Bentham Parochial School Mixed Admission Register Index 1st May 1901 to 1st April 1908

Held at North Yorkshire Record Office at Northallerton

Catalogue Reference S/BNL/CE

01/05/01 ADAMTHWAITE Jenny 14/7/1897 Stonegate Thomas none 6/10/11 full time mill
01/05/01 ADAMTHWAITE John 28/2/1896 Stonegate Thomas none 21/9/06 to Grammar School
12/11/06 ARMSTRONG John 8/6/1897 Low Bentham Mark High Bentham 21/6/11 full time
01/05/01 ASHTON Agnes 9/1/1893 Oysterber Enoch none 8/5/03 left the village
01/05/01 ASHTON Annie 18/5/1894 Oysterber Enoch none 1/7/02 left neighbourhood
12/08/01 ASHTON Enoch 31/5/1897 Oysterber Enoch none 8/5/03 left the village
01/05/01 ASHTON Grace 22/5/1888 Oysterber Enoch none 23/5/02 full time
01/05/01 ASHTON Thomas 7/7/1892 Oysterber Enoch none 8/5/03 left the district
01/05/01 ASHTON William 10/12/1895 Oysterber Enoch none 8/5/13 left the village
08/08/04 BAILEY Mary Margaret 19/08/00 Main Street Frank none 1/4/09 new school
09/06/03 BATESON Bertha Agnes 1/1/1897 Green Foot Yard John High Bentham 14/1/10 full time mill
19/09/04 BATESON Bessie Jane 17/9/1899 Grime’s Building John none 17/9/12 full time
03/05/05 BATESON Margaret B 29/12/01 Low Bentham John none blank blank
09/06/03 BATESON Mary Elizabeth 29/3/1893 Green Foot Yard John High Bentham 27/3/07 full time mill
09/06/03 BATESON Robert William 28/3/1894 Green Foot Yard John High Bentham 27/3/07 full time mill
14/08/05 BELL David 16/1/1898 Low Bentham John Tatham 12/1/12 fill time mill
14/01/07 BELL Holgate 02/09/02 Low Bentham John High Bentham 17/1/12 left the village
14/08/05 24/09/06 BELL Mary Alice 12/08/00 Low Bentham John Tatham 19/1/12 left
22/08/04 BERRY Elsie 14/08/01 Low Bentham John none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 BERRY Hannah 7/3/1893 6 Rose Cottages John none 8/3/07 full time mill
01/05/01 BERRY Martha E 11/2/1895 6 Rose Cottages John none 3/5/03 died
01/05/01 BERRY Mary E 7/12/1892 6 Rose Cottages John none 8/12/05 full time
01/05/01 BERRY Sarah 17/6/1888 6 Rose Cottages John none 28/6/02 left
01/05/01 BIBBY Elizabeth 13/11/1896 Cheapside Timothy none 13/11/08 full time mill
15/05/05 BIBBY Ethel Annie 27/4/1899 Low Bentham Samuel  Tatham 30/8/09 new school
01/05/01 BIBBY Isabella 12/7/1889 Cheapside Timothy none 1/7/02 full time mill
06/06/02 11/05/03 BIBBY James 27/4/1899 Cheapside Timothy none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 BIBBY John  23/6/1892 Cheapside Timothy none 23/6/05 full time mill
10/05/06 BIBBY Joseph 09/09/02 Low Bentham Daniel none 30/3/09 new school
30/10/05 BIBBY Ralph 20/11/1893 Low Bentham Samuel Tatham 21/12/06 full home
22/05/05 BIBBY Samuel O 10/08/00 Low Bentham Samuel Tatham 30/8/09 new school
03/05/05 BIBBY Sarah Ellen 22/04/02 Cheapside John James none 30/8/09 new school
01/05/01 BIBBY Sydney w 10/10/1897 Main Street Daniel none 30/3/09 new school
16/06/02 BIBBY Thomas 10/6/1899 Low Bentham Daniel none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 BRUCE Alfred W 22/10/1889 Cheapside Wallace Joseph none 21/11/01 full time mill
17/06/01 04/07/02 BRUCE EDITH 4/2/1898 Cheapside Wallace  none 30/3/09 new school
07/04/02 BRUCE Edith 4/2/1898 Cheapside Wallace Low Bentham 1/4/09 new school
01/05/01 BRUCE Jane 3/9/1894 Cheapside Wallace Joseph none 28/9/06 full time mill
09/05/04 BRUCE Mary 07/05/01 Victoria Buildings Wallace none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 BRUCE Wallace 26/4/1891 Cheapside Wallace Joseph none 6/5/04 full time mill
