1871 - 1881 was there a school called: Young Ladies Seminary, Bedford? Maybe known by a different name back then? Three young sisters were purported to have attended it. The family at that time lived in Tavistock Road, Bedford. I have found this notation in a letter sent to me in the 1980's and the very elderly writer died soon after so cannot enquire further from that generation, none left to verify. Their 2 brothers attended the Bedford Modern School 1876-1880 and I was very lucky to have obtained their school details from the archives. Thanks again for any help. Hilary Scott, Aust.

Hi Hilary I was interested in a comment you made viz "...school details from the archives.". Where are these archives? Can they be accessed on line?? I am trying to find details of a Biggleswade school. In the 1890 Kelly's directory, p 34, one of my rellies, Miss Emily Harriet Sandon, was the Infant's mistress at Biggleswade Board(formerly British) School, built in 1874 with 200 boys and 200 girls and 153 infants. Any clues/suggestions??? Thanks in anticipation Clive ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hilary Scott" <hilary.s@tpg.com.au> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 12:13 PM Subject: [BDF] Schools in Bedford town > > > 1871 - 1881 was there a school called: Young Ladies Seminary, Bedford? > Maybe known by a different name back then? Three young sisters were > purported to have attended it. The family at that time lived in Tavistock > Road, Bedford. > I have found this notation in a letter sent to me in the 1980's and the > very elderly writer died soon after so cannot enquire further from that > generation, none left to verify. > > Their 2 brothers attended the Bedford Modern School 1876-1880 and I was > very lucky to have obtained their school details from the archives. > > Thanks again for any help. > Hilary Scott, Aust. > > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE send a message to: > Bedford-L-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in mail mode i.e. receiving > the messages > individually or want them individually) > > or > Bedford-D-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in digest mode i.e. receiving a > digest of multiple > messages or want this mode) > In the BODY of the message (not the subject line) type the word subscribe > or unsubscribe. > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 31/03/2006 > >

In message <4439BF43.8080801@tpg.com.au>, Hilary Scott <hilary.s@tpg.com.au> writes > > >1871 - 1881 was there a school called: Young Ladies Seminary, Bedford? > Maybe known by a different name back then? This was a description of the type of school, rather than its actual name. In life it would be known by the name of its owner, probably a maiden lady (or a couple of them) or widow of respectable birth, running a school where young ladies learned 'accomplishments' rather than went in for any of this deep academic stuff. So unsettling for the dear child, you know. The lessons, apart from basic three Rs, would be a little French (not enough to read naughty novels, just enough to order food and dresses), a little piano playing, a little water colour painting (oils were too brash for ladies), deportment and how to handle servants. The school would probably not keep records (beyond receipts for fees for a time) and when the lady owner died, the school probably died too. You can see exactly what it would have been like by reading Thackeray's Vanity Fair, where the saucy Miss Sharp was an uneasy pupil at one. The parents must have been able to afford the fees (Becky Sharp, kep[t on as a sort of pupil teacher, was unusual) so that looking for their wills is a sensible move. The school will be listed in any Bedford Directory of the time as Miss de Bloggs, Ladies Seminary' and there will be an entry in the 1881 census with any children then boarding at the school (there may have been day pupils too). One thing to embellish the history, when you have found the likely name, if to get someone to look at the front page of a Bedford paper in any early January issue, when the local schools announced the beginning of term and also often stated exactly what subjects they offered. -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

