Bacup Genealogical Records
Bacup Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Name index attached to original images of the baptism registers of St John the Evangelist, Bacup. Records document parents' names, date of baptism and/or birth, residence, occupations and more.
Baptism records from people born in and around Bacup between 1788 and 1812. Lists the name of people's parent's and other details.
A name index connected to original images of Lancashire baptism registers for over 175 parishes.
Digital images of baptism registers that can be searched by name. They record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth, and list the baptised's name, date of birth and/or baptism and parents' names. They may also list where the parents lived, their occupations and occasionally other details.
Bacup Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Marriage records from people who married at St John the Evangelist, Bacup between 1838 and 1930. Lists an individual's abode, marital status, father's name, age and signature
A name index connected to original images of Lancashire marriage registers for over 175 parishes.
Digital images of marriage registers that can be searched by name. They contain written records of marriages and typically record the name of the bride and groom and date of marriage. They may also record occupations, residences, fathers' names, witnesses and other information about the marriage.
Digital images of marriage registers that can be searched by name. They contain written records of marriages and typically record the name of the bride and groom and date of marriage. They may also record occupations, residences, fathers' names, witnesses and other information about the marriage.
Bacup Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Burial records for people buried at St John the Evangelist, Bacup, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1813 to 1927.
Records of burial for people buried at St John the Evangelist, Bacup between 1788 and 1812. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.
A name index connected to original images of Lancashire burial registers for over 100 parishes.
Digital images of burial registers that can be searched by name. They contain records of burials, which typically occur a few days after death, and record the name of the deceased and date of death and/or burial. They may also list where the deceased lived, their age, names of relations, occupation and occasionally other details.
Bacup Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
A tax list of wealthier Lancashire residents.
Two lay subsidies from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
A history of the Chartist Cooperative Land Society, which aimed to settle chartists on smallholdings. Also includes a list of over 5,000 chartist sympathizers in Lancashire.
Newspapers Covering Bacup
An illustrated, liberal newspaper covering the Burnley area.
Original images of a regional newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the Burnley area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.
A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Burnley area.
A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Manchester area.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Bolton le Moors district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
Bacup Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. The records can shed light on an individual’s relations, possessions, land holdings, legal agreements and more. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England.
An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, year of probate, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
An index to 38,107 wills, searchable by name and including the testor's residence and occupation. The wills are from the records of Amounderness, Furness, Kendal and Lonsdale deaneries, within the Archdeaconry of Richmond.
An index to 10,195 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, occupation, will & probate year, language, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
Bacup Immigration & Travel Records
Records of around 40,000 people and their families who were forcibly moved from one parish to another. Contains many Irish individuals.
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Bacup Military Records
A history of a Lancashire division's WWI campaigns.
A record of the division's movements in WWI.
Lists of officers by rank, regiment and name.
A general history of the militia, including lists of officers from various periods.
Brief biographies of Officers of the Lancashire Militia, includes date of birth, appointments, promotions and other details.
Bacup Court & Legal Records
A name index linked to original images of over 250,000 Manchester prison records. Records contain details on the convict's birth, appearance, crime and more.
An index to and images of books dealing with legal matters and administration in the county. They cover legal decisions, costs of prosecution, filiation and maintenance orders, settlement orders, removal orders, transportation orders, sentences passed on criminals, setting highway rates, appointing officials and presentments for repairs to roads and bridges, poor relief, settlement, licences for various trades and more.
Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.
Early legal records, largely covering serious cases refereed by lower courts. Many entries record transfers and disputes relating to land.
Transcripts of records created on the death of a direct tenant of the monarch to asses their Lancashire land-holdings. Contains much useful genealogical information.
Bacup Taxation Records
A tax list of wealthier Lancashire residents.
Two lay subsidies from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
Bacup Land & Property Records
Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.
Early legal records, largely covering serious cases refereed by lower courts. Many entries record transfers and disputes relating to land.
Transcripts of records created on the death of a direct tenant of the monarch to asses their Lancashire land-holdings. Contains much useful genealogical information.
Transcripts of records that detail the lives and lands of Cheshire and Lancashire landholders.
Deeds from the Norris family of Speak.
Bacup Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
Historical & topographical descriptions of Lancashire, supplemented with lists of the area's leading private, commercial and official persons.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.
