Thornton in Lonsdale Girls & Westhouse Endowed Boys National School Logbook Extracts Jan 1889 to Jan 1892

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Catalogue Reference S/TNL1/1

1889

4^th January Admitted Alice Capstick aged 6 years and eight months, who has not attended any school and does not know the letters of the alphabet. Also admitted Charlotte Kineen.

28^th January Admitted William Lamb Clarkson

4^th March Charlotte Kineen and Ada and Violet Gornall have left the school today because their parents are leaving the neighbourhood.

12^th March Admitted George Everard Poole.

18^th March Mary E Ewan came today after an absence of three weeks caused by illness. Alice Capstick has been ill for three weeks and is still too unwell to attend school.

3^rd May E Wrathall has been absent all the week owing to a severe cold and sickness.

6^th May Admitted Ernest Edgar Brown, an infant aged three.

13^th May Admitted Annie Phizacherley.

20^th May Edward Ayrton returned today after an absence of five weeks caused by illness.

3^rd June Admitted John Henry Hawke.

21^st June Gave holiday in the afternoon so that Mrs Hodgson may begin to clean the schoolhouse.

5^th August Nine children have left the school, four to work at home, 2 too delicate to attend and 3 are to attend Burton Boys School.

6^th August Admitted Lucy Thomas and Horace Johnson.

12^TH August Admitted Grace Scott.

13^th August Admitted Olive Hodgson.

21^st August Admitted William Martin

29^th August Lucy Thomas and Horace Johnson have left this school. They have been staying at Westhouse with their grandfather for a short time and so attended this school. They have now left the neighbourhood.

6^th September Eliz. Ellen Brown has been poorly all week. Eliz. A Shuttleworth has been kept at home all week to work and Tom Brown has not attended the school for three weeks. Annie Phizacherley has left the school, she has been living with her grandparents and has now gone to Bradford to live with her aunt.

29^th October Admitted Julia Helen Woodard, an infant aged four. She is the daughter of a lady staying in the neighbourhood and will probably attend until Christmas.

1^st November Julia Woodard attended the school three times and was only once present when the registers were marked. I asked Mrs Woodard to see that her little girl came to school in time to be marked present but she was offended that her child was expected to conform to the rules and she has taken her child from the school.

4^th November Admitted Herbert Edward and Stephen Capstick.

11^th November Readmitted Alice Capstick. She has been absent since 22^nd February suffering from an abscess.

1890

17^th January Elizabeth Wrathall has been absent all the week because her mother was ill.

17^th February Admitted George Henry Levitt.

3^rd March Admitted James Capstick.

7^th March Grace Scott left the school because her parents are leaving the neighbourhood.

28^th April Admitted William Herbert Armitstead.

29^th April Readmitted Alice Capstick.

2^nd May Florence Levitt left the school.

3^rd June Mrs Warwick, Miss Whittingdale and Miss Chapman visited the school in the afternoon and inspected the needlework and decided to whom the prizes for the best needlework should be given.

18^th June M Ayrton left the school.

4^th August Readmitted George Poole and admitted Jane Richardson. Alexina Atkinson commenced duties as monitress at this school.

5^th August Admitted Isabel Ayrton and readmitted Margaret Ayrton.

11^th August Readmitted Jane and Frederick Bartle who are staying in the neighbourhood. Admitted Ernest Bartle.

2^nd September Edward, Dora and Isabel Ayrton are absent today and I have heard that a younger child has the Scarlet Fever so that the abovementioned children will not be able to attend the school for some time. Frank Bainbridge attended the school after a month’s absence. He has been at home to help make the hay.

24^th September Lambert, William and Bertie Brown are staying at home by Dr Griffiths orders because their father is very ill with typhoid fever.

7^th October Admitted George Nelson on the 6^th. Alexina Atkinson ill yesterday and obliged to go home in the morning.

24^TH October Jane, Fred and Ernest Bartle have left the school because their father has removed from the parish.

3^rd November Admitted Walter Bowlerwell.

10^th November Admitted Alice, Mary Elizabeth and Robert Dawson.

17^th November Admitted Catherine Charlotte Agatha Windle who has come to live with her grandmother at Westhouse for a few weeks.

8^th December Alice Capstick and George Poole have been ill all week and absent from school and Jane Whitfield was ill three days.

1891

12^th January Admitted Mary Alice Lee, Tom Whaley and John William Dawson.

16^th January Bertie, Stephen and Alice Capstick leave school on Friday afternoon before receiving two hours secular instruction and in consequence their attendances for the afternoon are cancelled. These children live a great distance from the school and board and lodge in the village during the week and return home on Friday afternoons and are obliged to leave early in order to reach home before dark.

6^th April Admitted Harry Fawcett and Towers Atkinson.

11^th May Lizzie Carr has been kept at home all the week to help her mother. Walter Bowlerworth is away from home and William Brown has been ill all the week.

25^th May Admitted Daisy Shuttleworth aged eight years.

26^th May Admitted Annie Drinhall aged six years, who does not know her alphabet.

29^th May William Brown continues to be very ill. Edward & Phyllis Ayrton are suffering from influenza. Arthur Whaley, Agnes Brown and John Hawke are ill and supposed to be suffering from the influenza.

