	9,071	6,581
Baptists	78	8,543	4,766	3,777
Unitarians	4	301	168	133
Wesleyan Methodists	45	3,767	1,962	1,805
Calvinistic Methodists	96	11,320	6,570	4,750
Lady Huntingdon's Connexion	2	250	112	138
Undefined Protestant Congregations	7	414	212	202
Roman Catholics	1	130	70	60
Latter Day Saints	3	175	130	45

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