Schools within 1 mile of Paddington station, extant between 1895 and 1905

[AscotThor]

Hello!

I would like to build a list of schools within 1 mile of Paddington, that were extant between
1895 and 1905.

1. Can anyone supply the names of any schools that meet this criteria?

2. Can anyone know of any links online to any suitable maps to help me find same?

3. Can anyone let me know which archives/libraries etc in London may have resources (maps etc)
that I can visit (once they reopen), to help me in my quest.

A teenage female from a family I'm interested in, is in the 1901 Census, located in the area in question, and I am trying to figure why she might be there. She is staying by herself at  a lodging house. She is from a working class family.

I appreciate any help.

AscotThor

[Jebber]

Welcome to Rootschat.

I can’t help with the name of schools, but the school leaving age at that time was 12, so a teenage girl would have been of working  age and may well have been in service at that time.

[Bookbox]

Welcome to RootsChat.

The West Surrey FHS has produced a comprehensive CD with maps for exactly this sort of query ...
http://wsfhs.co.uk/pages/cds.php (see CD 16: Early 20th Century London: Maps, Street Names and Schools).

Many of the Board school admission registers that survive (at London Metropolitan Archives) are searchable by name on Ancestry, in their database London, England, Schools Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911. The original Board school maps are also held at LMA.

But school records may not be the best way to pursue this sort of query. If you post the details of your finding in 1901, it may be easier to help you?

[AscotThor]

Welcome to Rootschat.

I can’t help with the name of schools, but the school leaving age at that time was 12, so a teenager girl would have been of worse age and may well have been in service at that time.

Hi Jebber.

Thanks for your reply. She was 13 so that fits with being in service. Her family though was
living in the Midlands, with no London connections as far as I can tell.

I tend to think she would be in service locally to her family. She could be in service in London and perhaps living near to relatives I suppose, but why would she be staying alone at a lodging house?

I have to be a bit "secret squirrel" about some details as I am researching for a non-fiction book, so I have to balance what I can say/not say, which makes asking for help less optimal!

Appreciate your help.

AscotThor

[AscotThor]

Welcome to RootsChat.

The West Surrey FHS has produced a comprehensive CD with maps for exactly this sort of query ...
http://wsfhs.co.uk/pages/cds.php (see CD 16: Early 20th Century London: Maps, Street Names and Schools).

Many of the Board school admission registers that survive (at London Metropolitan Archives) are searchable by name on Ancestry, in their database London, England, Schools Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911. The original Board school maps are also held at LMA.

But school records may not be the best way to pursue this sort of query. If you post the details of your finding in 1901, it may be easier to help you?

Hi Bookbox

Thanks for your reply. I will check the West Surrey FHS cd link. CD 16 looks very interesting.

As I mentioned above to Jebber,, I am researching for a non-fiction book, and unfortunaltely I am not in position to post the details of the 1901 Census entry, which is very frustrating as I am sure other more experienced researchers would be able to give suggestions and help in discovering what X what doing down in London.

The info you provided though, looks potentially very useful for which I am appreciatative.

AscotThor

[cuffie81]

There's a census record that matches the description where the couple running the lodging house look to have married in 1882, in Islington. If that's correct, I think the wife may be the girl's aunt (her father's sister).

The couple appear to still be in London into the 1930s, based on the 1911 census record and electoral registers.

I could, of course, have the completely wrong 1901 census record.

[cuffie81]

Just giving this thread a bump, as I'm not sure AscotThor saw my previous post.

AscotThor, if the girl you're interested in died in 1970 in Essex then there's a definite connection to the couple who were running the lodging house in 1901 (both died 1935 in Essex; same address as the girl in 1970).

[AscotThor]

Just giving this thread a bump, as I'm not sure AscotThor saw my previous post.

AscotThor, if the girl you're interested in died in 1970 in Essex then there's a definite connection to the couple who were running the lodging house in 1901 (both died 1935 in Essex; same address as the girl in 1970).

Hi cuffi81.

Thanks for your replies. Sorry I didn't respond earlier.

Thanks for not mentioning the girls' name as I didn't want to mention it. Hush hush and all that.

Not sure if we are talking about the same girl but hopefully you have given me enough info to check
your find out. 

Not sure, but can you pm me the name of the girl to I can rule her in/out being the same girl?

Anyway thanks again.

BTW The girl's occupation is listed as "Scholar" so that makes lest likely to be in service, as per
Jebber's suggestion.

AscotThor

[AscotThor]

Welcome to Rootschat.

I can’t help with the name of schools, but the school leaving age at that time was 12, so a teenage girl would have been of working  age and may well have been in service at that time.

Hi Jebber,

The girl in question has her occupation listed as "Scholar" so that seems to me at least, that
it less likely she was in service?

regards,

AscotThor