Methodist Sunday School returns from 1851 Religious Census, 30 March 1851

Actual Returns

These returns are extracted from the copy held in the Manx Museum - the author of these documents (all in the same hand) copied all returns both from the Established Church (Anglican) and non-Establishment churches/chapels onto manuscript summary tables.

The census questions asked for considerable deatils re status of scholars - in vast majority of cases just the number on the roll and the number of teachers were given.

As for the Chapel returns the names are those used in the returns - in a few cases this may be different than that used subsequently in these cases the modern name is shown (thus).

The questions were:
(5): Number of scholars on Roll (m & f to be shown separately)
(6): Number of scholars on Roll receiving tuition on 30 Mar 1851
(7): Number of scholars on Roll receiving books who pay for them
(8): Number of scholars on Roll who provide own books
(9): Number of scholars on Roll who also attend some other day school
(10): Number of scholars on Roll who also formerly attended some other day school
(11):Number of teachers paid (none in any Methodist S/S) and unpaid - again split m & f
Question 7 always left blank, Q8 answered only by Smeale (noted in comments) and are thus not included in the table, most make some attempt is made to answer questions 9 and 10. If only a total is given indicated '=n', if any entry blank '-' used.
The answers to question 11 would appear to be all teachers/leaders on roll - I assume that, as in a few chapels reported elsewhere, these teachers came in on a rota system e.g. one Sunday in 4 or 5.

Other questions related to fees paid by scholars (in all Methodist S/S no such fees were required), estimated annual cost of running the S/S and how income, other than fees, obtained (a.c. = annual collection; p.c. = public collection)

The date related to the start of the Sunday School - not that of the chapel

The returns were organised by Parish - Methodist chapels are organised in Circuits which do not take account of the parishes of the Established Church, however these are indicated for easier comparison with other returns and for ease in finding the original return. Standard abbreviations are used (First and last letter for parishes; ca, do, pe, ra for Castletown, Douglas, Peel and Ramsey).
The chapel returns are sorted alphabetically on their usual name as in the Attendance returns