3^rd June Edward Ayrton and Arthur Whaley returned to school, they both seem weak. Phyllis Ayrton and John Hawke are both too ill to attend. Annie Drinhall and George Levitt are also ill.

8^TH June Eliabeth Carr left the school. She has passed the 7^th standard and has left the school to help her mother with the work of the household.

15^th June Walter Bowlerwell has left the school. He has been staying for some months with an aunt at Ingleton and has now returned to his parents at Kendall.

17^TH August John H Hawke has left the school because his parents have left the neighbourhood. Herbert Capstick has left the school and is now attending Ingleton National School. Admitted John Richardson, an infant aged 5 years.

24^th August Admittted Roger Parker, Martha and Agnes Mc Cumshay, Edmund Capstick and Martha Annie Parker.

31^st August Admitted Thomas and John Fawcett.

4^th September John Farrer has not attended the school since the midsummer vacation. He is kept at home to help make hay. Bertie Brown has been very ill and has not attended the school since the 17^th August. Edmund Capstick has been absent all this week through sickness.

7^th September Martha and Agnes McCumshay have left the school because their parents have removed to Ingleton.

11^th September John & Mary Ellen Farrer have been absent all this week. Bertie Brown is not yet strong enough to attend the school. Ernest E Brown has been absent all the week, he has gone to Bradford to visit a brother.

16^th September John Farrer returned to school after a month’s absence.

9^th October Alice Capstick has been absent all this week suffering with a severe cold. Jenny Mitton has been absent two weeks because she has a ringworm on her head.

23^rd October Readmitted Walter Bowlerwell on Tuesday.

6^th November Stephen Capstick and Harry Fawcett have been absent all week because they have severe colds.

4^th December Alice Capstick has been ill all week and absent from school.

11^th December Alice, Stephen and Edward Capstick have been absent all week because they have severe colds.

18^th December Arthur Whaley and Martha Annie Parker have been absent all week because they have severe colds.

1892

11^th January Alice, Stephen and Edward Capstick have left the school because their parents have removed to a farm near Skipton.

Appletreewick Skyreholme Day School Logbook Extracts 1878 to 1880

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Catalogue Reference S/APT

1878

8^th January Sent to enquire why Hannah A Whitford was away from school this afternoon and received word that her mother was going to keep her away half-day and send her to school the other half. She is 11 years of age and has no work other than what her mother finds her to do at home.

14^th January Admitted two fresh scholars today.

15^th January Admitted three more scholars today.

22^nd February The greater part of the scholars away this week on account of the prevalence of scarlet fever in Appletreewick.

22^nd March Received notice that Mrs Inman intends sending her children again.

26^th March Only one of the Inmans came today.

4^th April Sent to enquire the cause of absence of Bessy Whitford when a message came back that “I had no business to send after her at all.”

8^th April John, Thomas and Mary Jane Raw have left on Friday last. They have gone to live at Hebden again.

10^th April Re-admitted Matilda Jane Whitford this morning.

29^th April Admitted Isabella Whitaker this morning.

2^nd September Admitted Sarah Williamson today

3^rd September Admitted Olive Hawley today.

13^th September Admitted Agnes Birch today.

16^th September Re-admitted Alice and Jane Inman this morning and Dina Inman this afternoon.

24^th September Admitted Herbert Hawley today.

14^th October Admitted Richard Ewing and Fred Reynard today.

15^th October Admitted Minnie Hawkins.

17^th October Admitted Arthur Inman.

22^nd October Sent for the Whitford’s school money but got nothing but a saucy answer from the mother.

5^th December Mr T Lumb visited the school today.

1879

6^th January Admitted James Dunkin and John Bennetts.

14^th February Attendance appears to be getting better again but some of the people will have to leave the district owing to the stoppage of the leadmines.

16^th June Sent Maggie Whiteley home for her school money. The mother has taken offence at this and is keeping the children away from school and she will have to do this until she pays the school money.

5^th October Admitted Matthew Hudson today.

13^th October Re-admitted Clara Whitaker today.

24^th October Some of the children kept away preparing for the Feast

27^th October Appletreewick Feast, holiday.

31^st October Poor attendance owing to the Feast.

3^rd November Admitted William Birch, William Darnbrough and Lily Whiteley and re-admitted Emily Birch.

1880

13^th February A number of children away, Chicken pox being prevalent in the district.

5^th March Attendance poor due to Measles.

12^th March Attendance poor due to Measles and Scarletina.

26^th March Attendance worse, more children ill.

5^th April Closed the school for the week on account of Measles and Scarletina.

Oughtershaw Church of England School Logbook Extracts 1897 to 1899

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Catalogue Reference HBB6/1/2/1-3

1897

28^th March Very unsettled weather this week causing much irregularity. C & N Foster absent nearly all week suffering from severe colds. Thos. Beresford absent on account of distance and weather. E Metcalfe same reason and A Banks suffering from a cut finger.

9^th April Severe colds prevalent among the children. From this cause C & N Foster, H & J Turnbull, have been very irregular this week. S A Metcalf absent all week, reason “wanted at home.” They live at Higher Greenfield out of distance.

23^rd April Attendance not very good, average only 12. N Metcalf, Mary Metcalf, Robt Banks, Jno Turnbull (infant), Eliz A Lambert, S A Metcalf absent all week, no reason assigned. Deborah Turnbull present one half day only. Reason for absence given as “illness”. Margt Metcalf and L Metcalf came only on Friday owing to mother’s absence from home.

