Whitmore Staffordshire schools
Location: Whitmore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Surnames/tags: ONE_PLACE_STUDY Staffordshire
In 1833, there were 2 day and Sunday schools in this parish, supported by Mrs. and Miss Mainwaring. [1]
In 1834 White's History Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire two teachers were listed:
- Fairbanks George: schoolmaster
- Hodgkinson Sarah: schoolmistress
Sarah (Hodgkinson) Smith (1804-1889) married Thomas Smith (1806-1893) in 1835.
In 1839 George Fairbanks was recorded as occupying two parcels of land:[2]
| Plot | Landowner | Occupier | Date | Reference | Description | Area | Rent charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326 | Rowland Mainwaring Esquire | George Fairbanks | 10th August 1839 | IR 29/32/230 | School House and yard | 16 rods | - |
| 345 | Rowland Mainwaring Esquire | George Fairbanks | 10th August 1839 | IR 29/32/230 | House and garden | 35 rods | 1 d payable to the rector |
In 1839 Thomas Smith was recorded as occupying one parcel of land described as schoolhouse and yard (plot 332) which was 24 perches in statute measure.[2]
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| Whitmore tithe apportionment: schools in 1839 |
George Fairbanks (1807-1887) was recorded on the 1841, 1851, and 1861 censuses as schoolmaster in Whitmore. In 1871 he was age 63 and a Farmer of 116 acres at Bromley Green (Farm), Whitmore.
In the 1842 Pigot's Directory, page 33, two schools for Whitmore were listed:
- Endowed School: George Fairbanks, master
- School of Industry: Sarah Smith
Birmingham, Staffordshire & Worcestershire, Kelly's Directory, 1850 lists two teachers:
- Fairbanks George: academy, registrar of births &c. for the Whitmore district, & post office
- Smith Mrs Sarah: ladies' school
Staffordshire 1851 White's Directory indicates two schools:
- Fairbanks George: schoolmaster, registrar, and parish clerk, post office
- Smith Thomas: shoemaker and Sar. school (Thomas Smith was the husband of Sarah Smith)
George Till (1840-1906) succeeded George fairbanks as schoolmaster at Whitmore.
In 1879 George Till, schoolmaster at Whitmore, and George Fairbanks, former schoolmaster gave character references for Gerald Mainwaring (1855-) who was on trial for murder.[3]
In the Kelly's Directory of 1880 Miss Sophia Agnes Wheatley was school mistress of the National School.[4]
Sophia Agnes Wheatley (1857-abt.1933) was recorded on the 1881 census at Whitmore as schoolmistress.
Sources
- ↑ The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851. Transcribed by https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/staffordshire/whitmore-staffordshire-family-history-guide/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tithe Apportionments, 1836-1929 [database online]. TheGenealogist.co.uk 2023 Original data: "IR29 Tithe Commission and successors: Tithe Apportionments" The National Archives
- ↑ Staffordshire Sentinel 1 August 1879viewed through FindMyPast
- ↑ 1880 Kelly's Directory retrieved through ancestry.com
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