A book listing every official person in the county: nobility, politicians, clergy, lieutenants, sheriffs, magistrates and coroners. It also includes details of settlements.
Bacup Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Lancashire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
Bacup Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Bacup Histories & Books
An encyclopedia of people, places and things relating to the Calderdale area of Yorkshire.
Extracts from a vast array of historical documents giving details on thousands of individuals connected to the history of Lancashire.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A history of two Northern counties from the Germanic invasion to the Victorian period.
Photographs and images of churches in Lancashire.
Bacup School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Bacup Occupation & Business Records
Abstracts of over 20,000 admissions to an insane asylum.
An introduction to smuggling on the west coast of Britain & the Isle of Man, with details of the act in various regions.
Articles on coal mining in Lancashire, including details of disasters and a list of mines.
An index to police officers mentioned in records held by Lancashire record Office.
A brief history of policing in the county from Saxon times. Includes extensive details on police uniforms.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Bacup
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Bacup Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Transcripts of records that detail the lives and lands of Cheshire and Lancashire landholders.
Photographs and descriptions of Lancashire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Bacup Church Records
A name index connected to original images of Lancashire parish registers for over 60 parishes.
An index of close to 1 million baptism, marriage and burial registers extracted from records of the Church of England.
Transcriptions of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. They can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.
Confirmations are Church of England ceremonies conducted by Bishops that affirm one's commitment to the doctrines of the church. These records contain the names of those confirmed, their age, date of baptism & confirmation, address and sometimes other details. The records are indexed by name and connected to images of the original registers.
Registers of those in Lancashire known to be loyal to the church in Rome. Contains genealogical information.
Biographical Directories Covering Bacup
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Bacup Maps
Digital images of maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.
Bacup Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Historical Description
BACUP, formerly spelt Backup,”” Baycop,” and “Bacop,” is municipal borough and populous town, in a valley on the high coads from Todmorden to Haslingden, and from Burnley to Rochdale, with a station on the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, 7 miles east from Haslingden, 7 north-by-west from Rochdale, 7 south-by-east from Burnley, 18 north from Manchester, 10 south-east from Accrington and 204 from London, and is the head of a county court district, in the Rossendale division of the county and petty sessional division, hundreds of Blackburn and Salford, union of Haslingden, rural deanery of Whalley, archdeaconry of Blackburn and diocese of Manchester. The river Irwell winds its course through the town, its source being about two miles north-west of Bacup.
Under the provisions of the “Local Government Act, 1894” (66 and 57 Vict. c. 73), the municipal borough of Bacup was formed into a civil parish.
The town was incorporated 25th July, 1882. The borough is divided into six wards, each returning 3 councillors; the Corporation consists of a mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors. The town is lighted with gas from works, established in 1836, at Clough Fold, the property of a local company, formed in. 1863 by Act of Parliament, and supplied with water from reservoirs at Higher Stacks and New Line, owned by the Corporation.
The sewage arrangements are under a joint board of Bacup, Haslingden and Rawtenstall.
The parish of St. John was formed as a consolidated chapelry, out of Whalley and Rochdale parishes, in 1837, but parts thereof have since been assigned to St. Saviour’s. The church, built in the year 1788, fell in April 19, 1871, but was rebuilt in 1882—3, at a cost of £13,000, of stone in the Early Geometric style, from designs by Messrs. W. and H. Taylor, of Manchester, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and a south-western turret containing one bell: there are 850 sittings. The register dates from the year 1789. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £267, including 55 acres of glebe, in the gift of Hulme’s trustees, and held since 1877 by the Rev. Arthur Phillips M.A. of Trinity College, Dublin.
Christ Church parish was formed in 1854, and parts have since been assigned to St. Saviour’s. The church, standing on an eminence in the Todmorden road, and erected in 1864 at the cost of the late Rev. James Heyworth, from the designs of Messrs. Sharpe and Paley, is a building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 6 bells: there are three memorial windows: an organ chamber and vestries were added in 1895 at a cost of £1,600: the church affords sittings for 500 persons, 168 being free. The register dates from the year 1854. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £280, with residence, in the gift of five trustees, and held since 1889 by the Rev. John Smith Doxey, of Worcester College, Oxford.
