school in warwick rd, yardley

[aceofspades]

I discovered my aunt was a pupil at a school in warwick road, yardley on the 1871 census. I was wondering what type of school it was, as she came from audlem, cheshire, and I'm not aware of any connection in that area. Any info would be interesting, thanks.

[jim1]

Can you give the census ref. no. or her name. & I'll see if I can locate it.
What type of school it was would depend on the family's circumstances & what age she was.

jim

[aceofspades]

Can you give the census ref. no. or her name. & I'll see if I can locate it.
What type of school it was would depend on the family's circumstances & what age she was.

jim

Thanks for the reply, her name was Ellen Buckley. As regards her circumstances, she was the daughter of a farming family - Richard and Elizabeth Buckley were her parents. I think they must have been fairly well off. On the next census she had married a Benjamin Kemp who was also a farmer.

[keyboard86]

Hi, for all those wishing to help, Ellen was 17 b Cheshire the Head was a Martha Bywater 41 occ Instructress b Middx
Census ref RG10/3188/104/12

Keyboard86

[keyboard86]

Hi again, in 1861 Martha was running what appears to be a very posh school at Snow Hill Wolverhampton
Census ref RG09/1987/145/3

In 1851 her sister Jane 17 is a visitor to the home of Thomas Thompson Cooper 35 occ Surgeon b Bilston, Staffs at Snow Hill, Wolverhampton
Census ref HO107/2018/187/6

Keyboard86

[keyboard86]

  And a 21 year old Martha Bywater b Fulham seems to have learnt her trade as Governess for Richard Stone occ Farmer in Marcham, Abingdon, Berkshire teaching his children.
1851 census ref HO107/1688/90/11
Keyboard86

[jim1]

According to the route the enumerator took the school would have been along that part of the Warwick Rd. marked.
So it would seem she was training to be a governess.

[keyboard86]

  Thanks for that Jim, I do not know about anybody else, but I have become very curious as to her parents and what brought her and sister Jane, to this type of occupation, so this looks to be them in 1841:-

George Bywater 40 occ Auctioneer b Shropshire
Frances 38
Francis 15 son
Martha 10
Maria 8
Jane 7
Residing at Iron Bridge, Madeley, Shropshire
Census ref HO107/928/ 14/4 / 1
Keyboard86

[aceofspades]

According to the route the enumerator took the school would have been along that part of the Warwick Rd. marked.
So it would seem she was training to be a governess.

I appreciate that information, Jim, thanks. I'm surprised that she was training to be a governess, in a way, but I suppose young ladies' lives and opportunities were very different from today.