01/05/01 BURROW Alice 28/2/1889 blank William none 30/1/03 full time
01/05/01 BURROW George 12/2/1893 West End George none 14/2/06 full time home
01/05/01 BURROW John 12/5/1895 The Terrace William none 11/5/06 full time mill
08/08/04 BURROW John Wilson 27/07/01 Ellergill Cottages John none 7/5/08 to Grammar School
01/05/01 BURROW Thomas 15/11/1891 West End George none 20/11/03 full time mill
11/08/02 BURROW Thomas 27/7/1898 Ellergill Cottages John none 30/3/09 mill full time
18/08/03 CARTER Annie 01/03/00 The Terrace Thomas none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 CARTER Elizabeth A 13/11/1892 The Terrace Thomas none 23/5/02 died
01/05/01 CARTER James 31/5/1888 The Terrace Thomas none 30/4/02 full time mill
12/08/01 CARTER Robert 28/6/1897 The Terrace Thomas none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 CARTER Thomas 13/1/1894 The Terrace Thomas none 20/12/07 full time
01/05/01 CASSON Mary 3/11/1892 Kirkbeck Farm Robert none 3/11/07 full time
24/09/03 CLARKE William 10/06/00 Dunkirk Robert none 29/1/04 left the village
01/05/01 COATES Harry 27/4/1890 Sun Dial Inn Edwin none 11/4/02 left the district
26/05/02 18/10/05 CROFT Alice 13/11/1892 Oak Bank James (——-) 9/11/06 left the neighbourhood
24/09/06 CROFT Edith 20/07/03 Low Bentham James none 14/8/16 left (attend cert)
01/05/01 CUMBERLAND Annie 20/7/1889 Bank View John none 30/1/03 full time
01/05/01 DAWSON Mary Alice 18/3/1895 4 Rose Cottages Bridget none 2/3/07 new school
22/08/05 DEVINE Walter 3/6/1899 Low Bentham blank Leeds 30/3/09 new school
14/08/05 DICKENSON Jane 26/8/1893 Low Bentham William Burton 15/6/06 left the village
14/08/05 24/08/08 DICKENSON John 21/6/1897 Low Bentham William Burton 15/6/06 left the village
01/05/01 DODDING Agnes 30/6/1897 Punch Bowl Hotel William none 21/6/11 full time
01/05/01 DODDING John Robt. 5/9/1894 Punch Bowl Hotel William none 14/9/06 to Grammar School
01/05/01 DODDING Thomas Ed. 17/8/1891 Punch Bowl Hotel William none 4/3/04 to Grammar School
24/08/05 09/01/06 ELLERSHAW Chas. Tom 13/2/1898 Low Bentham James Scotland 30/3/09 to Nelson then new sch
30/08/05 ELLERSHAW James 08/10/01 Low Bentham James none 30/3/09 new school
28/08/05 ELLERSHAW Mary Ellen 4/10/1899 Low Bentham James Scotland 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 EMMOTT William 30/6/1889 Ridding Farm William none 20/6/02 full time home
13/02/05 FEATHER Connie 30/03/00 Holme Farm John H.T Halifax 23/9/06 moved to Halifax
13/02/05 FEATHER May 15/4/1895 Hobine cottage John H.T Halifax 23/9/06 moved to Halifax
01/05/01 FLEMING George 20/9/1894 The Terrace William none 21/9/06 full time
01/05/01 FLEMING John W 3/7/1888 Low Terrace John none 3/5/01 full time mill
01/05/01 FLEMING Lilian 7/9/1891 The Terrace William none 11/9/03 full time mill
01/05/01 FRANKLAND Mary 21/7/1889 Townhead James none 1/5/02 full time mill
01/05/01 GRISEDALE Beatrice 23/12/1889 Primrose Bower Isaac none 17/12/02 full time
09/01/05 GRISEDALE David 15/6/1896 Primrose Cottage Joseph Garsdale 20/1/05 left the village
11/08/02 GRISEDALE David Atkinson 20/4/1897 Primrose Bower Joseph Churchtown 5/9/02 left neighbourhood
23/01/05 GRISEDALE James 01/05/00 Primrose Cottage Joseph Garsdale 20/1/05 left the village
01/05/01 GRISEDALE Norman 20/11/1892 Primrose Bower Isaac none 23/11/06 full time
