A likely match is a young Leo G. Armitage, 15, born Deepsas {sic Deepcar?}, Yorks), a pupil boarding at a school at Gildersome {Leeds/Bradford area}. In his later work as an engineer, Leo needed a very good education in physics & maths.
There are a few Google-mentions of boarding schools in Gildersome
- a quaker school (link about a famous pupil - studied science), and Turton Green School (For Sale ad here - and this site confirmed that it was a boarding school in 1891). That school is also mentioned in the Gildersome page of Wikipedia, which describes it as a prominent and wealthy school, for higher education students, during the 1700's. It is said that preacher John Wesley visited and preached in the dining room. It is now a Grade II listed building.
My Granddad confirms Leo did attend Gildersome at around that age, he has a copybook still (we aren't sure of the age of it - Leo's early teens perhaps?). Here we see the marvellous front cover - complete with engraving! If you compare it with the Turton Green 'For sale' advert (linked above), you'll see a good likeness? (click below to expand the thumbnails)
Within the copybook, are examples of Leo's beautiful copperplate.
This image is done in his own fair hand, with India ink. It has a sheet of protective material attached over it. You can see why this has been so treasured!
Also on the 1891 Gildersome school roll is a William C. Armitage, 13, of W. Clayton...don't know if he is a close relative!
It has not been noticeable in other census returns that any of the other children of Walter & Clara were sent away to school, but the census is only a 10-yearly snapshot.
So - hope you enjoyed those images, thanks to Mum and Granddad for digging that out & sending it for us all to see.
Now back to getting my children to write their b's and d's the right-way-round!
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Hi Anon - could you clarify, please?
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