Thanks for the reply Linda,but what do you think they are exempt from ? An exam,or further attendance. The age of pupil is usually 14. Any illness is usually recorded. Gill Sent from my iPad On 19 Aug 2013, at 07:19, Lynda Burke <lynda@chetwood.org> wrote: > Perhaps there were several possible reasons for exemption, such as long-term illness, some handicap such as being deaf and dumb or even living beyond walking distance of the school. > > Lynda Burke, nee Chetwood > > > On 18 August 2013 22:08, Gill Gladwin <maygladwin@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> > From: Gill Gladwin <maygladwin@gmail.com> >> > Date: 18 August 2013 15:54:33 BST >> > To: cheshire list <cheshire-request@rootsweb.com> >> > Cc: may.gladwin@talk21.com >> > Subject: Education in the 19c >> > >> > I am attempting to transcribe a school admission register covering the period 1873-1906 .I keep seeing the term "Exempt " in the column marked "reason for leaving". It once said "Exempt due to attendance record". I would love to know what the term refers to,can anyone help please? >> > Gill >> > >> > Sent from my iPad >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Gill, Just a guess, but if the children in question were 14, then they were probably exempt from further attendance on the grounds that they had to work full time. Can anyone confirm if my guess is correct? Regards Lesley Baxendale Colwyn Bay On 19/08/2013 13:19, Gill Gladwin wrote: > Thanks for the reply Linda,but what do you think they are exempt from ? An exam,or further attendance. > The age of pupil is usually 14. > Any illness is usually recorded. > Gill > Sent from my iPad > > On 19 Aug 2013, at 07:19, Lynda Burke <lynda@chetwood.org> wrote: > >> Perhaps there were several possible reasons for exemption, such as long-term illness, some handicap such as being deaf and dumb or even living beyond walking distance of the school. >> >> Lynda Burke, nee Chetwood >> >> >> On 18 August 2013 22:08, Gill Gladwin <maygladwin@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Gill Gladwin <maygladwin@gmail.com> >>>> Date: 18 August 2013 15:54:33 BST >>>> To: cheshire list <cheshire-request@rootsweb.com> >>>> Cc: may.gladwin@talk21.com >>>> Subject: Education in the 19c >>>> >>>> I am attempting to transcribe a school admission register covering the period 1873-1906 .I keep seeing the term "Exempt " in the column marked "reason for leaving". It once said "Exempt due to attendance record". I would love to know what the term refers to,can anyone help please? >>>> Gill >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

What were the dates when these comments were appearing?  Between 1863 and 1890 (I think these dates are right - it was a very long time ago I was studying the History of Educaton) there was a "Payment by results" policy for teachers.  There was a final exam conducted by School Inspectors to assess whether the children had achieved the required level of knowledge.  Maybe children who were absent a lot were exempted from the final exam because they recognised that the best teacher in the world can't achieve good results with a child who isn't there.   Joy ________________________________ From: Gill Gladwin <maygladwin@gmail.com> To: Lynda Burke <lynda@chetwood.org> Cc: "CHESHIRE@rootsweb.com" <CHESHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 19 August 2013, 13:19 Subject: Re: [CHS] Fwd: Education in the 19c Thanks for the reply Linda,but what do you think they are exempt from ? An exam,or further attendance. The age of pupil is usually 14. Any illness is usually recorded. Gill Sent from my iPad On 19 Aug 2013, at 07:19, Lynda Burke <lynda@chetwood.org> wrote: >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message