Two Small Bideford Schools
From the 1871 Census, FHL British Film 0834864
Transcribed by Betsy Rubel (beharu[at]sbcglobal[dot]net)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
13 Bideford St., Bideford (small school, no name), RG 10 2200 page 73
| Name | Relation to Head | Cond. | Age | Occupation | Born (Devon unless noted) |
|---|
| Helen LEY | head | w | 65 | schoolmistress | Nottingham |
| Helen LEY | dau | unm | 34 | schoolmistress | Bideford |
| Catherine SELDON | | | 16 | scholar | Buckland Brewer |
| Sara WODLAND | | | 13 | scholar | Roborough |
| Jesse CRAIG | | | 19 | scholar | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Bertha FURSE | | | 14 | scholar | East Putford |
| Annie HANDFORD | | | 17 | scholar | Barnstaple |
| Alice M CREARY(?) | | | 13 | scholar | Marwood |
| Harriet H BAKER | | | 14 | scholar | Bombay, India |
| Christiann GOULD | | | 10 | scholar | South Molton |
24 High St., Bideford (small school, no name), RG 10 2200 page 73
| Name | Relation to Head | Cond. | Age | Occupation | Born (Devon unless noted) |
|---|
| Charles Wood | head | m | 36 | schoolmaster | Tiverton |
| Jane Wood | wife | f | 40 | wife | London |
| Emily Davis Wood | daug. | f | 12 | scholar | Bideford |
| Arthur William Wood | son | m | 10 | scholar | Bideford |
| Henrietta Mary Wood | daug. | f | 7 | scholar | Bideford |
| Annie Davis | sist in law | f (UNM) | 42 | former acct. | London |
| George Cumes | | m (UNM) | 26 | assistant master | Kentow |
| William Dyer | | m | 16 | scholar | Braunton |
| James Peard Landford | | m | 15 | scholar | Plymouth |
| Edward Benjamin Scott | | m | 15 | scholar | London |
| David Hevershaw Scott | | m | 15 | scholar | London |
| Jonathan Dawning | | m | 14 | scholar | Horwood |
| James Henry Seldon | | m | 14 | scholar | Barnstaple |
| Lawrence Sloley | | m | 14 | scholar | Barnstaple |
| George Quick | | m | 14 | scholar | Braunton |
| Frederick Packer | | m | 14 | scholar | Tawstock |
| Charles List | | m | 13 | scholar | Barnstaple |
| Thomas Newman Mark | | m | 12 | scholar | London |
| Frank List | | m | 12 | scholar | Bideford |
| Maria Lewes | serv. | f (UNM) | 22 | domestic serv. | Exminster |
Brian Randell, 10 Mar 2001
