Education in Essex

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Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 15 Send Message	George	Report	22 Nov 2003 17:55
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 15 Send Message	Can any member of the Goodwin clan in Saffron Walden read and write???
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 20,659 Send Message	maggiewinchester	Report	23 Nov 2003 00:47
	Why?
	Researching: Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 568 Send Message	Katwin	Report	24 Nov 2003 15:55
	If your Goodwin clan were before mid-1800, then few ordinary people could read or write, unless they were self-taught at home, or wealthy enough to pay a teacher. It wasn't until the 1870 Education Act that elementary education became within reach of all British children. Kathy
	Researching: Casey, Hull, Savill; Brentwood, East London
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 15 Send Message	George	Report	28 Nov 2003 19:01
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 15 Send Message	Hello again, My problem is that no-one in Saffron walden or any other part of ESSEX will reply to my pleas for information about the GOODWIN family of SAffron Walden....I just wondered about their education!! G.Goodwin
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1,487 Send Message	Bob	Report	28 Nov 2003 21:03
	Considering how politely you ask I am not surprised Bob