A C K W O R T H S C H O O L C A T A L O G U E ; LIST O F THE BO YS AN D GIRLS T PERIO D . “ COMPILED F R OM THE OFFI CIAL REGISTERS . LO N DO N 7 I i ZE ST AL I) li D "A. I \ IN I) Al L G R A C E C H U R C H S T R E E L 1 83 1 . Lu ll’d in n le b of b i the cou t ss cham ers the ra n , O u rthoug hts lie link e d by many ahidde n chain 5 _ A k b u t afl d 10 w m fialds i wa e one, , hat y r se E c its i fl ies a h stamp s mag e, as the other E i s of e ach, as the var ou avenues sens , D li to sou l i e g ht or sorrow the d sp ense, B i f all i iart r g htens or ades ; and , w th mag c , r s Controlthe latent fib e ofthe heart . R O GE R S . LO N D O N ' P R I N T D B \ J M A T R ALD R S G AT S T R EET . E S E S , E E AD V E R T I S E ME N T . I T would be quite a waste of time t o attempt an analysis of the feel v ings of interest, with which an Ackworth Scholar will recei e and refer to . , the present volume To him , such a delineation would be useless , and by few others would it be understood . The manner in which the r annunciation of the wo k has been received , forms a very satisfactory r proof, that , among the causes which gave ise to its publication , those n ot feelings were incorrectly estimated ; and confers a pledge , that this apparently dry productio n will not be unacceptable to those for ; whom it was principally designed . to N m the It must be unnecessary remark, that , in a List of a es , like in present , perfect orthographical accuracy cannot be attained . The congruities exhibited by the numerous Maps and Gazetteers w hich have to the been consulted , render this almost impossible in respect names m I m of small Villages or Hamlets and the na es of ndividuals and Fa ilies , where the authorities were doubtful , could not be settled by any other . to the rule , than probability Pains , however , have been taken render work as correct as possible . ’ ff for The short Opportunity a orded the reception of Subscribers names , may , it is feared , have deprived many of the means of procuring the Catalogue on the Subscription terms . Yet the number of Subscribers encouraged a larger edition than was origin ally intended and these cir cu mstan ces to m osed to render it proper , materially lower the p p price - on . N Subscribers The book may be had at Ackworth School , and at 86 Hou n dsditch , , London and all country Booksellers can procure it at f any time rom Harvey and Darto n . This smallw ork may possibly fallin to the han ds of some person s little ac ih r t F or the in o m ion qu ain ted w ith the I n stitu tion to w h c it ela es. f r at hese is in se ed the ollow in sliht sket ch its his or 8c. ea: qf t , rt f g g of t y, ; , t -racted w ith sliht alteration om a descritive sheet accom an in a , g , fr p , p y g “ lin e En avin the Schoolw hich w as ublished a ew ea s sin cefi g r g qf , p f y r Ackw orth School is situate between the villages of High and Low f W Ackworth , three miles south of Ponte rac t, in the est Riding of York shire . The building is of freestone , obtained from the neighbourhood ; 1 757 1 758 1 759 the and it was erected in , , and , as an appendage to Foundling Hospital in London . It cost which sum was de r frayed, partly by voluntary subsc iptions , and partly by aid of parlia . to for ment The house was applied its original purpose , twelve years , ar 1 7 77 . and afterwards remained unoccupied till In this ye , it was - i purchased , with eightyfour acres of land , by Dr . John Fotherg ll and for 1 779 three others , and in , was opened as a public school to for children of the Society of Friends , which purpose it has been ever a h . to since applied V rious additions ave been made the buildings , and the landed estate has been increased to about ‘2 42 acres the w hole pro perty being n e w estimated at about The affairs of the insti tu tion are of under the immediate management the superintendent , resi dent at the school but all matters of importance are referred to a com mittee - in an of twenty eight friends , the vicinity of Ackworth , and to C i of iE ra i ma b e of H Da an d Ack op es th s ng v ng y had arvey and rton , at l i t S is 53 . I . wor h choo , p r nt nd a paper 6s be other committee of the same num r , who , with the treasurer , meet in London . The instruction of the children devolves on eighteen teachers . of - fiv l The boys are under the care four school masters , with e app e n fiv e - a tices and school mistresses , with four apprentices , h ve the charge of the girls . The regular branches of instruction are reading , spelling , writing , arithmetic , English grammar , and geography ; but there are a to tw o . few whom the last branches are not taught Sewing , knitting , &c . of course , form part of the employment of the girls . Many of the elder boys are introduced to an acquaintance with the more u seful parts m ad of the mathe atics ; and a class , consisting of twenty of the most v an ced . , receive instruction in the Latin language Besides attending to - e a their school duties , the boys are frequently employ d in f rming or gardening , and the girls in various domestic occupations . There are the the three examinations of the children in course of year , the princi e pal of which , takes place at the time of the Annual General M eting of h the friends of t e institution . Children are admitted between the ages 1 t of nine and fourteen . £ 0 per ann u m is o be paid for each child but 8 1 &c . the average cost is about £ , including clothing , stationery , The 1 8 1 2 3 00 . 0 0 number of scholars is limited to , viz boys and girls , rather more than 1 00 being admitted and dismissed annually . The n u mber a 1 779 to dmitted , since the opening of the school in , the present time , 551 1 l is and an average calcu ation will show , that , from among the r - children of F iends in this country , about one seventh receive some part m Ackw o th School7th mo. 1 83 1 . of their education in this establish ent . r , ALO G E CAT U . i L . N am . 1 779 . R den ce . t N o. e es ef 1 1 784 Barton Gates Poole , Dorset 1 7 2 An n Gates Do . 82 3 James Green Halifax 1 7 81 4 Aldstow G . 1 781 Thomas Reay Moor , umb 5 John Reay Do . Died 6 Yk s. 1 783 Isaac Brown Pontefract, 7 1 782 John Atkinson Plaistow , Essex D 1 7 8Joseph Atkinson O . 83 9 a 1 782 John Atkinson Str tford , Essex 1 0 J ohn Heydon London 1 785 1 1 Han dv ill u 1 781 William Stro d , Kent 1 2 John Han dv ill D o . 1 784 1 7 1 3 James W . Steers London 86 D 1 4 Joseph Featherstone o . 1 780 1 5 Henry Fe atherston e Do . 1 780 1 6 m u Yk s. 1 7 Si eon Webster A ghton , 80 1 7 H ff 1 78 Joseph Hunton Peasen all , Su olk 4 1 8 Elizabeth Brown Hertford 1 781 1 9 Hannah Brady London 1 784 2 1 0 Betty Brady Do . 785 1 Sarah Goad Do . 1 784 2 Isaac Wright D o. 1 785 3 m S e ekin s a e . Ja es g R ms y , Huntingdon 4 . 1 7 Matthew Leach Orford , Do 82 5 Thomas Read Godmanchester Do . 1 783 6 Ble ckl . i Samuel y Sutton , Cambridge D ed 7 John Chamberlain Do . 1 781 8 Ann Chamberlain Do . 1 782 9 . 1 Elizabeth Anderson Swavesey , Hunts 781 3 D o 0 Samuel Ding . 1 781 1 James Ding D o. 1 781 2 1 Samuel Day Stanstead , Essex 781 3 Yk s. 1 Ann Brady Thorne , 780 ifl ' 4 Su tcl e . 1 Betty Todmorden , Do 781 5 N D e an n an . 1 athan Thorne , Do 781 6 1 ElizabethRickman Lewes , Sussex 782 7 D o Mary Rickman . 1 783 8 D Lucy Rickman o .