England Schools and Universities (National Institute)

Schools and Universities
Oxford was founded in the 12th century and Cambridge in the 13th century—their buildings were of stone. The first of the redbrick universities were Durham in 1832 and London in 1836, followed by several others in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The place to start is the university alumni registers for Oxford 1500-1886 (Foster 1887-1892), and Cambridge from early times to 1900 (Venn and Venn), and the many others listed briefly by Hey (The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History. Oxford University Press, 1996) and more extensively in the Society of Genealogists guide (1996), and the FHLC under ENGLAND-OXFORDSHIRE-OXFORD [OR OTHER PLACE AND UNIVERSITY NAME] - SCHOOLS. Both of the latter also have extensive collections of student registers for public (private) or grammar schools which are useful adjuncts for previous education and students’ background. Local public libraries and archives will have relevant publications for their areas, and Titford’s seven-part guide (Have You Tried…? John Titford’s Guide to Printed Sources for Family Historians: University Registers: Family Tree Magazine. Oxford in Vol 14 #3, page 8-9. Cambridge in Vol 14 #6, page 11-12. London in Vol 14 #8, page 58-59. Universities in England and Wales in Vol 14 #10, page 25-26; Scottish Universities in Vol 14 #12, page 8-9; Irish Universities, Vocational Education and Denominational (Anglican and Roman Catholic) in Vol 15 #2, page 20-22; Denom-inational (Nonconformist) in Vol 15 #4, page 25-27, 1998-9) is essential for complete coverage.

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