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

Transcriptions © 2003 Copyright UK Caroline Densham.
Reproduced by kind permission of Manchester Archives and Local Studies, Manchester Library.

These records begin on April 13 1818.

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.

NamesAgeResidenceFather's tradeAdmission onLeft onObservations, reason for leaving
Yates John8Short RowsBk SmithJan 22 1819Jun 9 1820Gone to work
Yates William6Short RowsBk SmithApr 14 1820Apr 14 1822Left town
Yeomans Jno10Black BrookStone GetterApr 14 1820Apr 10 1821Gone to work
Yeomans Will3½Bridge StreetLabourerJul 16 1821Jul 17 1821Wanted
     Dec 13 1828Gone to the Mill
Yeomans Joseph6Bridge StreetLabourerJun 5 1826Aug 29 1833Wanted
Yeomans John6Berkins CourtLabourerJul 12 1829Aug 29 1833Wanted
Yeomans Ewdin11Field RowGarderner at Mr Jos/ SApr 4 1831Aug 29 1834Gone to work
Yardley Will5Common SideNailerJun 25 1832Aug 30 1833Wanted
Yeomans Will5WorkhouseNailerSep 2 1833Feb 28 1834Left town
Yeomans Thos3WorkhouseNailerSep 2 1833Feb 28 1834Left town
Yeomans Will6Lane EndLabourerSep 30 1833Feb 28 1834Gone to work
Yeomans Joseph7Black BrookLabourerJul 21 1835Sep 2 1835Left town
Yeomans John5Black BrookLabourerJul 21 1835Sep 2 1835Left town
Yeomans Benj7Bridge StreetLabourerFeb 13 1837Apr 20 1837Kept at home
Yeomans Alfred8MakeneyHigglerJun 10 1839Oct 4 1839Gone to Milford School
Yeomans Alfred8MakeneyHigglerre ad Nov 18 1839Feb 3 1840Too far to come
Yeomans John16Berkins CourtSawyer at Millre ad May 30 1840Feb 27 1841Kept at home
Yeomans John10Black BrookLabourerre ad Jun 3 1844Mar 1 1846Kept at home
Young Henry7Bridge HillGroom at B. HillNov 30 1844Jun 2 1848Left town
Yeomans William11½ShottleFarmerJun 7 1847Jun 18 1847Kept at home
Young John Simon6Long Row-Jul 10 1848Mar 1 1849Left town
Yeomans Gervase6Belper LaneLabourerFeb 24 1851Apr 11 1851Another school
Yeomans William6Belper LaneStriker for BlacksmithJan 17 1853May 5 1854Another school
Yeomans Frederick7Denby RoadBobbin turnerAug 8 1853Aug 19 1853Kept at home
Yeomans Gervase8Belper LaneLabourerre ad Aug 29 1853Apr 20 1855Another school, Wes/
Yeomans Freeman8Cow Hill from LeicesterPublicanre ad Jul 24 1854Sep 8 1854Left town
Yeomans Joseph Edwin7Shire Oaks-Aug 13 1855Jun 27 1860Gone to the Mill
Yeomans Benjamin9Belper LaneIron TurnerDec 6 1858Jul 12 1859Gone to the Mill
Yeomans William6Black BrookGardenerApr 18 1859Jun 10 1859Kept at home
Yeomans William8Black BrookLabourerAug 6 1860Jun 21 1861Kept at home to work

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