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Robert Raikes

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Robert Raikes

Birth
Gloucestershire, England
Death
5 Apr 1811 (aged 75)
Gloucestershire, England
Burial
Gloucester, City of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Add to Map
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inside the church
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Robert Raikes was the owner and printer of the weekly "Gloucester Journal". He used to visit the two prisons in Gloucester. He could see that young children were neglected and illtreated and wanted to stop them starting a life of crime. He and Thomas Stock a young rector started a Sunday School in his Parish. This was so successful that the idea spread out across England. The crime rate dropped throughout the county. Raikes was honoured by the Royal Family and has a statue on the Embankment in London.
Robert Raikes was the owner and printer of the weekly "Gloucester Journal". He used to visit the two prisons in Gloucester. He could see that young children were neglected and illtreated and wanted to stop them starting a life of crime. He and Thomas Stock a young rector started a Sunday School in his Parish. This was so successful that the idea spread out across England. The crime rate dropped throughout the county. Raikes was honoured by the Royal Family and has a statue on the Embankment in London.

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Raikes' grave is buried inside the church with some of his family.

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  • Created by: David Martin
  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99435082/robert-raikes: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Raikes (14 Sep 1735–5 Apr 1811), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99435082, citing St. Mary de Crypt Church, Gloucester, City of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; Maintained by David Martin (contributor 47817370).