DOES ANY ONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE FREE SCHOOLS AROUND SHEFFIELD AREA LATE 1800s/ EARLY 1900'S?. I'VE BEEN TOLD MY GREAT GRANDFATHER PERCY MANNING TAUGHT OR GAVE FREE LESSONS IN SHEFFIELD AREA AND LATER MOVED TO LEEDS. THIS WOULD BE CIRCA 1900 - 1920. IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AT A SCHOOL BUT A MORE INFORMAL ARRANGEMENT WITH POOR LOCAL FAMILIES - ANY IDEAS WHERE I COULD LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION?

WE HAVE HIM LIVING AT EMMET CARR IN A LATE 19C CENSUS WHERE HE MARRIED EMMA SALMON A GROCER'S DAUGHTER

ALSO LOOKING FOR HIS GRAVE IN THE SHEFFIELD AREA. ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO SEARCHABLE REGISTERS?

mick@mickandbrita.demon.co.uk

Not sure this will help.

My Mom said she had to go to a school in Paradise Square
when she left her own school because she didn't have a job late for you but there was a school there at that time.
She said it was a known as a board School
This would be around 1924

hazel

I think you need to do some more basic genelogical sleuthing before going on to the difficult task of researching schools.

You need to find out where he was living, and when.

There are 43 Percy MANNINGs in the 1901 census index at http://www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ , not one living in Yorkshire. Do you have enough information to find him in 1901? Do you have dates and addresses for the birth of your grandmother/grandfather or any possible siblings?

Hugh in Sheffield

There was a school at the end of Bank St just 'over the wall' from Paradise Square.

The school was called Cathredral School and was used by the Central Technical school in its latter days.

My mother attended the same school in the early 1900's.

I hope this information is of use to you.

Happy Days

Why are you shouting ?

he's from Leeds that's why...

Hugh W: Thanks, Percy Manning is on the 1901 census 'Emmet Carr, Yorkshire' but Emmet Carr is I think technically in Derbyshire
trying to trace his whereabouts during the first war when my grandad was abroad with the RFA. He may have been a timekeeper in a steel foundry
Pop T: Thanks again for your helpful info