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Schools information for Sutton St. Edmund and places above it in the hierarchy
Sutton St. Edmund
- There was a school here, rebuilt in 1856 and enlarged in 1871. In the 1870's it had about 55 students.
- Sutton St. Edmund's School was built in 1896 to hold 100 students. It was initially simply called "The Board School".
- Southeau School was built in 1898 to hold 70 students.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Note: Sections marked (JB) were contributed by John R. G. Bland of Lincolnshire.
Lincolnshire
Schools kept a record of each student who was admitted. Unfortunately, they weren't required to deposit those records with the local archive office. Find out how to research school records on our Schools page. While you are there, check out our list of teachers and headmasters.
England
There are several Research Guides from The National Archives giving an excellent overview of the history of education in this country. Also look under keywords 'educational history' and 'schools'.
UK and Ireland
- UK Schools & Colleges Database: provides information on more than 31,000 UK state and independent Schools and Colleges, and over 29,000 UK School, College and University websites (as of June 2016).
- MissingAncestors.com (archived copy) - contains information on staff and students at Industrial/Reformatory Schools & the like during the 19th and early 20th century.
- Anguline Research Archives (archived copy) produce CDs of a number of major public school registers.
- Universities: Brief biographical details of graduates of Cambridge or Oxford Universities are provided in either Alumni Cantabrigienses by JA Venn or Alumni Oxonienses : the Members of the University of Oxford, by Joseph Foster, respectively, which are particularly useful for C of E ministers. They are available in various forms:
- Hard copies are held by many public libraries, including Reading Central Library.
- Cambridge Alumni Database free online from Cambridge University. See also their research guide.
- Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714 and 1715-1886 free from Internet Archive.
- Online subscription access from Ancestry: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886 and Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900.