04/11/01 GRISEDALE Violet Caroline 30/3/1897 Primrose Bower Isaac none 30/9/10 new school
01/05/01 HARLING Rhoda 2/2/1893 Charity Row Edward Thomas none 3/10/07 full time
01/05/01 HARLING Ruth 19/6/1897 Charity Row Edward none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 HEWITT Fred 3/3/1897 Green Foot Yard Lawrence none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 HEWITT Grace 19/7/18944 Green Foot Yard Lawrence none 12/8/07 full time mill
01/05/01 HEWITT Laura 12/4/1892 Green Foot Yard Lawrence none 7/4/03 full time mill
01/05/01 HEWITT William 29/7/1890 Green Foot Yard Lawrence none 1/7/02 full time mill
01/05/01 HODGSON Elizabeth 12/4/1891 The Green (Tatham) Isaac none 12/8/04 (——–)
01/05/01 HODGSON Ellen 24/4/1893 3 Rose Cottage John Edward none 20/4/06 full time mill
01/05/01 HODGSON Ernest 31/7/1891 Rose Cottage John Edward none 10/7/03 full time mill
01/05/01 HODGSON Mabel 16/9/1892 3 Rose Cottages John Edward none 14/9/04 full time mill
31/08/04 HODGSON Minnie Margt. 05/07/01 Low Bentham John none blank blank
01/05/01 HODGSON Thomas 5/5/1892 The Green Isaac none 6/4/06 14 years of age
28/01/03 HOLMES (lLily) Lillian 30/8/1899 Low Bentham Bryan Shibden 14/1/09 died
29/02/04 HOLMES Ada 28/11/1899 Greenside Farm Tatham  M Wilson none 30/3/09 new school
19/06/06 HOLMES Dorothy 17/05/03 Low Bentham Bryan none blank blank
12/01/03 HOLMES John Wilson 21/8/1896 Low Bentham Bryan Shibden 28/9/06 (———)
05/05/04 HOLMES Margaret 19/04/01 Dunkirk Bryan none blank blank
09/02/03 HOLMES Muriel 9/6/1899 Bridge End William none 30/3/09 new school
18/05/03 HOLMES William 13/05/00 Low Bentham John none 15/3/03 Ingleton
30/03/03 HORNER Godfrey 28/3/1898 Bank House Thomas none 7/5/13 full time
01/05/01 HORNER Jne 19/2/1892 6 Bankhouses Thomas none 16/2/06 full time mill
01/05/01 HORNER Mabel 14/1/1894 Bank Houses Thomas none 11/1/07 full time mill
01/05/01 HORNER Norman 13/7/1891 6 Bank House Thomas none 10/7/03 full time mill
01/05/01 HORROCKS Frank 22/12/1894 Fern Bank George none 10/4/08 full time shop
03/04/05 HORROCKS Margery 02/07/01 Crow Tree Yard George none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 HORROCKS Ursula 5/5/1893 Calf Cop George none 12/9/06 gone to HBGS
24/11/02 HOWARD Clarence Wilfred 24/11/1899 Ellergill Cottages John none 12/5/11 working at home
29/06/05 HOWARD Claude Vivian 10/05/02 Crow Trees John none 29/2/12 moved to Canada
01/05/01 HOWARD Harry 18/8/1892 Ellergill John none 15/9/05 to Grammar School
01/05/01 HOWARD John Regd. 27/7/1897 Ellergill Cottage John none 29/2/12 moved to Cananda
01/05/01 20/06/10 HOWARD Laurance 23/10/1895 Ellergill Cottage John none 18/2/10 full time
01/05/01 HOWARD Percy 20/5/1893 Ellergill Cottage John  none 3/10/07 full time mill
01/05/01 HOWARTH Gertrude 31/10/1895 Victoria Cottages James none 14/10/04 removed to  (—-)
01/05/01 HOWARTH Mary 10/4/1890 Victoria Cottages James none 15/5/03 full time domestic
01/05/01 HOWARTH May 15/5/1892 Victoria Cottages James none 14/10/04 moved to Nelson
01/05/01 JACKSON Annie 6/9/1892 Greenhead Charles Wm. none 6/9/04 full time mill
01/05/01 JACKSON Charles 23/9/1893 2 Highfield Terrace George none 21/9/06 full time
07/04/02 JACKSON Harold 11/8/1898 Highfield Terrace George Edward none 19/9/06 left the village
01/05/01 JACKSON John 28/7/1893 2 Highfield Terrace George none 15/1/04 to Grammar School