30^th April Several children absent all week and several irregular. Deborah Turnbull reason assigned illness. H Turnbull, S A Metcalf, A A Atkinson absent all week through home duties. Two of these are half timers. John Turnbull an infant under 5 absent all week.

14^th May Attendance rather low this week caused by lambing time. Deborah Turnbull absent all week reason illness. Jno Turnbull (infant under 5) absent all week, reason “does not want to come”.

21^st May Several absent all week owing to sickness and others irregular. All week Deborah Turnbull, Nellie and Christopher Foster. Irregular on that account R Banks, Thos Beresford, Eliz A Parker. A few absent owing to Hawes Poultry Show. S A Metcalf absent owing to home duties. She resides at Higher Greenfield and is much over the distance.

28^th May Deborah Turnbull returned to school on Wednesday having been absent since Easter owing to sickness.

9^th July Very poor attendance owing to bad weather and much sickness. E A Parker and G Foster both absent all week through sickness.

27^th August Very fair attendance for a start. Nellie & Christopher Foster and Elizbth Lloyd absent all week, all away from home. S A Metcalf, M Metcalf and L Metcalf of Higher Greenfield absent all week out of distance. A A Atkinson also absent, over age.

8^th September Robert Lloyd ceased his duties as master of this school on this day.

4^th October Robt George King reopened the school this morning. Maud King was present this morning.

5 October Dorothy Beresford will continue with the needlework until Christmas. Mrs King superintending the same.

29^th October Nellie Foster absent all week.

2th November Gertrude L King took Infants in reading.

4^th November C Foster present, marked absent in mistake.

8^th November Laura King absent sick.

10^th November Tom Beresford and R Banks absent without leave.

13^th November Nellie Foster absent with doctor’s certification.

18^th November Wet morning Greenfield children absent.

24^th November Tom Beresford absent visiting with his mother. Nellie Foster still absent.

26^th November Mr Jno Turnbull has been attending to the stove and we can all feel the decided improvement.

29^th November The children from Greenfield absent, snow on the moor. Tom Beresford absent.

30^th November Eliz. A Parker, Eliz. Foster and John Parker have attended everytime this quarter.

7^th December Alice Ann Atkinson and Isabella Allison leave Oughtershaw this week, they will be struck off the register.

30^th December Dorothy Beresford resigns charge of the Needlework. Mrs King will teach Needlework in the future.

1898

7^th January Examination shows decided improvement in all classes. E A Lambert spelling only fair, others very good.

11^th February Two girls in standard 11 were taught compound addition Bessie King and Annie Banks.

18^th February E A Lambert is most backward in spelling. Deborah Turnbull slow in arithmetic.

14^th March Tom and Edward Metcalfe returned to school today.

30^th March Tom Beresford absent.

31^st March Master resigns.

15^th April H Turnbull aged 13 years left.

21^st April Mrs King attends twice a week for Needlework and this branch of work is much improved. Mrs King praises E A Lambert and A Foster for Needlework.

28^th April Christopher Foster removed to Skipton.

29^th April Eva King absent sick. Metcalfs from Greenfield absent. E A Parker and R Foster at home.

2^nd May Eva King absent sick. Tom Beresford the most irregular boy in school. Only 21 on register now.

13^th May Admitted Minnie Jane Foster an infant today.

1^st June The master has withdrawn his resignation.

7^th June E A Parker, E A Lambert, Deborah Turnbull all present marked absent in error.

13^th June Tom Beresford is the most irregular in school. Laura King absent – under doctor – returns in afternoon. Elizabeth Foster has attended everytime since new master opened the school on 4^th October 1897. Maud E King absent twice sick in same period.

17^th June Deborah Turnbull absent sick. Lizzie Banks absent.

1^st July Tom Beresford absent 7 times sick. E Banks absent sore eyes.

30^th August Doctor’s certificate states Tom Beresford is unfit to attend school at present.

14^th September The Fosters come in just after I closed the register.

23^rd September Maggie Metcalf absent, Tom Beresford still absent.

27^th September Greenfield children absent, Hawes Fair. Robert Banks absent. Deborah Turnbull away at Nelson Lancs.

4^th November Two boys, Robert Banks and Tom Beresford still absent.

7^th November Elizabeth Lambert came on Monday, now absent sick.

9^th December Greenfield girls, 3, will now stay at Oughtershaw.

16^th December Lizie Lloyd has been readmitted for a few days.

1899

1^st January Eva Mary King aged 14 is approved monitress from this date.

9^th January Maggie & Lily Metcalfe were marked absent by mistake. They did not attend at all this week.

26^th January T Beresford still absent. The Metcalfes, Greenfield absent sick.

27^th January Maggie & Lily Metcalfe absent sick.

30^th January Maggie & Lily Metcalfe arrived today. First appearance except one day since Christmas.

31^st January We have only 7 boys and 16 girls on the register.

