Hi Barbara, Schooling did not become compulsory until the 1870s. There was an assortment of schools available. You could well do with a local history book to find out which schools were in your area. If the records are at the county archive, they are unlikely to be digitised. The only way to find out if your person went to that school is to wade your way through them. Even tiny villages may have had more than one school. It really is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Chris ----Original message---- >From : [email protected] Date : 23/11/2014 - 17:02 (GMTST) To : [email protected] Subject : Re: [YORKSGEN] pupil teachers Not being too familiar with local geography would anyone know where the records for Ingleby-Greenhow school would be? My g-grandfather taught there up to 1871 and I've sent them several messages asking for info but have gotten no response. Thanks Barbara McLean Murrieta, CA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of CHRISTINE WILLOTT via Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 8:39 AM To: Mawer; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] pupil teachers Hi Pauline, Last Saturday the London group of Yorkshire FHSs had a very interesting talk at the SOG from Celia Heritage about using school records in family history. I t seems that whilst some school records have found their way into the local county archive, others may still be with the school. As there were numerous types of school in the 19th C some records have disappeared altogether. Chris ----Original message---- >From : [email protected] Date : 23/11/2014 - 16:04 (GMTST) To : [email protected] Subject : Re: [YORKSGEN] pupil teachers Pauline My wife, who is currently researching the history of the school she taught in Northamptonshire, says ... Sometimes mentioned in school log books. Usually mentioned in inspection reports. Bryan Mawer. www.mawer.clara.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message