01/05/01 JACKSON Sarah 22/3/1889 Greenhead Charles Wm. none 21/3/02 full time
01/05/01 JAMES Albert 9/12/1895 5 Highfield Terrace James none 15/4/07 to Grammar School
21/04/02 JAMES Edgar 22/5/1898 6 Highfield Terrace James none 30/3/09 new school
07/05/06 JENNINGS Alice 23/08/02 Low Bentham Arthur none 30/3/09 31/8/06 underage cries
01/05/01 JENNINGS Arthur 12/8/1891 Main Street Arthur none 10/7/03 full time mill
01/05/01 JENNINGS Mary 9/8/1896 Main Street Arthur none 30/3/09 new school
05/12/06 KELLETT James 15/9/1893 Low Bentham Thomas High Bentham 6/9/07 14 years of age
13/12/06 KELLETT John 14/2/1895 Low Bentham Thomas High Bentham 19/9/07 left the village
28/11/06 KELLETT Thomas 17/03/01 Low Bentham Thomas High Bentham 19/9/07 left the village
28/11/06 KELLETTT Isabel 15/12/1896 Low Bentham Thomas High Bentham 19/9/07 left the village
24/05/03 KERSHAW  Thomas H 6/2/1893 Low Bentham Thomas High Bentham 20/2/07 full time mill
24/09/06 LAING George 12/06/00 Lake House John Newton B—Sch blank blank
24/09/06 LAING Leonora Mary 06/03/02 Lake House John Newton B—Sch blank blank
24/09/06 LAING Maggie 8/1/1898 Lake House John Newton B—Sch 5/1/12 full time
09/01/05 LEE Nancy 02/07/01 Rectory Cottage Arthur none blank blank
01/05/01 LISTER Albert 30/08/1890 Cheapside John William none 31/10/02 full time mill
02/05/05 LISTER Edgar 30/11/01 Cheapside John none x out unreadable
01/05/01 LISTER George 20/3/1891 Cheapside John William none 1/7/06 full time mill
01/05/01 LISTER John 6/4/1893 Cheapside John William none 4/5/06 full time
11/05/03 LOCKWOOD Alice 01/06/00 Cheapside William none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 LOCKWOOD Christopher 15/3/1890 5 Highfield Terrace John none 13/3/03 full time mill
01/05/01 LOCKWOOD Dean 6/1/1897 Cheapside John Thomas none 16/9/08 to Grammar School
25/09/05 LOCKWOOD Fred 04/09/02 Low Bentham John Thomas none 30/3/09 new school
28/04/02 LOCKWOOD John 18/9/1898 Crow Tree Yard John Thomas none 30/3/09 new school
02/05/05 LOCKWOOD Marcha 16/01/02 Low Bentham William none 30/3/10 new school
28/04/02 LOCKWOOD Sarah 27/12/1897 Cheapside William none 30/3/09 new school
15/08/04 LODGE Margery 17/07/01 Low Bentham Christopher none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 MARKLEW Annie 25/10/1889 Park House Botton Edward none 8/5/02 full time
01/05/01 MARKLEW Edgar 1/11/1894 Park House Botton Edward none 24/12/08 to Grammar School
01/05/01 MARKLEW John Ed. 28/10/1891 Park House Botton Edward none 20/1/03 to Grammar School
30/04/06 MARKLEW Walter 3/9/1898 Carnforth Green Farm Edward none 24/12/08 left full time
01/05/01 MARSHALL Edith 26/6/1892 Green Foot Yard George none 16/6/05 full time mill
01/05/01 MARSHALL Isaac 12/4/1890 Low Green Yard George none 9/4/03 full time mill
02/02/03 MARSHALL Maggie 28/10/1899 Green Foot Yard George none blank blank
01/05/01 MARSHALL Priscilla 26/11/1891 Hill Top Farm John none 25/11/04 aged 14  (——-)
01/05/01 MARSHALL Sarah Ann 4/3/1896 Green Foot Yard George none 4/3/09 full time mill
07/05/06 MAUDSLEY Agnes 14/12/00 Low Bentham Thomas none 30/12/08 blank
01/05/01 MAUDSLEY Annie 2/2/1893 Oxenforth Green Thomas none 2/2/05 full time home
11/08/02 MAUDSLEY Dora 2/2/1897 Oxenforth Green Tatham Thomas none 30/3/09 mill full time
01/05/01 MAUDSLEY Eliabeth M 29/11/1894 Oxenforth Green Thomas none 20/3/08 full time at home