Approximate Schedule

2 V1 Eva Mary King (Monitress) Eliz. Ann Parker

4 V E A Lambert L A King R Banks M Metcalfe

3 1V Deborah Turnbull R Foster Jno Parker

3 111 M King (occasional 1V) E Foster A Banks

3 11 R Parker (7) Mary Metcalfe C Banks

2 1 A A Foster E Metcalfe

5 Infants

6th February Although heavy snowfall the children attended. Only T Metcalfe of Greenfield absent.

5^th March Funeral of Mary Lodge an old scholar.

7^th March E Parker present.

13^th March Only Annie Cicely, Lizzie Banks and Alice Beresford have clean shoes today apart from my own family.

27^th March School closed for epidemic – every child sick – Influenza, every parent ill.

15^th April School reopened on the 12^th.

21^st April Richard Foster and Robt. Banks absent. Minnie Foster sick.

27^th April Robt. Banks appeared this morning.

5^th May E A Lambert and Robt. Banks attended irregularly. They are both 13 years of age and at that age parents think education is completed sufficiently and efficient enough to count sheep and lambs etc. There are several young men that cannot read in this part of the parish. Still the parents don’t feel the need for education or else it must be selfishness on their part and a saving of labour.

12^th May Although 23 on the registers average only 19.6. E A Lambert absent all week. As HMI stated in report 1898 this is a difficult school for attendance. Having only 5 children from the hamlet of Oughtershaw, a wet day affects all but these five. Therefore attendance considering

the district has been excellent but still grant must suffer. 7 children coming a distance in wet weather though strong and healthy though not so sharp and intellectual after an exhausting drag of two or even three miles.

16^th May Hawes Poultry Show. D Turnbull and E A Lambert and Greenfield children absent.

6^th June The master’s daughter G L King has had several pupils for music. Eliz. Foster has progressed well and is now able to play one or two hymns in school. She is only 8. Maggie Metcalfe can also accompany on harmonica.

12^th June Elizabeth Ann Butler left school, she has reached the 7^th standard and her conduct has been very good. She is a strong useful girl for home and has been a credit to our school. Elizabeth Ann Lambert just 13 has left school, her education is only fair. She is what we should call a fair standard V1 but weak in spelling. This latter subject is sufficient to claim another 12 months at school but she is 13.

26^th June Admitted Isabella Allison and Isabella Turnbull. Miss Woodd visited the school and awarded prizes: 1^st Maud E King 399, Eliz Foster & ———-, Annie Banks 397, Eva King & R Parker 388, John Turnbull 386, Laura G King 385, John Parker 378, A A Foster 377, Mary Metcalfe —. All the others are below 350.

19^th September Roland Parker and Mary Ellen Foster admitted today. Hannah Beresford and Isabella Turnbull entered in admission register also.

25^th September Robert Banks returned to school on the 25^th.

19^th October Only two pairs of clean shoes in school today – Annie and Elizabeth Banks.

Ingleton National School Logbook Extracts From January 1900 to November 1902

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Catalogue reference S/INT3/1

1900

8^th January Admitted A Barlow and R Preston

16^th March J Parrington suffered a fit in school this morning, sent him home.

2nd April H Tate asked permission if she could stay at home as her mother is not well.

6^th April Sent a note to enquire if E Slinger could not come to school. Received a certificate from the Doctor to certify that James Nash is at present too ill to come to school.

26^th April Punished Charles King for throwing stones. Percy Hoson came to school this afternoon at 3.30pm. Sent a note to inform his mother.

27^th April Sent to enquire reason for absence of S Procter and W Dinsdale. They were both of them sick.

1^st May H Tate was transferred to the mixed dept.

4^th May Ten new scholars admitted this week.

7^th May Minnie Briscoe commenced her duties as monitress in this department. Admitted one boy and five girls.

16^th May Percy Howson came too late to complete his attendance. Admitted H Birkett.

22^nd May The children had a day’s holiday yesterday to celebrate the Relief of Mafeking.

24^th May Had to send James and George Metcalfe home as they had been caught in a severe hailstorm and were wet through.

11^th June admitted H Monk.

14^th June Minnie Briscoe was away from school this morning ill.

15^th June Sent monitress to bring J Saul. He would not come with his sister.

20^th June Admiited M Fletcher and Sarah Berry this week.

28^th June Mrs Frankland came to say the Doctor had advised her not to send John to school as he is afraid the boy is developing whooping cough.

6^th July Mr Walling sent sweets to be distributed among the children.

31^st August E and G Hudson are away suffering with whooping cough.

4^th September H Foster coming into collision with E Barker was knocked against the playground wall and had his head badly cut. Sent him home under the care of the monitress.

5^th September Gave a half days holiday for the Annual West Riding Sheepdog trials which were held here.

7^th September Punished E Slinger for staying away from school when sent.

13^th September Eric Capstick fainted during the Object lesson this morning. After he had recovered sent him home in charge of E Slinger.

28^th September Had to send Harry Lupton home as he was ill.

15^th October The Revd. J Turner informed the mistress that Esther Barker had left the school. Admitted Mary and Martin Bell this morning.

24^th October Oscar Boardman came too late to complete his attendance. Sent Muriel Bentham home as her nose bled very badly.

22^ndNovember Mrs Kilburn kindly presented a large cushion to the school.

23^rd November The Revd. J Turner presented Scripture Prizes to Doris Haynes, Violet Fletcher, Charles Metcalfe and John Frankland. Punished V Hudson for stealing a chair from S Berry.