Name	parish	dem	date	(Q5) Roll		(Q6) Atnd		(Q9) at D/S		(Q10) ex D/S		(Q11) tchrs		expense	income	returned by	comments
				m	f	m	f	m	f	m	f	m	f
Abbeyland Onchan	on	WM	1846	32	40	17	34	7	20	not known		5	3	-	a.c. + tea party	John Cain, Sup	'room under church'
(Baldrine) Cloven Stones	ln	PM	1839	24	42	10	21	15	17	3	13	10	11	abt.£4-10-0		Thos Lewin, Sup.
Ballafesson	rn	WM	1827	40	56	21	40	20	30	8	20	10	7	£5	a.c. at Rushen Ch	Joseph Sansbury, Sup
Ballajory (a?)	md	WM	c.1820	35	31	10	12	15	16	6	1	4	4	£1.10.0	pc	Robert Lowey, superintendent
Ballakaneen	as	WM	1834	26	36	13	14	24	20	6	8	8	7	£3	vol subs	Wm Joughin, Sec.
Ballakilpheric	rn	WM	1833	30	30	23	20	11	-	6	(5)	12	8	£2	p.c.	William Clague, Sup.
Ballasalla	mw	PM	1842	35	25	13	8	=40		=10		4	3	£-	-	William Watterson, Sup.
Ballaugh chapel	bh	PM	20 May 1849	28	46	21	45	23	24	3	14	12	12	£4-10-0	p.c.	Robert Watterson, Sup.
Ballaugh WM chapel	bh	WM	1824	25	28	23	20	=44		=9		11	10	£5	a.c. + subs	Thomas Corlett
Barregarrow	ml	WM	1818	27	36	20	26	10	10	5	5	11	14	£3	p.c.	John Quiggin, Sup.
Bride PM	be	PM	1850	17	23	15	15	25	-	-	-	12	10	£2-15-0	ann service	Wm Christian, Sup.
Bride WM	be	WM	B 1800	40	44	34	39	15	10	-	-	11	11	£4	public contrbn	Wm Joughin, Teacher
Cardle	md	WM	1836	6	6	4	3	6	6	-	-	4	3	£1.4.0	pc	Thomas Corteen, Suprintendent
Castletown PM Hope St.	ca	PM	1831	50	29	30	16	45	8	6	9	11	4	£5	p.c.	William Kewin, Sup.
Castletown W. Chapel (Arbory St)	ca	WM	1818	101	113	70	73	84	89	15	22	20	18	£10	a.c. in Chapel	John Kermode, Sec	'above School'
Colby	ay	WM	1833	44	66	34	45	32	12	7	30	9	14	£4	pub a.c.	Jas Costain, Sup.
Coole (Cooil)	bn	WM.	3 July 1836	38	23	29	30	25	12	6	5	10	8	£4	p.c.	John Craine, Sup.
Cornah, (or Ballagory?)	md	PM	b.1845	20	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	8	£4.4.0	pc + private donations	Wm Kennish (Corony) ;(note under col 12 was 'Music and Spelling')
Crosby	mn	WM	abt. 1836	34	36	27	24	45	-	7	-	5	4	£-	c. in chapel	William Anderson, Sup.
Dalby	pk	WM	1816	59	57	30	32	14	15	12	13	26	18	£5	p.c.	Philip Quane, Superintendant
(Douglas)Factory Lane,(Douglas)	do	PM	1837	93	84	55	53	-	-	-	-	17	19	£15	pub a.c.	John Goldsmith, Sec
(Douglas) Thomas St	do	WM	1812	67	142	55	105	60	114	7	28	12	24	£12	pub a.c.	Geo Crebbin, Sup.
(Douglas)Well Road	do	WM	-	63	35	13	11	63	6	-	-	7	7	£5	subscn	James Cannell, Sup.
Wesleyan Reform Preaching Room Wellington Buildings Duke Street	do	Wes.R.	1848	45	35	12	8	-	-	-	-	8	3	£5	private subscn	Francis Ward
(Foxdale)Renshent	mn	PM	1835	27	34	18	21	17	8	5	27	8	8	£-	vol subs	Joseph Senogkes
Glen Aldwyn Sabbath School	le	WM	1848	15	18	23	-	11	-	12	-	6	7	£3	p.c.	W.B.Christian
Greeba	gn	WM	B 1814	27	27	16	20	11	12	5	6	9	2	£3	by subscriptn	Thomas Kelly, Sup.
Jurby East	jy	WM	1820	17	13	17	13	-	-	-	-	2	2	£-	-	John Kaighen, sup	'now in Wesley New Chapel'
Kerrowgarrow	as	WM	1819	32	32	22	19	40	-	4	7	16	12	£5	a.c.	John Lace, Sup.
Kerrowglass	ml	WM	1835	16	18	=26		=12		=10		8	4	£2	colln	John Cannell, Sup.
Kerrowkeil	mw	WM	1834	21	34	13	19	5	7	6	12	7	10	£-	p.c. Parish Ch.	Howard Quayle, teacher
Kirk Michael PM Ch.	ml	PM	1840	26	42	19	21	49	-	17	-	21	12	£5-10-0	vol subs	John Rodgers, Sup.
Knocksharry	gn	PM	1845	23	19	12	10	7	-	-	7	5	3	£2-£3	from anv c.	Wm Woods, Sup.
Lambfield	gn	WM	1815	41	37	26	26	13	11	9	9	13	11	£3-15-0	Contribns	Thomas Killip, Sup.
Laxey Village (Shore Road) PM	ln	PM	1840	70	50	60	45	-	-	-	-	36	8	abt.£5	p.c.	Robt Hutchinson, Sec
Laxey Glen (Road)	ln	WM	1844	70	41	40	23	40	16	20	14	20	10	£7-13-0	vol. cntrb	Alex Lewthwaite, Sup.	'in a Room of Paper Mill'
Lhen Moar	as	WM	1822	50	40	28	22	30	20	13	14	15	9	£3	p.c.	Wm Teare, Sup.
Lhergydhoo	gn	WM	1833	15	14	12	11	8	5	4	6	4	2	£2-10-0	pub a.c.	E.S.Moore, Sup.
(Lonan)Old Chapel	ln	WM	B 1800	27	33	13	16	22	28	5	5	6	2	£4-17-3¼	a.c.	Wm Corkill, Sec
Newtown	sn	PM	3 June 1838	21	20	11	10	5	3	15	12	11	15
Peel Centenary (Athol St)	pe	WM	1813	96	101	57	59	80	80	70	60	17	21	£15	p.c.	Joseph Higgins, Sec.	'in old chapel'
Peel Michael St.	pe	PM	1845	60	61	59	41	27	44	33	17	-15	12	£5-17-8	vol subs	Geo Dawson, Min
Port Erin	rn	PM	1 July 1850	46	49	95	-	15	-	21	-	11	5	£3-12-0 (since started)	by a subs	John Woodcock, Leader
Port St. Mary	rn	PM	1841	40	62	38	39	14	15	-	-	7	5	abt.£4	pub a.c.	William Collister, Sup.
Port St. Mary	rn	WM	1835	29	31	21	18	20	14	7	14	5	3	£3-10-0	a.c.	Enos Lace, Sup.
Port-y-Vullen	md	WM	1839	15	20	=30		8	2	3	2	4	2	£1.5.0	pc	Robt. Armstrong, teacher
Quine's Hill	bn	PM	-	20	16	?	-	4	-	17	-	7	4	£3-£4	p.c.	John Boyer, Teacher
Ramsey	ra	PM	1837	52	43	36	34	39	23	13	20	8	6	£5-10-0	a.c.	John Criggal, Super.	'shool room under part of chapel'
(Ramsey)Waterloo Road	ra	WM	B 1825	80	95	68	65	76	84	10	16	10	10	£10-10-0	a.c. in chapel	James Callow, sec.	'in sep building not the chapel'
Sandygate	jy	WM	1822	45	35	19	18	=33		4	2	16	17	£-	-	Robt Kneale, Sec.
(Santon)Wesleyan	sn	WM	22 July 1838	38	21	23	12	22	11	11	4	13	11	£5
Smeal	as	WM	1832	24	37	22	36	16	22	6	11	12	6	abt. £1-10-0	p.c.	John Martyn, Sec	'in school house' day school from 1842 Q8 = 20m+29f presume those (+siblings?) at day school which had 16+19 on roll
Sulby WM	le	WM	B 1800	57	45	37	27	30	20	5	5	20	14	£7	p.c.	J. Greathead, Minister	'in the chapel'

Discussion

Returns are available from 35 Wesleyan, 17 Primitive and 1 Wesleyan Reform Chapels. Chapel returns were 59W + 26PM thus about 60-66% of chapels ran a S/S.

References

Clive D. Field Methodism in the 1851 Religious Census of England and Wales: A Methodological Reappraisal pp169/190 of Methodism in its Cultural Milieu - Proc of the Centenary of Wesley Historical Soc July 1993 Cambridge England




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