Plemonstall Cheshire

[diavalos]

The 1841 census for Plemonstall Cheshire sub district Cathedral Division records my ancestor Sarah Driscoll b. 1818  living at Mayfield House, This appears to be part of a school as there is also Hoole House, and Hoole Hall. The majority of other names on the census are of scholars aged between 8 and 13 years.
 Sarah is 23 and i believe she was a teacher, but it is unclear on the census as to what her position was here, although there may be a letter T against some of the adult names. I have tried to research old halls that may have been schools in this area but no luck, Can anyone one throw any light on this.
Thankyou
Joyce

[..claire..]

Hi

I think the initials could be F S ~ female servant.

On the opposite page 6 males listed have M S~ male servant.

Just a thought

claire

[diavalos]

Thanks. I thought it may have been an S and now when i look properly i can see the M. In later life she did describe herself as a teacher and most of and her brothers and sisters were also teachers. So maybe it was just wishful thinking that she may have been also. I would still like to know if it was a school though or some other institution . Thanks for looking though
Joyce

[stanmapstone]

The official abbreviations used in the 1841 census are,  FS. Female servant, and MS. Male servant.
See http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,624475.msg4726427.html#msg4726427 for a full list.

Stan

[..claire..]

Hi

In the census the Rev. Isaac Temple was head of the house, maybe it was a Sunday School.

From G**gling : " Many children worked and may only have been educated in Sunday Schools, they were established in the 1780s and taught basic literacy, numeracy and Religious Education."

claire

[diavalos]

 I wonder could it have been a boarding house belonging to a mill or factory, where the children lived when not working. I know there is one at Styal Cheshire, the children were sent there from a young age and worked very long hours and had a rough time.
Joyce

[stanmapstone]

Hi

In the census the Rev. Isaac Temple was head of the house, maybe it was a Sunday School.
claire

It could not be a Sunday School as the inhabitants had to be resident at midnight on census day, 6th June 1841, it would be a boarding school. There were many private boarding schools in the 19th century.
Stan

[stanmapstone]

In the 1851 Education Census 29,425 private schools sent in returns for the whole country. Of these 4,956 were classified as Superior, which included boarding schools.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

I wonder could it have been a boarding house belonging to a mill or factory, where the children lived when not working.

It was still a school in 1851, there were 12 pupils from, among others, Rome (British Subject), Scotland, and Ireland. Not a school in 1861. the Rev. Isaac Temple was the Rector of Plemstall

San