5^th December HH Robinson was extremely sick in school. Afterwards he fell asleep.

14^th December A farmer named Metcalfe withdrew his child from school at 3.30 this afternoon without asking permission.

1901

18^th January Received notice that Wm. and Albert Barlow and Jas. Miller have left the district.

22^nd January James Walker slipped on the school floor and cut his open his chin. Sent him home under the care of his sister.

7^th February J Bell came to school to ask mistress to excuse his little son for being very late.

12^th February Received notice that Ethel and George Hudson have left the district.

22^nd February Have admitted Lily and Elsie Routledge this week.

25^th February Admitted Mary Alice Fletcher.

4^th March Readmitted Bertha Wearing.

3^rd April Sent a note to Mrs Bonnick to enquire as to Mary’s absence.

5^th April C Metcalfe and A Dixon being very late to school were punished.

10^th April Readmitted E and H Hudson this morning. Gave the children a half days holiday as the new Institute was to be opened.

21^st April Sent to ask reasons for M Bonnick’s absence. She was suffering with toothache.

26^th April Punished M Marklew for severely punching a girl’s cheek.

3^rd June Admitted T Bingley.

10^th June P Howson, D Boardman and W McKay attended too late to complete attendance.

19^th June T Bingley came too late to complete his attendance. R Tomlinson being prevented from attending school at present through measles being in the house.

21^st June Punished Wm Preston severely for throwing dirty water at the monitress.

8^th July Kept Vincent Metcalfe in for coming too late to complete his attendance.

19^th August M Briscoe absent from school all day. An Infant Mistress from Sale asked to look through the school. She thought the children would never ail anything in this bracing air.

18^th October Admitted MA Singleton this week.

23^rd October Oscar Boardman, during playtime threw a lighted match which alighted onto E Lee’s pinafore and burned a hole in it. Warned the children not to strike matches.

1^st November Received notice that J Saul has left the district.

6^th November Sent James Wilson home at 3.15 as he had fell ill.

8^th November Had to punish a little girl for throwing stones.

2^nd December Sent J Wilson home as he had fell ill.

6^th December The Revd J Turner visited, warned Mr Walling that Mrs Heaps said her little boy was covered with a rash.

19^th December Mr Turner distributed prizes for Religious Knowledge to Walter Mackay, Edward Heaps, Annie Marsden and Ellen Kilburn.

1902

29^th January Whilst snowballing before school G Metcalfe chanced to pick up some snow which held a stone. This he threw at R Brookes and cut his eyebrow with it.

20^th February MA Fletcher bruised her brow severely with rushing against another child in the playground.

7^th March Readmitted J Saul this week.

14^th March Had to send G Metcalfe home as he was very sick in the afternoon.

27^th March Received notice that R and E Tomlinson have left the district.

11^th April Sent J Wadeson home as she was not well.

1^st May Admitted J Fletcher and E Foster. Monitress Briscoe (candidate) was transferred to the Mixed Department and Gladys Haynes entered upon her duties as Monitress in the Infants Department.

16^th May Have admitted R Lindsey.

2^nd June Peace having been declared between England and The Transvaal the children were given holiday to commemorate the event.

13^th June J and F Walker came too late to complete their attendance.

18^th June A Ayton and T Walker went home again as they could not open the school door.

26^th June Owing to the King’s serious illness the children were not given holiday at morning school, but the other holiday was given as had been arranged.

26^th September Thrashed Joe Fletcher for throwing a girl’s bonnet on the roof.

3^rd October Punished John Wadeson for stealing toffee from the shelf.

16^th October Punished J and T Walker for not coming to school when they were sent.

5^th November James Metcalfe, Richard Preston and Elsie Bradley were given prizes for their proficiency in Religious Knowledge.

Burton in Lonsdale Sunday School Attendance Register From September to November 1871

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Catalogue Reference PR/BTL.3

