Education of William Henry and Henry Charles

William Henry went to Addiscombe College, Croydon, in 1832 ref no 675. His uncle Charles had provided the bond money.
Built 1848Addiscombe College (or Seminary, as it was originally known) was founded in 1809 by the Honourable East India Company to train officers, especially Engineers and Artillery, for their Indian regiments



In 1851 Henry was 12 and at school at Christ's Church, London.


After the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, lots of children were left on the streets. Christ's Hospital opened in Newgate in 1552 for the education of poor children. Much was destroyed by the fire of 1666 but was rebuilt with the help of Sir Christopher Wren. In became the Royal Mathematical School in 1673 and Samuel Pepys became vice president as well as being Secretary to the Navy. There was a great need to train ships navigators.


Girls were all relocated to Hertford by 1778 and the last boys went to Horsham Sussex in 1902 where the Blue Coat School is located.