01/05/01 MAUDSLEY Fred 21/1/1890 Oxenforth Green Thomas none 19/6/03 full time farm
01/05/01 MAUDSLEY Mary B 13/6/1891 Oxenforth Green Thomas none 26/6/03 left the village
12/08/07 MAUNDERS Herbert 7/6/1899 Low Bentham William Carnforth Nat. 30/3/09 new school
01/04/08 MAUNDERS John J 12/02/06 Low Bentham William Parish. Inf. 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 MILLS Beatrice 23/7/1894 5 Rose Cottages John none 12/9/01 left neighbourhood
01/05/01 MILLS Edith 6/5/1895 5 Rose Cottages John none 12/9/01 gone to America
01/05/01 MILLS Janet 12/10/1896 5 Rose Cottages John none 12/9/01 gone tp America
01/05/01 MILLS Mark 24/5/1893 5 Rose Cottages John James none 12/9/01 gone to America
29/06/05 MITTEN Freda 18/08/02 Low Bentham Henry none 19/9/06 moved to Manchester
01/05/01 MITTON Mary Alice 15/7/1895 Low Bentham John none 9/7/09 left the village
07/10/01 MULLAN Mary 18/10/1895 The Terrace John Kendal Green 14/2/02 left neighbourhood
29/01/06 NELSON Edith Evelyn 06/02/00 Low Bentham William Kendall KS 9/8/10 full time
29/01/06 NELSON Florence Emily 16/8/1897 Low Bentham William Kendall KS blank blank
30/01/06 NELSON Isabel 29/8/1893 Low Bentham William Kendall KS 17/11/11 moved to High Bentham
01/05/01 NUTTER Leonard 12/5/1895 2 Albert Cottages Henry none 30/3/09 full time mill
01/05/01 NUTTER Thomas 10/12/1896 2 Albert Cottages Henry none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 OLDFIELD John 26/10/1889 Longlands John none 30/8/01 to Grammar School
01/05/05 OLDFIELD John HB 22/02/00 Primrose Bower Henry none 30/9/10 new school
17/08/03 OLDFIELD William 30/06/1899 Longlands Farm John none blank blank
22/05/06 OLDFIELD Wm James 20/03/02 Low Bentham Harry none 29/9/10 new school
09/03/04 PARK Grace 01/01/00 Low Bentham Thomas none 6/5/04 left the village
11/08/02 27/08/13 PARK John 26/6/1897 Stonegate Farm Thomas Lightcliffe blank blank
22/08/05 PARK John 20/09/1895 Low Bentham John Lightcliffe 25/8/05 left the district
20/09/05 07/05/06 PARKER  Thos. Carr 18/09/02 Low Bentham John none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 PARKER Alice 18/7/1892 Main Street William none 12/8/04 working in mill
01/04/03 PARKER Betsy Grace 20/12/1898 Charity Row Thomas none 30/3/09 new school
28/09/03 PARKER Charles Arthur 16/07/00 Rose Cottages Mary none 9/1/06 left the village
01/05/01 PARKER Gertrude 23/4/1893 Dunkirk John none 15/5/03 died
01/05/01 PARKER James 24/4/1893 Main Street William none 20/4/06 full time mill
01/05/01 PARKER Jane A 16/2/1891 Charity Row Thomas none 19/2/04 full time mill
01/05/01 PARKER John 25/11/1888 Dunkirk John none 26/11/01 full time mill
01/05/01 PARKER Lucy 1/8/1897 Dunkirk John none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 PARKER Mabel 3/9/1894 Charity Row Thomas none 7/9/06 full time mill
01/05/01 PARKER Maggie 17/1/1895 Main Street William none 17/1/08 full time mill
01/05/01 PARKER Mary Ann 24/8/1896 Dunkirk George none 30/3/09 new school
07/04/02 PARKER Rebecca 3/8/1898 Dunkirk George none 30/3/09 new school
02/04/03 PARKER Thomas 30/7/1899 Dunkirk George none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 PARKIN Emily 24/7/1894 Kirkbeck Robert none 12/11/04 died
28/04/02 PARKINSON Annie 9/7/1898 Cheapside John none 26/2/07 left the village
04/05/04 28/10/07 PARKINSON Archibald 13/08/00 Rose Cottages John none 26/2/07 left the village
08/10/06 PEARSON Nellie 23/11/1894 The Ridding Harrison Sealforth Nat? 15/1/09 left the village
