Thanks Tony, That explains a lot. Since the family appear to work for the dunscombs they probably went to that school. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Sargeant" <ts@tsar.demon.co.uk> To: <bucks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [BKM] schools in early 19th century > Margret, > > Bucks FHS has some details about schools in the Great Brickhill area on > their website, including the 1833 Education Provision Survey. > Take a look at > http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/index.php?option=com_parish2&task=display&rec=72&tab=articles&Itemid=140 > for Great Brickhill then click on Bucks Parishes in the menu to the left > to research other parishes. > > Tony Sargeant > > > > On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 11:02 +0100, Margaret Holmes wrote: >> I have been reading the book "Henry Mundy - A Young Australian Pioneer" >> which has set me wondering about schools in or close to Great Brickhill. >> My husband's great great grandfather John Holmes, a shepherd, was >> seemingly able to write his name at least. His son George, a groom was >> similarly literate. John was born in 1799 and George in 1826 so where at >> that time would they have learned to read and write? Henry Mundy went to >> a school in Simpson but Leighton Buzzard or Slapton would probably have >> been nearer to Great Brickhill. Was there a school in those places >> between 1805 and 1840? The National School in Little Brickhill was opened >> in 1840 so probably George's children would have gone there. Margaret >> *************************************** >> >> BGS Website: http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/ >> BFHS Website: http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/ >> Bucks Genuki Website: http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BUCKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > > BGS Website: http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/ > BFHS Website: http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/ > Bucks Genuki Website: http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BUCKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message