education in the east end

[Jason]

Could someone give me a pointer as to where to find some info on schools in the whitechapel area at the time of the Ripper. I have read that education wasnt free in 1888, cost something like a penny, nor was it compulsary. I would also like some info on particular schools or educational establishments for the very poor in the east end if anyone has such info to hand.

Regards to all

Jason

[protohistorian]

Here is a link to get you started. Dave

http://www.victorianweb.org/history/sochistov.html

[protohistorian]

education act

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_Education_Act_1870

Dave

[Chris]

Could someone give me a pointer as to where to find some info on schools in the whitechapel area at the time of the Ripper. I have read that education wasnt free in 1888, cost something like a penny, nor was it compulsary. I would also like some info on particular schools or educational establishments for the very poor in the east end if anyone has such info to hand.

It was compulsory at that time, but it wasn't free.

Most of the relevant school records, including admission registers, are at the London Metropolitan Archives. Unfortunately their information leaflet on pupil records is "to be published soon." However, there is an online leaflet on sources for the history of education that may help:

http://tinyurl.com/382md9x

Ancestry's "London, England, Poor Law Records, 1834-1940" may also contain some relevant material. It's available to subscribers, and there's a brief description here:

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1557