Ely city comprises the two parishes of Ely St. Mary, and Ely Trinity. Each parish has a chapelry. Ely St. Mary contains the chapelry of Chettisham. Ely Trinity contains the chapelry of Stuntney. Each parish contains part of Westmoor Fen. Ely College was an extra parochial area until it became a civil parish in 1890. Witcham Gravel is a hamlet partly in Trinity parish and partly in adjoining Witcham. Royal Fen is a locality within the city surroundings....

Admissions registers included the date of admission to the school, the student's date of birth, the town in which the student lived, the last date of attendance, and the reason for leaving. Log books were a daily or weekly diary of school events kept by the administrator, detailing visitors, speakers, etc., but not containing very many names or dates of genealogical value. Names of teachers, however, were usually given in the log books.