Robert Raikes catechism. Raikes used the paper to publicise the schools and bore most of the cost in the early years. The movement began in July 1780 in the home of a Mrs Meredith. Only boys attended, and she heard the lessons of the older boys who coached the younger. Later, girls also attended. Within two years, several schools opened in and around Gloucester. He published an account on 3 November 1783 of Sunday schools in his paper, and later word of the work spread through the "Gentleman's Magazine", and in 1784, a letter to the "Arminian Magazine". The original schedule for
George Raikes both the "Irish Saturday Night" and "The Irish Times" gave Raikes the captaincy. After being ordained in 1897, he was a curate of Portsea, Portsmouth, the largest parish of the city until 1905 and then chaplain to the Duke of Portland. In 1920 he became Rector of Bergh Apton, remaining one until 1936. Before his death, at the age of 93, Raikes had been one of the oldest living first-class cricketers. George Raikes Rev. George Barkley Raikes (14 March 1873 – 18 December 1966) was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Hampshire as well as