Dr. S. Eadon's school at Sheffield

[Arthur C Fisher]

I am hoping to trace anything regarding a Dr. S. Eadon's school, somewhere "at Sheffield", probably in the 1830's when my pupil apparently attended there. The surname appears several times in Sheffield contexts on Google: but any further information would be useful.

[Edmund]

Eadon's School's famous (in their day) pupils included Samuel Plimsoll, the sons of Thomas Firth (Mark, Edward, Charles Henry) and John Toothill (of John Toothill & Sons, St James' Row). Samuel Eadon was probably the son of John and Sarah Eadon - John was a schoolteacher, his school was in Red-Hill. Samuel Eadon M.A. graduated from Edinburgh University on 12th April 1834. In July 1836 Samuel Eadon M.A. F.S.A.S. (probably Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Scotland) aged 25 married Ann Ash.  The Whites Directory of 1837 shows Samuel running an academy in Beet street , his home was 7 St Georges Terrace. In July 1838 he moved the school from Beet street to a room belonging to the New Connexion Methodists in South street / Eldon street. Thus becoming the South Street School (Moor not Park) and in 1839 he added an "Initiatory Training Section" to the existing Junior and Senior Sections. Fees for the Young Gentlemen commencing their education would be one guinea per quarter (Junior fees were one and a half, and senior fees were two guineas)

In 1840 Eadon was living at Pisgah Vale. In August 1848 his pupils presented him with a pair of fish slices. He did go off into some odd fields such as phrenology, homeopathy and hydropathy, taking on the role of a physician. In September 1850 the University of Erlangen (Bavaria) conferred on Mr Eadon the honorary degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Arts. He retired to live with his son also Dr Eadon, in Hambrook, near Bristol and died in December 1891

There is some information on this site, here:

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