School records - findmypast

[ElizabethHerts]

"As part of a landmark digitisation project involving schools, record offices and archives, you can now explore over 2.5 million National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914 on Findmypast."

[kiterunner]

Ooh, thanks, Elizabeth!

Here is the link to their blog with info:

http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/2014/2-5-million-school-records-published/

and to the search screen:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/national-school-admission-registers-and-log-books-1870-1914?_ga=1.149199926.1494116925.1289493982

They say that "The records will be released in three phases. This release includes records from 1500 schools from 12 counties across England and Wales – Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Devon, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Lancashire, Middlesex, Surrey, Wiltshire and Glamorganshire – and also Westminster. The next phases will be in Spring 2015 and Autumn 2015."

Makes me wonder what is the point of their new "Findmypast Fridays" if they release a massive database like this on a Monday?!

[Jill]

It must be "missed it off Monday"

[Langley Vale Sue]

^ :D :D :D at Jill's post ^



They don't seem to be as complete as the records on Ancestry, although I have found my great uncle on FMP but not on Ancestry. Three of his sisters, also at the same school, are on Ancestry but not on FMP.

No log booksor attendance records for their schools though :(

[kiterunner]

I wish they weren't described as "historic school records" in FMP's news section.

[JBee]

Can't find my b.grandfather in Salford in 1911 - b1901 in Burnley.

[kiterunner]

Could he have gone to a private school, Julie?

[JBee]

No way Kate - though might have gone to an RC school.

[kiterunner]

These records are coming up when you click on "Findmypast Fridays" now, so I guess they are today's new records. So "Findmypast Fridays" is just a way of highlighting any databases that have been released over the past week!

[kiterunner]

Records for Anglesey and Plymouth and West Devon have been added today. Doesn't quite fit with the phases that they announced before but good news.

[kiterunner]

Lots more counties have just been added:

Breconshire, Caernarvonshire, Cardiganshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Monmouthshire, Northamptonshire, Pembrokeshire, Suffolk, and Sussex.

http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/national-school-admission-registers-and-log-books-1870-1914

[Guinevere]

Just found my grandparents.

Busy day ahead.

[anne fraser]

None of the counties I want yet but good news for others.

[maggie_4_7]

Interestingly I found some Scottish ancestors that were in South Stoneham, Southampton, Hampshire because their father was a Ship Engineer Fitter that travelled to Southampton between 1899 and 1910 back in Scotland in 1911 where he died.

Amazing, a long way to travel to work from Glasgow but at least his children went to school in between.

[Jill]

I've found my great grandmother in Lincoln and another great grandmother's siblings at an RC school in Arundel, which as they were C of E was a surprise.

[kiterunner]

This has been updated. I don't see a list of what has been added, but their "Findmypast Fridays" blog entry says "A third and final release of school records will take place in September 2015", and the email says "Search or browse through over 2.7 million new records from over 3,600 schools, released in the third phase of the Archives & Records Association of England & Wales National Schools project", so I guess they have added everything that wasn't included in the first two phases?
Link to database so you don't have to go back through the thread:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/national-school-admission-registers-and-log-books-1870-1914?_ga=1.147633335.1494116925.1289493982

They have also just added Irish National School Registers 1860-1920 (more to be added at a later stage):
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/ireland-national-school-registers?_ga=1.51346217.1494116925.1289493982


and St Saviour, Southwark, Grammar School Admissions 1690-1895:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/surrey-southwark-st-saviours-grammar-school-admissions-1690-1895?_ga=1.73365651.1494116925.1289493982

and Coffs Harbour District Schools Index 1912-1984 from New South Wales:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/coffs-harbour-district-schools?_ga=1.47084071.1494116925.1289493982
(must say I'm surprised they are allowed to include such recent records.)

[Phoenix]

There is a huge quantity of Croydon records which have only recently been digitised.

[ElizabethHerts]

The first thing I found was that OH's great-grandfather attended Southwark Grammar School.

[BlueSavannah]

Lots of Sheffield schools finally on there :)

[JayG]

This link shows the full list of schools, records for the latest up date are shown as 'new'

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/britain-national-school-admission-registers-and-log-books-school-list?_ga=1.140076915.1527274182.1397255014

These new counties have been added
Berkshire
Derbyshire
Durham
Herefordshire
Norfolk
Northumberland
Staffordshire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire

There's also a couple of counties been updated with new records.

I don't think this is the last update as the only records added for Durham are for schools in & around Stockton & Hartlepool. None of the records held by Durham Record Office have been added but I know they are part the project.

[Mary from Italy]

Only one (boys') school in Leicester, not a lot for Staffordshire, and still no Warwickshire.

[Kit]

I'm glad you said not a lot for Staffordshire as a total of 2 of Dad's rellies went to school as far as I can work out.

Mind you I can't find much for OH's wealthier families. Some were not in the country but others were. I'm wondering if they were privately schooled?

[kiterunner]

Mind you I can't find much for OH's wealthier families. Some were not in the country but others were. I'm wondering if they were privately schooled?

Very likely.

[Kit]

Thanks Kate.

[Margaret in Burton]

This link shows the full list of schools, records for the latest up date are shown as 'new'

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/britain-national-school-admission-registers-and-log-books-school-list?_ga=1.140076915.1527274182.1397255014

These new counties have been added
Berkshire
Derbyshire
Durham
Herefordshire
Norfolk
Northumberland
Staffordshire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire

There's also a couple of counties been updated with new records.

I don't think this is the last update as the only records added for Durham are for schools in & around Stockton & Hartlepool. None of the records held by Durham Record Office have been added but I know they are part the project.

What a long list, and nothing for any of my families. Oh well, better luck next time.

[kiterunner]

The final batch of records has just been added, but I can't find a list of what is new.

http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/national-school-admission-registers-and-log-books-1870-1914?utm_source=fmp&utm_medium=email&utm_content=906201-A-13-A&utm_campaign=fridays&utm_term=FMP-CAM-Fridays-1416-12-AU&dclid=CK_-6Ij17MsCFaUR0wodu0sDaQ

[JayG]

This list shows all schools covered, today's records showing as new

http://www.findmypast.com/articles/britain-national-school-admission-registers-and-log-books-school-list?_ga=1.177745830.280493550.1433489516

[kiterunner]

Thanks, Jay.

So these are the counties which include new records:
Caernarvonshire
Cumberland
Denbighshire
Durham
Lancashire
Merionethshire
North Yorkshire
Westmorland
Yorkshire