62 report — 1859. 



Thus 2 were under seven, while 48 were from seven to eleven years ; 25 

 had both parents alive ; 24 had mothers only ; 7 had fathers only ; 4 were 

 orphans ; and of the 25 who had both parents alive, 6 had been deserted by 

 fathers, — making 30 dependent on mothers only. 



£ s. d. 



Total cost of each pupil 3 18 10| 



Earnings ,, 6 11? 



"a 1 - 



I 



Net cost „ 3 11 11 7 



In 1846 the school was divided into two, viz. Sheriff Watson's Female 

 School of Industry, and the Aberdeen Female School of Industry. 



Sheriff Watson's Female School in 1851 had 71 on the Roll, of whom 58 

 were under eleven years of age, and the cost per head a£2 8s. 6d. per annum. 

 In 1858-59 the average number on roll was 63^, while the average attend- 

 ance on week days was 61, — a result rarely attained in any school. The 

 average attendance on Sunday was 55^. 



Ages of 70 on Roll, 1st April, 1859. 



Ages. Time at School. 

 Under 8 years 8 Under 1 year 34 



9 „ 18 „ 2 



10 „ 17 „ 3 



11 „ 13 „ 4 



12 „ 9 „ 5 



13 „ 4 „ 6 



14 „ , 1 



16 



10 



4 



4 



2 



Of these 70, 36 have both parents alive, and of these 12 have been 

 deserted by fathers; 1 by her mother; and 1 by both parents; 27 have 

 mothers only alive ; and 1 is an orphan. 



27 left during the year ; 8 required at home, 7 to domestic service, 4 

 parents leaving Aberdeen, 2 in bad health, 3 to manufactories, 2 improved 

 circumstances of family, and 1 to Orphan Institution. 



£ 



The cost per head for food was , 2 



The total cost per head 3 



The earnings per head 



Net cost 3 



Aberdeen Female School of Industry. 



In 1851 the number on roll was 77, of whom 63 were under twelve years 

 of age; 18 obtained situations as domestic servants during the year; and the 

 average expense of each was £3 8s. per annum. 



In 1856 the number on roll was 81, of whom 59 were under twelve years 

 of age. During the year 14 went to domestic service and 5 to other work, 

 and the full number on the roll was usually present at school. 



3 were orphans; 2 deserted by fathers; 20 had mothers only; 23 both 

 parents alive ; and 18 illegitimate. 



In 1859 the number on roll was 96, of whom 53 were under ten years of 

 age; 36 from ten to twelve; and 7 from twelve to fourteen. 



24 obtained domestic service, and 7 other employment. 



1 was an orphan ; 8 deserted by fathers ; 34 fathers dead ; 9 mothers dead ; 

 3 mothers dead and deserted by fathers ; 1 deserted by both parents; 25 both 

 parents alive; and 15 illegitimate. 



Average cost of each child per annum £4 7*. life?- 



Average attendance 93. 



