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| MARY ANN TOMBS, St.Johns School Paddington |
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In the 19th century, National Schools were created all throughout England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. These schools were to provide elementary education to the children of the poor in accordance with the teachings of the Church of England. They were amongst the first schools to provide a near universal system of elementary education. Gradually, they were absorbed into the state system, which came into existence either as fully state-run schools or as faith schools funded by the state.
The aim of the National Society was to establish a school in every parish. The schools were usually adjacent to the parish church and named after it. As part of this initiative, in 1832, a school was opened attached to St. John’s Church, Hyde Park Crescent. In 1862 another school was opened attached to St. James’s Church, Sussex Gardens and two years later a third school was opened in the area attached to St. Michael’s Church, Star Street. These schools served the local communities, some of whom lived on barges on the canal. The schools took boys and girls from infants through to 14 years of age, which was then the official school leaving age.
Mary Ann Tombs daughter of Mary Ann & John a Hatter by trade was born in 1869 appears to have never had a "job" being her parents house keeper!. She died aged 56 in 1925.
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