Newtownards Academy , East and West St, 1840s

[mattfrombann]

Does anyone know about the history or records of this school?.... Slaters Directory of 1846 has the following

" West St
  Robert Alexander , master
  Mary Anne Bingham , mistress
  Prenter, Rev Edward (Classical and Merchantile), East St."

I suspect Robert is related to Rev Nathaniel Alexander who ran an Academy in Crumlin and who was married to a daughter of the Rev John Bankhead. Rev Prenter , family tradition has it , was married to another daughter of Rev John but no definitive proof has so far surfaced.

Note, this is not the school that was renamed "Newtownards Academy " in 1920s

Matt

[aghadowey]

In addition to school registers, PRONI has lots of records which pertain to individual schools (inspections, correspondence, building, etc.) which can be a goldmine of information. There e-catalogue should show what they hold.

Here's a bit of information about the Grant Aid details (ED1 forms)-
http://www.bagenalscastle.com/ancestry/06_school/02_grant.htm

PRONI used to have a series of leaflets on various research topics including one on education records (may be online somewhere) but the clip here (part 5) would be worth watching to get an idea on the records-
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/your-family-tree-lecture-series

http://britishgenes.blogspot.com/2019/09/proni-to-release-new-digitised-records.html

[Kiltaglassan]

PRONI used to have a series of leaflets on various research topics including one on education records (may be online somewhere).......

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/local-history-series
This is the one for national education records.
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/local-history-series-information-leaflet-5-national-education-records

KG

[Kiltaglassan]

I suspect Robert is related to Rev Nathaniel Alexander who ran an Academy in Crumlin..........

In Belfast Commercial Chronicle – Saturday 01 August 1807

CRUMLIN ACADEMY
Wanted immediately, a TEACHER of WRITING and ARITHMETIC. A Mathematician will be preferred. Personal application to be made to Rev. N ALEXANDER of Crumlin, by such as can produce respectable Testamonials of their Probity, Sobriety and Discretion.
July 28

KG