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Linda

Linda Report 1 Sep 2007 23:38

I have John Arnold born 1827, he is shown on 1841 census aged 14 living Upper Gower St. with 20+ other boys, Scholar, any ideas what this place would be? He is shown on 1851 census with wife Mary and son Samuel and on 1861 census with a further two children as a General Dealer, I have his marriage cert. where he is marked X as he can't write so I don't think Upper Gower St. could have been any sort of school. Any ideas please!
Linda

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 1 Sep 2007 23:47

There is a private tutor (William Hazelwood) further back on the same page with his family, so it would seem like some sort of private school.

Kath. x

Linda

Linda Report 1 Sep 2007 23:50

If it was a private school they didn't do much by him, he couldn't read or write and ended up a General Dealer in the East End of London.

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 1 Sep 2007 23:59

He may have been able to read and write but may not have wanted to sign his name - perhaps he was not very confident about his writing. Scared of blotting the certificate? It may have been easier for him just to make his mark and not sign.

Jill

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Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 2 Sep 2007 00:36

University College School, known generally as UCS, is a British Independent school situated in Hampstead, north west London. The school was founded in 1830 by University College London. The school opened at 16 Gower Street on November 1, 1830, under the name 'The London University School'.

By February 1831 it had outgrown its quarters, in October 1831, the Council of UCL agreed to formally take over the school and it was brought within the walls of the College in 1832.

The school was very original - it was never a boarding school (though there were at times pupils who boarded in private lodgings or with teachers), it was one of the first schools to teach modern languages, and sciences, and it was one of the first to abolish corporal punishment. It has also been noted that UCS had a gymnasium before the school that is generally credited with having the first gym. Originally, there were no compulsory subjects and no rigid form system. Most boys learnt Latin and French, and many learnt German (a highly unusual subject to teach at that time). Mathematics, Chemistry, Classical Greek and English were also taught. There was no religious teaching.