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Strutt Mill School Admissions
“Belper British School” for Boys [ 1818-1839 ] Surnames V

The original admission records are entered alphabetically in four books - so regardless of date when allocated pages are filled in the one book - the entries continue in the next, or out of sequence in the same book. Two columns headed 'Reading' and 'Arithematic' have been omitted in this transcription as they contain only intermittent entries of test scores. A column headed Religion, with sparse entries of Baptist, Calvanist, Chapel, Church, Methodist, Presbyterian, Ranter, is also omitted.

"Wanted" was put against a child's name when they did not attend school and had sent no reason for being absent. However, to start work at the mill a child was supposed to be able to read and write, so they may have come back to school either to be tested, or to learn the minimum amount to become employable. This explains why sometimes months or years might go by before re-admittance, and also why some of them then stayed only a short time before going to work.

Names	Age	Residence	Father's trade	Admission on	Left on	Observations, reason for leaving
Varney Joseph	9½	Common Side	Nailer	April 28 1823	Jun 13 1823	Gone to the mill
Varney Will	7	Gutter	Black Smith	Nov 9 1823	Oct 20 1824	Wanted
Varney Thos	8	Comon Side	Nailer	Mar 15 1824	Oct 4 1824	Gone to work
Varney Will	6	Cow Hill	Stockinger	Jul 25 b1826	Dec 23 1826	Wanted
Varney Will	6	Common Side	Nailer	Nov 9 1829	Jun 4 1830	Gone to work
Varney Saml	4	Common Side	Nailer	Nov 9 1829	Jun 4 1830	Gone to work
Varney Saml	6	Queen Street	Nailer	Apr 19 1831	Nov 29 1833	Gone to work
Varney Alfred	4	Common Side	Nailer	Jun 25 1832	Nov 30 1832	Wanted
Varney Geo	6	Common Side	Nailer	Sep 10 1832	Jun 30 1858	Wanted
Varney Woodhouse	10	Common Side	Nailer	Jul 15 1833	Aug 30 1833	Gone to the Mill
Varney Saml	7	Common Side	Nailer	Feb 21 1835	Feb 27 1835	Wanted
Varney Alfred	6	Common Side	Nailer	Feb 21 1835	Feb 27 1835	Wanted
Vernon Moses	5	Short Rows	Nailer	Jun 29 1835	Feb 29 1836	Wanted
Varney Jabez	6	Common Side	Nailer	Jun 12 1837	Mar 31 1840	Wanted
Varney Alexander	3	Field Head	Nailer	Sep 11 1838	May 6 1842	Wanted
Varney Alfred	5	Laund Hill	Nailer	Oct 7 1839	Dec 20 1845	Gone to the Mill
Varney James	5	Wind Mill Lane	Nailer	Apr 6 1840	May 12 1843	Expelled for bad attendance
Varney Wm	6	Queen Street	Nailor	Apr 5 1841	Nov 10 1843	Gone to work
Varney George	6	Field Head	Nailor	Aug 30 1841	May 26 1843	Kept at home
Varney George	9	Swiney Lane	Nailor	re ad Aug 6 1844	Mar 25 1845	Gone to the Mill
Varney Jabez	14	Berkins Court	-	re ad Oct 9 1844	Jan 15 1845	Gone to the Mill
Varney Alfred	13	New Road	Nailor	Mar 10 1845	Jun 26 1845	Gone to the Mill
Varney George	7	Gutter	-	May 19 1845	Mar 5 1848	Gone to the Mill
Varney Alexander	10	Field Head	Nailor	re ad Sep 30 1844	Jan 15 1845	Gone to the Mill
Varney James	10	Lawn	Nailor	re ad Sep 30 1844	Apr 7 1845	Gone to the Mill
Varney Saml	6	Swiney Lane	Nailor	May 31 1847	Dec 20 1849	Gone to work
Varney John	6	Swiney Lane	Nailor	Mar 19 1849	Apr 15 1851	Gone to the Mill
** Saml	6	Gorsey hundred	Nailor	Jun 2 1851	Sep 28 1838sic	Gone to work, nailor
** Alfred	7	Field Head	-	Jan 12 1852	Mar 12 1852	Kept at home
Varney John	9½	Swiney Lane	Nailor	re ad Nov 29 1852	Mar 4 1853	Gone to work,nail making
Varney Alfred	5	Swiney Lane	Nailor	re ad Nov 29 1852	May 4 1838sic	Gone to work,nail making
Varney William	6	Swiney Lane	Nailor	Feb 8 1858	Aug 27 1860	Gone to work,nail making
Vallana Alfred	7	Field Head	Stocking Maker	Aug 1 1859	Aug 12 1859	kept at home
Vallana Williams	8	Shire Oaks	-	Aug 27 1860	Oct 9 1860	Gone to the Mill
Varney Thos	6	North Terrace	Nailer	Apr 29 1861	Dec 22 1865	Gone to work, nailor
Vallence Alfred	8	Field head	-	Jul 29 1861	Mar 21 1862	Another school (N)
Varney Samuel	8	Cow Hill	Nailer	Jun 18 1863	Oct 30 1863	Left town
Varney Joseph	7	Broadholm	Nailer	Sep 26 1864	Aug 17 1866	To work (Nailor)
Varney John	6	Toadmoor	Nailor	Aug 6 1866	Aug 17 1866	To work (Nailor

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