Saviour’s parish was formed February 6, 1866, as a consolidated chapelry, out of Christ Church and St. John’s, Bacup. The church, standing on a commanding eminence, and erected in 1865 at the sole cost of James Maden Holt esq. of Stubby Lee, M.P. for N. E. Lancashire, 1865—80, is a building of stone in the Gothic style, from the designs of Mr. Edwd. Wyndham Tarn, of Huddersfield, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave of six bays, aisles, north porch and north-eastern tower with spire and containing 8 bells, hung in 1887: the east and west windows are stained: a tablet has been placed by James Maden Holt esq. to his father, John Holt esq. d. 26 Dec. 1860; there are 996 sittings, of which 340 are free. The register dates from the year 1865. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £218, with residence, in the gift of James Maden Holt esq. J.P. and held since 1869 by the Rev. William Johnson M.A. of Durham University, and surrogate.
St. Mary’s Catholic church, in Bankside, and erected in 1857, is a building of stone in the Gothic style, seating about 500 persons.
The cemetery is near the Newchurch road and contains 17 ½ acres, with three mortuary chapels; it is managed by a burial board consisting of 13 members of the Town Council.
The Conservative Club, a building of stone, was opened January, 1894, and contains reference library, reading room, billiard room with three tables and lecture nail; the total cost was £3,600.
The Liberal Club is a stone erection, built at a cost of £6,000; was opened in March, 1893, and has reference library, reading room, two billiard rooms, with 4 tables, and a lecture room to hold 600 people.
The Mechanics’ institution, in Bridge street, opened in 1846, is a spacious building of stone, containing lecture room, holding 800 persons and used for public assemblies, news and reading rooms, well supplied with London and provincial newspapers and periodicals, and a library of over 5,000 volumes; the institute is in connection with the Society of Arts and the Lancashire and Chester Union of Mechanics Institutes; its members, now (1904) 130 in number, being also entitled to compete for prizes in the Government Science and Art Department and City and Guilds of London institute and the Lancashire County Council.
There are several Temperance Societies.
A Police Station was erected in 1857 in the Bank side; and a Fire Engine Station in 1894, the chief constable being captain of the brigade.
A market is held on Wednesday for drapery and other articles, and Saturday for butohers’ meat, fish and vegetables.
The Public Baths, presented to the Borough by John Henry Maden esq. J.P. of Rockliffe House, in accordance with his father’s request, comprise swimming and Turkish baths. A recreation ground of about 10 acres was also given to the town by Mr. Maden.
The Theatre, holding 2,200 persons, was opened in 1893.
Cotton spinning and manufacture, woollen printing works, corn mills, coal pits and stone quarries, give employment to the chief portion of the population.
In the neighbourhood are remains of a Roman or Saxon camp, called “Broadclough Dykes,” commanding the pass between Bacup and Burnley, and consisting of a series of embankments more than 1,800 feet in length, on the edge of a gentle slope, with a fosse or trench about 54 feet wide at the bottom.
Stubbylee, the seat of James Maden Holt esq. J.P. is a stone-built house, erected in 1808, half a mile from the town.
Broad Clough Hall, rebuilt in 1816, the residence of Mrs. Whitaker, is half a mile south-west; Moorlands is the residence of Mrs. Hoyle; Rockcliffe House of John Henry Maden esq. J.P. and Olive House of Joshua Hoyle esq. J.P. The Duke of Bucclcuch K.G., K.T. is lord of the manor. James M. Holt esq. of Stubbylee, the trustees of the late John Whitaker esq. of Winsley Hall, Shrewsbury (d. 1899), and George F. Heyworth, are the chief landowners. The soil is clayey and the subsoil rocky. The mountains and moors in the neighbourhood are barren, but the grass crops are abundant in the valleys.
Deerplay, two miles north of Bacup, consists of a colliery and some farms.
The area of the parish and municipal borough is 5,593 acres of land and 27 of water; rateable value, £84,088; the population in 1901 was 22,505, divided into the following wards:-Brandwood, 4,739; Broad Clough, 3,367; Greens, 2,761; irwell, 2,892; Tong, 4,323; Tunstead, 4,423.
The population of the ecclesiastical parishes in 1901 was:-Christ Churoh, 4,762; St. John the Evangelist, 6,306; St. Saviour, 3,210.
