Miss A Worthington - Scottish Institution for the Education of Young Ladies

[Clare Fowler]

Hi there,

I know this is a long shot - but I am wondering if anyone on here is researching/related to a Miss A Worthington who attended the Scottish Institution for the Education of Young Ladies in 1854.

I have come across a book that was given to her as a prize in 1854.  I have been intrigued with this since I found it since it is an Astronomy book that was given as a prize for 'Physical Science' and I assume that there weren't many 'young ladies' who were given an education in science at this time.

If anyone has any info, please let me know.

Cheers,
Clare

[danuslave]

Doesn't answer your question, but thought you might find this interesting   

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0d2l/

It looks pretty go-ahead for the time!

Linda

[danuslave]

15 Great Stuart Street still seems to exist - see google maps

[MonicaL]

Clare, there is only one A* Worthington born 1835 +10yrs showing in 1851:

William Worthington 48, Veterinery Surgeon Assist.  b. England
Christian Worthington 49 b. Perth, Perthshire
Ann Worthington 15 b. Dunkeld, Perthshire
William Worthington 9 b. Blair Logie, Stirlingshire
E Denham 19, visitor, scholar b. Blair Logie, Stirlingshire

Address: 5 Clyde Street, Edinburgh

Monica 

[Clare Fowler]

Hi there,

Linda - that is brilliant! It sounds like quite a place.

Monica - that would make Miss Worthington around 18 when she won the prize, which sounds like it might be  about right, probably at the end of her education.

I think next time I am at New Register House, I'll have a wee check on her!

Cheers,
Clare

[Unė kthimi i papenduar]

Anna died aged 23 on 25th June 1859 in Burntisland and is buried in Warriston Cemetery Edinburgh.

[MonicaL]

Sad, Unė kthimi i papenduar 

I thought I had found a marriage for her in the 1860s but then couldn't find anything for her in 1861 or afterwards in the censuses.

Monica

[Bullfinch]

Hi Clare,
I was delighted to come across your enquiry about Ann [?] Worthington and the Scottish Institution. Sadly I don't know anything about Miss A. Worthington, but the Scottish Institution was a pioneering school, founded in 1834, and very influential. There are a couple of articles about it. Science was especially promoted & I would love to know more about the Astronomy prize book! Who was the author? was it inscribed? Is there a bookplate?...
Best wishes

[Clare Fowler]

Hi,

I'm afraid the book is no longer in my possession.  It was part of a collection belonging to a local astronomy society that I am a member of.  We had lost the space to keep our library so were selling off the collection.  I had hoped to find a relation of Ann Worthington to reunite the book with her family.  However, after some research, it appears that she had no descendants and no close relatives to contact about the book.  The book was auctioned off as part of a lot in 2011.

Thanks,
Clare