Boys

Thos. TOPHAM

Rob. PROCTER

CD GREENHALL

Jno. & Thos. WRATHALL

Jos. ASKEW

Geo. NELSON

Jno. BEECROFT

Jas. MARSHALL

Jas. ARMITSTEAD

Isaac BARGH

Rob. GORRILL

M KIRKBRIDE

Adam WALLBANK

D EDMONDSON

Wm JENKINSON

Jno. THORNBER

Thos. ARMITSTEAD

Thos. DUCKETT

R NELSON

G FLETCHER

Jas. GREEN

AJ ELLWOOD

John DAVIDSON

Thos. HUTCHINSON

Wm. WALMSLEY

Thos. THISTLETHWAITE

Thos. BRAYSHAW

Jno. REDMAYNE

Jno. MILLER

Jno. SEWARD

Wm. KIRKBRIDE

Wm. DUCKETT

Wm. SHUTTLEWORTH

Rob. REDMAYNE

Thos. PROCTER

Wm. KETTLEWELL

Frank THEXTON

Joshua DAVIDSON

William FLETCHER

Thos. STEPHENSON

Giles THORNBER

Jno. METCALFE

Frank BATESON

George WRATHALL

Rd. THISTLEWOOD

John DUCKETT

Richard JENKINSON

John FLETCHER

James MILLER

Wm. BROWN

Henry BRAYSHAW

Wm. THORNBER

JF BULLOCK

Teachers

D TRIFFITT

J PARKER

N HUTCHINSON

J REDMAYNE

Rd. FARRER

Jno. RONSON

C HUTCHINSON

Girls

M HOWSON

E BARGH

B BRADSHAW

J BATESON

MA DUCKETT

MH BARGH

LA WRATHALL

E BELL

MA WALKER

Agnes BRAYSHAW

Jane WALLBANK

Alice J HUTCHINSON

Sarah NELSON

Jane WRATHALL

Frances SEWARD

Ellen DAVIDSON

MA BATESON

Jane A JENKINSON

Eliza E HERDMAN

Eliz. WILSON

Mgt.THORNBER

Hannah SHUTTLEWORTH

Betty KIRKBRIDE

Susan Jane RIDD

Dorothy HUGGINSON

Hannah M BATESON

Jane EDMONDSON

Mgt. REDMAYNE

Letitia SANDHAM

Sarah A KIRKBRIDE

Harriett A WRATHALL

Agnes A WALMSLEY

Isabella HOWSON

Alice FLETCHER

Betsy MILLER

Eliz Jane ASKEW

A Grace BARGH

Sarah A WRATHALL

Annie Jane BARGH

Annie COATES

Isabella HOLDEN

Catherine DAVIDSON

Agnes E PROCTER

Mgt. DUCKETT

R PARKER

Eliz. WALMSLEY

D WRATHALL

Nancy J WRATHALL

Mary Alice BATTY

Buckden Church of England School Logbook Extracts 1904/7

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Catalogue Reference S/BKD

1904

13^th January Helen Smith commenced teaching.

3^rd February Two boys, Wilson and James Lofthouse came to school this morning after the register was closed, consequently are marked absent.

7^th March A meeting was held to appoint a manager for the school. Mr Simpson was elected.

5^th April Readmitted Ernest Wight. Admitted Clare Matilda Watson, infant.

11^th April Admitted Robert Simpson.

18^th April Admitted Annie Lofthouse.

19^th May The School Attendance Officer, Mr Harker complained of the attendance of the infants – Clare Watson is now 5 and never makes a full week’s attendance.

10^th August. Received a medical certificate stating that Nellie Foster is unable to attend school at all this summer.

12^th August. Removed two boy’s names off the register, Frank Kendall and Thomas Gill, they have left.

6^th September No school on account of Kilnsey Gala.

7^th October Clare Watson still absent, having only made 8 attendances in 6 weeks.

11^th October School closed the remainder of the week. It is the Annual Fair and Feast.

20^th October No School today. Several children had gone to the Bradford Exhibition.

4^th November Clare Watson still absent. This child has not made a single attendance this quarter.

18^th November Removed Clare Watson’s name from the register. She has been absent 11 weeks and she has now gone to Ireland.

12^th December The Assistant Teacher, Helen Smith is absent from school having gone home in order to attend the Cambridge Local Examination to qualify as a Pupil Teacher.

1905

3^rd February The boys have with only one exception, Thomas Parrington who is ill, made full attendances this week.

27^th March Removed Mabel and Maude Wight’s names from the register as they have left the village.

12^th May Leyburn Fair today – result a poor attendance.

26^th May This year there are only two infants, one aged 5 one aged 4.

4^th August All children present except Stephen Tennant.

18^th August Stephen Tennant has left the school – gone home.

2^nd October Readmitted Clare Watson.

27^th October Fanny Gill has been absent all week, she is ill.

1906

18^th January Minnie Smith began to act as monitress.

6^th June Fanny Gill and William Gill are in the hospital having been absent since 20^th May.

8^th June Mark Kendall is also under medical treatment.

14^th September Annie Lofthouse came in at 1.10 and was consequently marked absent.

29^th October Three children, Wilson, James and Annie Lofthouse have left the village, which reduces the number on the register to 17.

1907

2^nd April Admitted four scholars Blanche Jackman, Francis Ingham Simpson, Sydney Falshaw and Margaret Sayer.

2^nd June Admitted Ethel Smith. There are now 25 names on the register.

14^th June Thomas Parrington is sick again.

9^th July Thomas Parrington gone away for the rest of the year, only made 3 attendances.

27^th September Thomas Parrington away again, only made two attendances this week.

4^th October Robert Simpson was sent for at 1.30 so his attendance was cancelled.

7^th October Thomas Parrington is ill again having only made 12 attendances in 6 weeks.

22^nd October A case of measles in the village causing one girl, M Sayer to miss school.

11^th November Admitted Arthur Robinson.

22^nd November Margaret Sayer has returned to school after an absence of 4 weeks.

Bolton Abbey/Barden C of E School Extracts 1874-1876

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1874

16^th January MJ Broderick admitted. Robert Titherington played truant on Thursday afternoon.

23^rd January Eliza Stephenson cut her forehead on the desk on Wednesday whilst running about the school during the dinner hour which was against the rules. She had to go home at once but was not seriously hurt and came to school again the next morning.

30^th January Anne Dixon away ill several days.

6^th February Elizabeth Mawson withdrawn from this school. Her parents intend to send her to Hazlewood because it is nearer her home. Ruth Hodgson, Sarah Darnbrough and Robert Titherington were extremely troublesome on Monday.

