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Sample return of admissions distinguishing children by their ages and religions

Editor's note: This return submitted by Lieut. Col. Geo. Colomb, Commandant of the Royal Hibernian School, dated 17 May 1840. The return was in response to an order from the Privy Council and is referenced in the article '1873 Religion'. The following is an accurate transcription.

Hibernian Military School

RETURN to an Order of the Honourable The House of Commons,
dated 10 May; - for,

A RETURN of the Number of Pupils admitted to the Hibernian Military School, Phoenix Park Park, Dublin, since the 1st day of January 1840; distinguishing the Ages of the Children, and their Religions respectively, at the period of Admissions; and also the Religion of their Parents, so far as the same may be known, or can be ascertained.

COPIES of Correspondence between the Officers of the said Establishment, and any Person or Persons, relative to the change of Religion of Two Boys name Edward and William Cashin, Pupils in the said School, within the last Six Months.

STATEMENT showing the Ages of the said Boys at the time of changing their Religion; also of the Ages of any other Pupils of the said Establishment, who may have changed their Religions with the last Four Years.
Ordered, by THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, to be printed, 10 June 1844

RETURN of the Number of Pupils admitted to the HIBERNIAN MILITARY SCHOOL, Phoenix Park Park, Dublin, since the 1st day of January 1840; distinguishing the Ages of the Children, and their Religions respectively, at the period of Admissions &c.
ADMITTED AS PROTESTANTS ADMITTED AS ROMAN CATHOLICS
No. Age when Admitted Religion of the Parent No. Age when Religion of the Parent No. Age when Religion of the Parent
Admitted Admitted
  Yrs. Mths.   Yrs. Mths.   Yrs. Mths.  
1 12 7 Protestant 3 9 3 Protestant 1 12 4 Roman Catholic
1 12 3 - ditto 4 9 2 - ditto 1 12 3 - ditto
2 12 1 - ditto 6 9 1 - ditto 1 12 2 - ditto
2 11 11 - ditto 2 9 - - ditto 1 12 - - ditto
1 11 10 - ditto 1 8 11 - ditto 1 11 11 - ditto
1 11 9 - ditto 1 8 10 - ditto 3 11 8 - ditto
4 11 8 - ditto 3 8 9 - ditto 1 11 5 - ditto
2 11 7 - ditto 4 8 8 - ditto 2 11 3 - ditto
1 11 6 - ditto 4 8 7 - ditto 1 11 1 - ditto
1 11 5 - ditto 3 8 6 - ditto 1 10 11 - ditto
3 11 4 - ditto 4 8 4 - ditto 1 10 8 - ditto
3 11 3 - ditto 3 8 3 - ditto 2 10 7 - ditto
2 11 2 - ditto 2 8 2 - ditto 3 10 6 - ditto
3 11 1 - ditto 3 8 - - ditto 2 10 4 - ditto
3 11 - - ditto 5 7 11 - ditto 1 10 3 - ditto
5 10 11 - ditto 5 7 10 - ditto 2 10 2 - ditto
1 10 10 - ditto 1 7 9 - ditto 2 10 - - ditto
1 10 8 - ditto 4 7 8 - ditto 1 9 11 - ditto
1 10 7 - ditto 5 7 5 - ditto 1 9 10 - ditto
4 10 6 - ditto 4 7 6 - ditto 1 9 7 - ditto
5 10 5 - ditto 3 7 5 - ditto 1 9 6 - ditto
2 10 4 - ditto 3 7 4 - ditto 1 9 5 - ditto
5 10 3 - ditto 4 7 3 - ditto 4 9 2 - ditto
3 10 2 - ditto 5 7 2 - ditto 1 9 1 - ditto
2 10 1 - ditto 5 7 1 - ditto 1 8 11 - ditto
3 10 - - ditto 4 7 - - ditto 1 8 9 - ditto
3 9 11 - ditto 1 6 11 - ditto 1 8 8 - ditto
5 9 10 - ditto 2 6 10 - ditto 1 8 7 - ditto
3 9 8 - ditto 1 6 8 - ditto 3 8 6 - ditto
3 9 7 - ditto 1 6 7 - ditto 3 8 5 - ditto
5 6 6 - ditto 2 6 4 - ditto 3 8 4 - ditto
8 4 4 - ditto 1 6 1 - ditto 2 8 3 - ditto
 
3 8 1 - ditto
  4 8 - - ditto
 
1 7 9 - ditto
  4 7 8 - ditto
 
3 7 3 - ditto
  1 7 2 - ditto
 
1 7 1 - ditto
  1 6 9 - ditto
 
1 6 9 - ditto
Totals   188   70  
 

Royal Hibernian Military School
17 May 1840

Geo. Colomb
Lieutenant Col. Commandant R. H. M. S.
 


Editor's Note, see also: On the subject of religions at Duke of York Military School

Table of Contents - Royal Hibernian Military School
Introduction
1769 Petition
1806 Pay and Allowances
1806 Weekly Governor's Report
1806 Time Table
1819 Charter
1819 Diet
1819 Staff Duties
1819 General Regulations
1844 Return of Religions
1849 S.S. Pemberton Orphans
1856 School Inspector Gleig
1857 China
1873 Religion
1900 Review at Phoenix Park
1918 Lost Boys
1919 Roll of Honour
1919 Recollections
1919 Lives of the Hibernians
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
1922 Last cricket match
1924 A soldier's orphan's story
1924 Last roll call
1924 Laying up the colours
1924 The final era
1937 A military misfit NEW
1969 The bicentenary reunion
1994 Capt. Harry Bloomer MBE
2001 IGS No.25 History
2004 Newsletter
2005 The last known Hibernian
2007 Sources of Hibernian documents
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