Care of the poor 14
A schoolroom at the workhouse
In March 1880 the Board of Guardians appointed a schoolmistress to teach the pauper children in the workhouse.
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County Archives
The entry reads:-
"Moved by The Revd T. J. Thirlwall, seconded by
The Revd. T.C. Prickard, and Resolved That Miss Elizabeth
Cordelia Rose be, and she is hereby (subject to the approval
of the Local Government Board) appointed to the office of Schoolmistress
at the Workhouse of this Union, and that she be paid a salary
after the rate of Ten pounds per annum, and be allowed the same
rations as are now allowed the Master and Matron."
As the new schoolmistress has the same surname as the Master and Matron, it is quite likely that she was a daughter or other family member.
An inspection
In June 1880, just three months
after the appointment, one of Her Majesties Inspectors came to
examine the work of the school at the workhouse. The following
entry from the Guardians minutes records his reaction.