13^th February Ruth Hodgson absent.

13^th March Eliza Stephenson absent all week having accidentally hurt her leg.

10^th April Fanny Hodgson admitted.

17^th April Susanna Demaine of Oakfield admitted and Isabella Kitching on Monday.

1^st May Sarah Darnbrough went home during morning school without permission on Tuesday.

8^th May Ruth, Mary and Fanny Hodgson left the school their father having had to leave the parish and move to Ilkley.

15^th May Isabella Kitchen absent because her brother has the measles.

5^th June 3 Hagars absent because their brother has measles.

12^th June Susannah and Margaret Moorhouse absent with measles and Sarah Darnbrough and Mary Read.

19^th June Richard Hagar absent through having the measles.

26^th June Mary Read, Maggie Moorhouse and R Hagar returned to school on Thursday. Mary Hagar & TW Hagar absent ill.

14^th August Susan Moorhouse disobedient and rude during morning attendance.

4^th September Sarah Darnbrough began to attend again having been kept away by illness for four weeks.

18^th September Anne Dixon ill absent two days.

2^nd October 4 children from Barden left for the winter.

9^th October Nancy Robinson and Annie Holmes began to attend school again on Monday.

30^th October Ann Dixon absent all week.

6^th November Annie Holmes absent all week ill.

20^th November Elizabeth Mawson absent and Isabella Kitchen through illness.

27^th November Nancy Robinson sent home again on Tuesday morning her little brother having the fever.

4^th December Nancy Robinson’s mother brought her to school again on Monday, she being mistaken about her brother having a fever.

1875

5^th February Isabella Kitchen came to school again.

19^th February George Mawson admitted

12^th March Isabella Kitchen absent ill. Margaret Gill had to go home at noon on Wednesday because she was poorly.

19^th March James and Charles Compton admitted.

2^nd April William Kitchen admitted on Wednesday. Robert Titherington left to go to the new school at Beamsley.

9^th April William Read readmiited on Monday.

16^th April Miss A Speed came to assist with teaching on Monday, the mistress being unwell.

30^th July Miss Agnes F Biggs took charge of this school on Tuesday 27^th. Eight children admitted.

6^th August Nine children admitted on Monday.

13^th August Three children admitted.

10^th September Hannah Jane Gill admitted on Monday.

24^th September Thomas Emmott admitted on Monday.

8^th October Four children admitted.

15^th October Ada Holmes absent several days ill. Three children admitted.

29^th October Catherine and Ellen Atkinson absent all week ill.

3^rd December Annie Lister and Ada Holmes absent all week ill.

17^th December Martha Duckett absent all week.

1876

18^th January Isabella Demaine admitted.

24^th January Ada and Martha Holmes absent several days ill.

14^th February Sarah and James Williamson admitted.

6^th March Ada Holmes absent very ill.

27^th March Isabella Demaine left.

10^th April Sarah Demaine admitted. Elizabeth Holmes and Thomas Emmott left.

19^th May Jane Holmes absent ill.

11^th August Margaret Atkinson and Grace admiited.

25^th August Ada Holmes readmitted.

29th September Harriet Wall left.

13^th October Jane Holmes absent all week.

3^rd November Jeremiah Hagar admitted on Monday.

Bentham Parochial School Logbook Extracts 1869 to 1871

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Masters

Page 1 Mr Battersby from 1869 to December 1872

Page 121 John Preston January 1873 to 14^th April 1873

Page 125 George Hunter April 1873 to 8^th October 1875

Page 151 Benj. W Oddy October 1875 to 20^th December 1877

Page 178 James L Laycock January 1878 to 20^th December 1878

Page 191 Thomas Hardwick January 1879

Assisted by Mrs JF Hardwick

Page 353 Ann Helena Hardwick July 1888 see 358 12^th January 1889

Page 366 John Edmondson 1^st July 1889

Page 389 David J Irving 16^th February 1891

1869

21^st September Had to punish John Ireland for brutal conduct.

5^th October Had to punish William Williams for perfect idleness.

28^th October Had to punish BJ Carter for playing truant.

9^th Novenber Numbers reduced in consequence of the outbreak of Scarletina.

10^th November 3 fresh cases recorded this morning.

13 November Two more deaths have taken place making it four from amongst our scholars.

23^rd November Attendance this morning reduced to 56 and there has been another death of a scholar.

1^st December Had to punish WH Emmott for bad conduct.

9^th December School was visited by a number of ladies including Mrs Teale.

27^th December Whole families of children have been withdrawn through sickness and others through fear.

1870

3^rd January The fever has now assumed a milder form but many weeks must elapse before we can hope to get back our scholars.

3^rd February Punished William Williams for fighting.

1^st March The fever has almost disappeared but has left many of the children very weak and susceptible to catching colds.

18^th March Moved WH Beaumont from 3^rd class to 2^nd class.

22^nd March Had to punish WD Thompson for continuous untidiness.

6^th April Several of the infants have fallen sick of a disease generally styled “Chicken pox.”

10^th May Holiday in consequence of the marriage of Miss Teale.

19^th May Had to punish T Maudsley and John Balderstone for bad conduct.

30^th June Revd E Sherlock attended and distributed the first annual prizes. Miss M Parker and John Bradley took over the two first prizes.

