Rebecca Lanham of Redbridge
Extract from the 1841 Census for the Parish of Millbrook, in the village of Redbridge.
| Rebecca Lanham | 60 | 1781 |
| Ann Lanham | 30 | 1811 |
| Francis Lanham | 20 | 1821 |
From the Census page Rebecca Lanham is a School Mistress in Redbridge. Given that the pupils are listed in the Census, presumably it is a Boarding School. There are 18 pupils, aged 5 to 13, plus one aged 18. Predominantly girls, but with two boys.
A Miss Lanham of Redbridge also appears in the Profession and Trades section of the Post Office Directory, under the heading Schools (Boarding & Day). Presumably the same person.
There is a similar entry in the 1848 PO Directory.
Transcript of Pigot's Directory of Hampshire, 1828, Southampton.
Southampton
A town and County of itself, is advantageonaly seated on the margin of the of the extensive bay called Southampton Water, formed by the union of the Testa, or Anton, and Itchen rivers, more than a mile in width opposite the town. It is a flourishing place, carrying on an extensive trade with the Isle of Jersey, Guernsey, and Newfoundland; as also with France and Portugal. It is also the principal packet station for Harvre de Grace, etc. which lends much to the influx and general prosperity of the town. Southampton is built on the extreme point of the high gravelly bank which separates the course of the Itchen river from the estuary of the Teste; by this happy choice the whole town, though almost surrounded by water, enjoys the advantage of the driest situation, and the fall of levels in every direction keeps the streets constantly free from damp and filth. It is a place of considerable antiquity, most probably arising out of the ruins of the Roman Clausentum at Bittern. There is very little doubt but that its name is derived from the river Anton, the Antona of Tacitus, which flows through the country, and joins the Teste at some distance before this river enters the Southampton water. The earliest mention of Southampton in history informs us, that in 873 it was ravaged by the Danes, who were repulsed.
Miss Lanham, nor a school in Redbridge is listed in the Academies section of Pigot's Directory of Hampshire, 1828, Southampton.