found this by Google http://www.direct-resources.uk.com/bedford.htm one line is Mrs Sarah Mills - Academy young ladies seminary - in the Crescent, Bedford sems to extract from Kellys Post Office 1847 Beds have you tried in http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/findbylocation.asp regards John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve McLaughlin" <eve@varneys.demon.co.uk> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 12:39 PM Subject: [BDF] Schools in Bedford town > In message <4439BF43.8080801@tpg.com.au>, Hilary Scott > <hilary.s@tpg.com.au> writes >> >> >>1871 - 1881 was there a school called: Young Ladies Seminary, Bedford? >> Maybe known by a different name back then? > > This was a description of the type of school, rather than its actual > name. In life it would be known by the name of its owner, probably a > maiden lady (or a couple of them) or widow of respectable birth, running > a school where young ladies learned 'accomplishments' rather than went > in for any of this deep academic stuff. So unsettling for the dear > child, you know. The lessons, apart from basic three Rs, would be a > little French (not enough to read naughty novels, just enough to order > food and dresses), a little piano playing, a little water colour > painting (oils were too brash for ladies), deportment and how to handle > servants. > The school would probably not keep records (beyond receipts for fees for > a time) and when the lady owner died, the school probably died too. You > can see exactly what it would have been like by reading Thackeray's > Vanity Fair, where the saucy Miss Sharp was an uneasy pupil at one. > > The parents must have been able to afford the fees (Becky Sharp, kep[t > on as a sort of pupil teacher, was unusual) so that looking for their > wills is a sensible move. > The school will be listed in any Bedford Directory of the time as Miss > de Bloggs, Ladies Seminary' and there will be an entry in the 1881 > census with any children then boarding at the school (there may have > been day pupils too). One thing to embellish the history, when you have > found the likely name, if to get someone to look at the front page of a > Bedford paper in any early January issue, when the local schools > announced the beginning of term and also often stated exactly what > subjects they offered. > > > -- > Eve McLaughlin > > Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians > Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > The Bedfordshire Surnames List can be viewed at: > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/311 - Release Date: 13/04/2006 > >

i tried the historical directories link, does not work. the direct resource one is excellant. On 14/04/06, john partridge <john.partridge10@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > found this by Google > > http://www.direct-resources.uk.com/bedford.htm > > one line is Mrs Sarah Mills - Academy young ladies seminary - in the > Crescent, Bedford > > sems to extract from Kellys Post Office 1847 Beds > > have you tried in > http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/findbylocation.asp > > regards John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eve McLaughlin" <eve@varneys.demon.co.uk> > To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 12:39 PM > Subject: [BDF] Schools in Bedford town > > > > In message <4439BF43.8080801@tpg.com.au>, Hilary Scott > > <hilary.s@tpg.com.au> writes > >> > >> > >>1871 - 1881 was there a school called: Young Ladies Seminary, Bedford? > >> Maybe known by a different name back then? > > > > This was a description of the type of school, rather than its actual > > name. In life it would be known by the name of its owner, probably a > > maiden lady (or a couple of them) or widow of respectable birth, running > > a school where young ladies learned 'accomplishments' rather than went > > in for any of this deep academic stuff. So unsettling for the dear > > child, you know. The lessons, apart from basic three Rs, would be a > > little French (not enough to read naughty novels, just enough to order > > food and dresses), a little piano playing, a little water colour > > painting (oils were too brash for ladies), deportment and how to handle > > servants. > > The school would probably not keep records (beyond receipts for fees for > > a time) and when the lady owner died, the school probably died too. You > > can see exactly what it would have been like by reading Thackeray's > > Vanity Fair, where the saucy Miss Sharp was an uneasy pupil at one. > > > > The parents must have been able to afford the fees (Becky Sharp, kep[t > > on as a sort of pupil teacher, was unusual) so that looking for their > > wills is a sensible move. > > The school will be listed in any Bedford Directory of the time as Miss > > de Bloggs, Ladies Seminary' and there will be an entry in the 1881 > > census with any children then boarding at the school (there may have > > been day pupils too). One thing to embellish the history, when you have > > found the likely name, if to get someone to look at the front page of a > > Bedford paper in any early January issue, when the local schools > > announced the beginning of term and also often stated exactly what > > subjects they offered. > > > > > > -- > > Eve McLaughlin > > > > Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians > > Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society > > > > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > > The Bedfordshire Surnames List can be viewed at: > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/311 - Release Date: > 13/04/2006 > > > > > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > When REPLYING to a message sent to the list decide if this is information > that all the list members would like to know about or whether it would only > be of interest to the individual you are replying to. > >