The Sydney College 1 3 -18 0 17 August 1992 Key to Abbreviations BC Born Colony F Father CF Came Free PCF Parents Came Free FCF Father Came Free MCF Mother Came Free GS Government Servant FGS Father Government Servant MGS Mother Government Servant TKS The King's School References: ADB Australian Dictionary ofBiography Mw Pioneer Families of Australia (5th ed), by P.C. Mowle G and S, A Biographical Register 1788-1939 (2 volumes), by Gibbney and Smith Religion: E ChUrch of England P Presbyterian W Wesleyan C Congregationalist RC Roman Catholic B Baptist J Jewish * in front of the accession number indicates the boy was also at The King's School * in front of a name indicates sponsored by that person. Explanatory Guide Through the kindness of Mrs lly Benedek, Archivist of Sydney Grammar School, a photostat of the roll of the Sydney College 1835-1850 was supplied to the Archivist of The King's School and has been placed on computer at The King's School Parramatta. The Sydney College Roll sets out bare details of enrolments: viz 1 Allen George 19/1/1835-3/1841 11 George Allen Toxteth Park George Allen 2 Bell Joshua 19/1/1835-8/1836 8 Thomas Bell Carters Bar. Removed to Parramatta Thomas Barker Subsequent research at The King's School involving the use of the New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages 1788-1856 has allowed some recording of exact dates of birth, exact dates of parents' marriage and on a few entries the candidate's marriage. The maiden names of many mothers have also been located. If the candidate's parents were unmarried, and the mother is known, 'and' replaces 'm' as an indicator. For some entries, the father's occupation has been located. If identified the religion of the candidate at his baptism is recorded as is the religion of his parents at their marriage. A master list containing individual references is held at The King's School as is the final draft used to create this document A breakdown of the annual enrolment is also included. Other references consulted include a cursory look at Shipping Records for passengers arriving in Sydney 1825-1850, a glance at John Sands Directories, as well as the indexes of Old Chum and the RA.H.S. The relevant volumes of the Australian Dictionary of Biography and H.J. Gibbney and Ann G. Smith A Biographical Register 1788-1939 (two volumes) were extensively examined and, where relevant, such information as was gleaned is noted within the entries. To extend this record of pupils attending the Sydney College, research concerning the candidate's adulthood would be most useful and quite possible within current availability of material. Of particular interest would be the adult careers and marriage details of candidates. Where it was easily accessible the convict status of the parents has also been attached. More work will be done to fill gaps in these areas. Many of the boys entered the Sydney College through sponsorship from a trustee, shareholder or member of the Committee. Further work will be attempted during 1993 concerning the Committee and Shareholders of Sydney College with the intention of indicating their status in similar form to the pupils. Included in this work will be a list of boys they sponsored. Work will continue in an effort to fill the gaps in various entries for such research is a form of continuous adjustment, as minor details are uncovered. A new document will be printed at the start of 1993. It will take into account all research being done dunng the rest of this year. Work will also continue on The King's School Parramatta's pupils 1832-1850 so that a comprehensive comparison may be possible between the two Schools by 1993. Meanwhile, some general trends are already evident. It is clear from the research into the clientele of Sydney College and The King's School Parramatta up to the former's closure in 1850, that historians and researchers into nineteenth century education in New South Wales have confused the stated aims of the two schools with the reality. They have usually stated that the Sydney College catered mostly for the sons of ordinary folk and The King's School mostly for the sons of the Colony'S elite. This research document shows the reverse is probably true. The