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The Common Room / Re: How much did pupil teachers earn in 1860s?
« on: Tuesday 12 March 24 10:31 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: LizzieL on Tuesday 12 March 24 08:02 GMT (UK)
Some servants were paid more in the 1860s
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t21/

It's absolutely fascinating to me, that my great-great-grandfather could have gone and been a servant, or a farmhand and made more money. His parents were both unable to work, so the whole household relied upon him. His headmaster wrote that he was a "very skillful and apt teacher" so I suppose he believed in him and encouraged him to pursue the career. The headmaster even raised the three pounds to pay for him to go to Borough Road College in London.

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The Common Room / Re: How much did pupil teachers earn in 1860s?
« on: Monday 11 March 24 23:24 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Ashtone on Monday 11 March 24 23:00 GMT (UK)
Looks to have been about £15 a year at the time.
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1867/apr/05/resolution

Also - " a pupil-teacher's salary had fallen from £15 under the 1846 scheme to less than. £13 10s. in the later 1860s".

Ooh, fascinating, thank you!

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The Common Room / Re: How much did pupil teachers earn in 1860s?
« on: Monday 11 March 24 23:23 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: youngtug on Monday 11 March 24 23:09 GMT (UK)
https://pembreyburryportheritage.co.uk/teachers-in-the-19th-century

That's brilliant. Thank you very much.

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The Common Room / How much did pupil teachers earn in 1860s?
« on: Monday 11 March 24 22:53 GMT (UK)  »
Hello there! I am curious if anyone knows or has any resources regarding the wages/salary of Pupil Teachers. My great-great-grandfather John Allen was a pupil teacher (British & Foreign Schools Society) from 1869-1871 in New Milford, Pembrokeshire. His entire family depended on this wage, and according to a letter from John's headmaster, they were in "very poor circumstances". I'd be interested to know even an estimate of how much they survived on.

I have Googled this but found nothing of value. There is also an old thread on Rootschat ("National Schoolmasters"); however the links all appear to go nowhere now.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Foreign place name on a NZ war record 1919
« on: Wednesday 11 October 23 07:27 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: trish1120 on Tuesday 10 October 23 11:59 BST (UK)
NZ BMD

Birth Reg;
1891/2654 Hay   Theodore Bertram, Parents   Ruth Mary and James

2 siblings I can see;
1884 Ernest Leighton
1886 Winnifred Mary

Marriage Reg;
1882/518   Ruth Mary   Leighton/James   Hay

Death Reg for Ruth Mary Hay 1935 age 78

Sorry if you already have all of this.

Trish :)

Hi Trish! Thanks for all this! I am looking in particular for photos of Theodore and the house he built, as my husband and I have just relocated the house 150kms away from its original site!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Foreign place name on a NZ war record 1919
« on: Monday 09 October 23 09:08 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: BumbleB on Monday 09 October 23 09:04 BST (UK)
Dunbarton, Scotland  :-\

Thank you so much. I got the Dun. Short for dunce on my part!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Foreign place name on a NZ war record 1919
« on: Monday 09 October 23 09:02 BST (UK)  »
Hello there, I'm trying to work out what Theodore Hays' father James's country of origin is (red arrow points to it). Any help gratefully appreciated!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Shorthand on an old English letter
« on: Monday 31 July 23 22:51 BST (UK)  »
You all have done amazingly! Thank you for all your hard work. It never even occurred to me that the recipient of the letter had written the shorthand as a draft reply. But what great insights. I'm envious of your ability to read/work out shorthand!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Shorthand on an old English letter
« on: Monday 31 July 23 09:40 BST (UK)  »
Letter 2 with shorthand

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