Apparitors-Christ Church, George Harker Holt; St. Saviour, Joseph Eastwood; St. John’s, Fred Jaokson.
PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of Services
St. John’s Church, Burnley road, Rev. Arthur Phillips M.A. vicar; 8 & 10.30 a.m. 2 (children’s service) & 6.30 p.m. weekly celebration of Holy Communion & daily services at 9.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
St. Saviour’s, New line, Rev. William Johnson M.A. vicar; Rev Robert Prince, curate; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; no week day service.
Holy Trinity, Stacksteads, Rev. John Falconer, vicar. Rev Robert Clews, curate; 10.30 a.m. & 8.30 p.m.; thurs 7 p.m.
St. Luke’s Mission Church, Holme street, Stacksteads: 3 & 6 p.m. sundays.
Christ Church, Todmorden road, Rev. John Smith Doxey. vicar 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; thursdays, 7.15 p.m.
St. Mary, Catholic, Bank side, Rev. William Moran, priest: 9 & 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.
St. Joseph’s, Stacksteads (Roman Catholic), Rev. James Evan priest; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
Acre Mill, 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Tues. 7.30 p.m. 500.
Baptist, Irwell terrace, vacant; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m. in the schoolroom, South street 800.
Baptist, Doals, Rev, Arthur Harrison; 10.30 a.m. & 2.30 p.m. Thur. 7.30 p.m. 350.
Baptist (General), South street; 10.30 a.m. & 2,30 p.m.; prayer meeting at 6 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m. 350.
Baptist (Ebenezer), Lane Head lane, Rev, Frederick Overend; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m. 1,200.
Baptist (Zion), Market street, Rev. Edward Milnes; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m. 800.
Baptist, Stacksteads (Waterham), Rev. Alfred Stock B.A., B.D.; 10.30 a.m. & 2.30 p.m. (except first Sun.), 6 p.m. 800.
Congregational, South street, Rev. John Fielden; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Tues. 7.30 p.m. 750.
Methodist Free Church, Britannia; 2.30 & 6 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m. 450.
Methodist Free Church, Burnley rd,; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m. 300.
Primitive Methodist, North street;; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Mon. 7.30 p.m. 500.
Primitive Methodist, Todmorden road; 2.30 & 6 p.m.; Tues. 7.30 p.m. 350.
Primitive Methodist, Stacksteads 400.
Wesleyan, Thorn, 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; alternate Wed. 7.30 p.m. 400.
Wesleyan, Heald, 2.30 & 6 p.m.; Tues. 7.30 p.m. 450.
Wesleyan, Wesley place, Newchurch road, 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m. 1,000.
Wesleyan, Mount Pleasant, 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Mon. 7.30 p.m. 1,200.
Wesleyan, Britannia, 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Mon. 7.30 p.m. 600.
Wesleyan, Stacksteads 900.
Salvation Army Barracks, Public Hall, Burnley road, 7 a.m. & 3 & 6.30 p.m.; daily 8 p.m. except thurs.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
The Education Committee consists of 19 members appointed by the Council of the borough of Bacup, viz.:-The Mayor of the borough for the time being, eleven members of the council & seven co-opted members; sec. to the Education Committee, Samuel Nuttall, Education offices, Rochdale road; Thomas Howarth, school attendance officer.
COUNCIL SCHOOLS
Sharneyford (mixed), built in 1878, for 200 children; average attendance, 105.
Bacup Western, Stacksteads (mixed & infants), built in 1902, for 790 children; average attendance, 551.
Central (mixed & infants), built in 1896, for 850 children; average attendance, 519.
Heald, built in 1868, for 314 children; average attendance, 165.
Britannia, built in 1873, for 190 children; average attendance, 175.
St. Saviour’s (mixed), built in 1858, for 662 children; average attendance, 251.
Tunstead (mixed), erected in 1882, for 750 children; average attendance, 403.
Lane Head Lane (mixed), built in 1863, for 1,050 children; average attendance, 491.
Wesley Place (mixed & infants), Wesley place, built in 1865, for 459 children; average attendance, 295.
Catholic (mixed), Bank side, built in 1872, for 262 children, & enlarged in 1904, to accommodate 400; average attendance, 274.
St. Joseph’s (Catholic), Stacksteads (mixed), built in 1885, for 200 children; average attendance, 174.