3^rd August Closed this afternoon and took the children to High Bentham to see a menagerie of wild beasts.

17^th August Had to punish WH Beaumont for swearing.

13^th October Had to punish JW Thompson and John Thomas Smith for fouling boy’s closet.

26^th October Had to punish William Leeming for swearing.

22^nd December Today we were awarded for the second time. Mrs Teale’s Annual prizes for sewing MJ Balderstone took the first prize for a shirt and Isabella Cumberland 1^st for button holes. ME Porteus for darning, AA Nowell 1^st for shirt sleeves. Ruth Nowell for patching. Chemese 1^st Margt Wilson. Knitting 1^st E Hoskinson. Pocket handkerchief 1^st Ann Ward.

1871

11^th January Examined whole school in mental arithmetic. WH Battersby and Isabella Cumberland most proficient.

17^th January Had to punish W Leeming and John Foster for wading into the stream.

20^th January Lesson on dictation. Girls most proficient. W Emmott had 25 mistakes.

6^th March Examined upper class in reading, dictation and arithmetic. William Emmott and AA Nowell & Clara Jane Parker had no mistakes.

4^th April Punished W Thompson for inattention.

5^th April Examined upper class in arithmetic on slates from dictation. MH Battersby and ME Dixon and Jane Foster had no mistakes.

28^th April Had to punish E Hodgson and William Beaumont for careless writing.

12^th May Had to punish John Shiers for careless writing.

16^th May Had to punish James Balderstone for lying.

19^th May Had to punish E Hodgson for indecent conduct.

2^nd June Several of the older boys away washing sheep.

7^th June Had to punish James Balderstone for bad conduct.

12^th June The number of the infants is small in consequence of the boys being attacked with scarlet fever.

13^th June Had to punish James Green for theft.

21^st June Had to punish W Thompson and William Williams for idleness.

22^nd June Bentham Cattle Fair, attendance low in consequence.

23^rd June Gave holiday for High Bentham School Feast.

26^th June Attendance small in consequence of sickness and the hay harvest.

26^th July Had to punish James Green for misconduct.

2^nd August Had to punish JT Smith for indolence.

8^th August Punished JT Hoskinson for swearing.

18^th August Punished G Horrocks for idleness to lessons.

19^th September had to punish William Shiers for inattention.

28^th September Had to punish J Hall, W Bradley, William Thompson and William Shiers for ill treating Thomas Worthington.

11^th October Had to punish William Beaumont for telling an intruth.

30^th October Had to punish John Shiers and William Green for fighting.

13^th November Mrs Fox’s children have been withdrawn to escape paying the fire money.

7^th December Had to punish W Green and D Parkinson for idling over lessons.

20^th December Today Mrs Teale of the Ridding gave her 3^rd Annual Prizes to the girls for needlework and knitting. There were about 15 prizes in all and the highest a beautiful workbox worth about 18/- was awarded to Margaret Wilson. The boys Christmas prizes were awarded by Revd E Sherlock.

1^st Prizes 2^nd Prizes

RJ Carter William Emmott

John Bradley Alexander Burrow

JP Smith Thos. Howell

John Emmott William Leeming

E Thos Harling Thos. Clarke

Washburn Valley takes at last to Football

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Yorkshire Post 13^th Nov 1948

For as long as anyone can recall most of the young men from the Washburn Valley have spent their Saturday afternoons visiting shops and cinemas in Harrogate and Otley. Tomorrow eleven of them will come together to play in a football match – probably the first ever staged in this valley of the reservoirs.

They will wear black and white jerseys because some of the team thought they were the colour of Arsenal. After the match they will drink tea made on a stove in the Parochial Hall with water carried two hundred yards from the Post Office.

There are 24 men and boys in the football club but there were fewer than 24 names on the list that were sent to the selectors. That was because there is a ploughing match at Kettlesing tomorrow. Some of those hoping to play football will be ploughing instead. The ploughing match will go on for five Saturdays. The football team wonder how long they will be able to carry on if ploughing continues to attract players away.

This is the team for the first match against Pool Reserves:

B Newbould (joiner) A Armitage (joiner) L Spence (farmer) C Lancaster (reservoir worker) J H Noble (head forester & captain) F Beecroft (farmer) R M—? (ex German POW & farm worker) E Spence (mason’s labourer) W Ellison (schoolboy) J Marsland (driver) K Boyce (electrician).

Wilson Ellison is the youngest player – 15 and Jock Noble is the eldest – “into his thirties.” Mr Armitage, husband of the Postmistress, said “I played rugby for 10 years when I lived at Horsforth but the last time I played football was two years ago in Burma.” Twenty five year old Eric Spence said, “Apart from the war, I have always in the valley. I was 18 when I went into the Army. Up to then I had never played in a football match and never seen one. I had heard a few broadcasts.” The Vicar of Fewston, Rev. H Clegg, started the club, has received a letter from P.C. John W Heley of Halifax Borough Police who was formerly Fewston’s policeman, he sent them this message: “It is an amazing achievement. Aston Villa were formed under a street lamp, anything can happen.”

No one can estimate what size the crowd will be. If everyone in Fewston, Timble, Blubberhouses and Norwood (which covers 43 sq miles) came along the result could only be 470 spectators.

Otley Street Party June 1953

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