Sydney College mostly catered for sons of professional people, the sons of army officers and the sons of wealthy businessmen and merchants. The King's School Parramatta's clientele to 1850 had some of the above categories but most of its pupils were sons of tradesmen and small farmers. Both schools predominately drew pupils of Church of England faith. The King's School, though a Church of England foundation, excluded no one on grounds of religion and indeed had a slightly greater percentage of other religions than did the Sydney College probably because it took more sons of tradesmen and small farmers. Pupils stayed at The King's School longer than they did at Sydney College where a wealthier parent population was more likely to venture overseas. Both were savagely affected by the scarlet fever epidemics of the early 1840s and by the economic depression of the mid 1840s. The subsequent careers of pupils of Sydney College outshone those of The King's School Parramatta, this perhaps owing more to the better community standing of the boys' fathers than a better teaching standard, although I suspect the better educated W.T. Cape ran a more liberal curriculum than did Robert Forrest who was constricted by a curriculum drawn from Eton College and by a very ordinary education in his own youth. The convict parentage of The King's School Parramatta and that of Sydney College cannot yet be compared effectively because insufficient work has yet been done on the latter. PeterYeend Archivist The King's School Parramatta 17 August 1992 AGES OF INTAKES SYDNEY COLLEGE 1835-1850 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 6 1 1 1 7 1 2 3 3 4 1 3 8 18 5 13 9 8 10 7 22 10 6 1 2 7 3 5 9 20 10 10 7 9 9 8 21 9 8 8 1 5 3 10 1 10 22 6 6 4 11 6 8 18 7 4 5 3 6 4 1 1 11 .17 9 1 8 4 9 10 10 6 3 1 3 2 4 10 1 12 18 9 5 3 14 3 10 12 2 3 1 3 5 8 4 1 13 12 10 4 1 7 6 3 18 11 7 8 2 3 1 7 14 15 1 4 1 2 5 5 8 2 4 3 3 1 2 4 2 15 4 1 2 2 1 8 5 3 3 1 1 3 16 5 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 17 1 1 1 1 1 18 2 1 1 21 1 Unknown 1 1 1 3 1 2 9 3 1 1 134 56 44 36 55 57 55 125 57 46 40 22 31 30 51 7 THE SYDNEY COLLEGE Date Intake 16 January 1835 3 19 January 1835 103 1 April 12 July 7 October 9 134 134 January 1836 27 April 10 July 16 October 3 56 190 January 1837 21 April 9 July 11 October 3 44 234 January 1838 21 April 4 July 6 October 5 36 270 January 1839 18 April 8 May 3 July 19 October 7 55 325 January 1840 34 April 6 July 12 October 5 57 382 January 1841 20 April 13 July 13 October 9 55 437 10 January 1842 48 April 19 July 46 1 October 12 125 562 January 1843 29 April 10 July 7 October 11 57 619 January 1844 15 April 11 July 10 October 10 46 665 January 1845 11 10 February 1 1 April 5 1 July 13 1 September 2 1 October 8 40 705 20 January 1846 8 1 April 5 1 July 4 1 October 3 20 October 2 22 727 11 January 1846 10 12 January 2 15 January 1 20 January 2 15 February 1 8 April 3 13 April 1 6 May 2 2 June 1 8 July 1 13 July 1 14 July 1 16 August 1 23 October 2 26 October 2 31 758 17 January 1848 18 April 13 31 789 8 January 1849 19 17 January 1 22 January 2 29 January 2 13 February 4 15 February 1 20 February 1 21 February 2 26 February 1 14 March 1 21 March 1 11 April 2 18 April 1 19 April 1 21 April 2 30 April 3 9 July 3 10 July 2 1 August 1 8 October 1 51 840 8 January 1850 1 21 January 1 4 February 1 17 February 1 26 February 2 16 July 1 7 847 INDEX TO SYDNEY COLLEGE REGISTER 1835-1850 374 ABBOTT Henry Palmer 746 ABBOTT James 606* ABBOTT Robert Palmer 709* ABBOTT Robert Palmer 320 ABBOTT Thomas 745 AITKENHEAD William 728 AITKENS Edward 307 ALEXANDER Wallace 1 ALLEN George Wigram 404 ALLEN George Wigram 339 ANDERSON John Joseph 338 ANDERSON William Acland Douglas 556 ANDREWS 462 ANTILL Henry Colden 463 ANTILL William Redfern 620 ARGENT EdwardJ. 504 ARGENT Thomas 163 ARMSTRONG William Francis A. 669 ARTHUR Charles 527 ATKINSON Alfred 528 ATKINSON Edward 302 ATKINSON John 552 AUSTIN Caleb 290 BADGERY James Thomas 785 BAGOT John 723 BAKER William Thomas 629 BARKER 253 BARKER George William 9 BARKER Thomas William 601 BARNES 197 BARNES Thomas 761 BARNETT Barnett 387 BARNETT Lewis 704 BARTON George Burnett 162 BARTON William 541 BATEMAN 542 BATEMAN 361 BAYLIS Walter J.