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Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 143 Send Message	sue	Report	23 Jun 2008 09:44
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 143 Send Message	Thank you Linda for the Link. Just had a quick look now going back for a better read. Sue
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 24,953 Send Message	LindainHerriotCountry	Report	23 Jun 2008 09:29
	It just meant that they went to school, rather than being a worker The following link explains the systems very clearly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_England is the wikepedia page which gives an overview of education in England Linda
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 143 Send Message	sue	Report	23 Jun 2008 09:25
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 143 Send Message	I have a lot of relations listed on the census as scholars would this have meant they were just taught at home to read and write or would they have had to pay someone to teach them. Also most of them went on to be servants before getting married,would this be classed as working class now or would it mean they were poor. Thanks for any input. Sue