11/09/05 PRESTON Ethel 1/12/1896 Low Bentham Robert St Matt. Lpool 15/6/06 left the village
10/06/01 PRINCE Elizabeth 10/6/1898 4 Highfield Terrace John none 21/6/11 full time
01/05/01 PRINCE Percy 18/9/1895 4 Highfield Terrace J none 19/9/07 full time
01/05/01 RICHARDSON Edith 4/6/1891 Wenning View George none 14/9/03 left the village
01/05/01 RICHARDSON James G 4/5/1889 Wenning View George none 23/5/02 full time mill
01/05/01 RICHARDSON William 18/7/1893 Wenning View George none 11/9/03 left the village
01/05/01 ROBINSON Arnold 17/10/1891 1 Highfield Terrace Thomas none 17/2/03 full time home
10/06/01 ROBINSON Ernest 30/7/1898 Bee Hive Bentham Richarf none 3/7/01 left the village
11/02/07 ROBINSON Ernest 30/7/1898 Low Bentham Richard High Bentham 7/1/01 left the village
04/03/07 ROBINSON Margaret 15/03/02 Low Bentham Richard none 7/1/01 left the village
01/05/01 ROBINSON Wilfred 27/9/1894 1 Highfield Terrace Thomas none 12/8/07 full time
01/05/01 SAVAGE Mary 12/1/1895 Crow Tree Yard Bessie none 17/1/08 full time mill
01/05/01 SILVERWOOD Maggie 16/1/1890 Thorn Cottages Betsy Ann none 16/1/03 full time mill
02/07/02 SMITH Grace 21/5/1889 Crow Tree Yard Anthony High Bentham 22/5/03 left school mill
02/07/02 SMITH Hannah 2/5/1891 Crow Tree Yard Anthony High Bentham 20/3/05 left school mill
02/07/02 SMITH Mary 16/3/1897 Crow Tree Yard Anthony High Bentham 6/5/04 new school
05/09/04 STURDY Arthur William 20/12/00 Victoria Buildings William none 26/8/12 new school
08/08/04 STURDY Dorothy Mary 15/7/1896 Victoria Buildings William High Bentham 1/7/10 away through illness
08/08/04 STURDY Edgar Vincent 24/3/1899 Victoria Buildings William High Bentham blank blank
08/08/04 STURDY Edward Cornelius 29/12/1897 Victoria Buildings William High Bentham 24/5/12 full time
01/05/01 SUGDEN Arthur 5/3/1893 8 Highfield Terrrace Hartley none 15/6/06 full time mill
01/05/01 SWAITS Anthony 18/8/1891 4 Rose Cottage William none 10/7/03 full time mill
06/01/03 11/09/05 SWINDLEHURST Andrew 5/1/1898 Ridding Lodge John William none 29/2/12 Moved to Carlisle
01/05/01 SWINDLEHURST Annie 13/6/1890 Ridding Lodge John William none 1/7/04 teaching
23/10/05 SWINDLEHURST Margt. 14/11/00 Low Bentham John none 2/7/06 left the village
01/05/01 SWINDLEHURST Robt. Hy. 28/7/1892 Ridding Lodge John William none 2/7/06 full time home
01/05/01 17/03/02 TAYLOR Violet 30/3/1894 Hill Top Farm Edward none 11/9/01 left neighbourhood
01/04/08 THISTLETHWAITE May 24/9/1899 Spense Farm Tatham Wm John Parish Inf. 7/5/13 moved to High Bentham
01/05/01 THORNBER John 13/4/1893 Victoria Cottages Christopher none 12/8/07 full time
17/08/03 THROUP William 4/1/1898 Low Bentham Margaret blank 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 TOWNEND Mary 19/8/1890 Green Foot Yard Elias none 20/8/02 full time mill
30/03/06 TOWNEND Tom 11/09/02 Low Bentham George none 19/4/07 left the village
01/05/01 TOWNEND Willie 18/12/1893 Green Foot Yard Elias none 19/12/07 full time mill
12/05/02 TOWNLEY Albert Wilson 17/11/1896 Wenning Cottage Arthur none 16/11/08 full time mill
12/05/02 TOWNLEY Alice 31/3/1897 Wenning Cottage Arthur none 8/4/10 full time mill
21/05/06 TOWNLEY Maryann 20/05/01 Low Bentham Arthur none blank blank
01/09/02 TURNER Richard 20/4/1893 Low Bentham James Richard Ashton 15/8/02 left neighbourhood
01/05/01 WALKER Amy 13/6/1894 Lake House Nathaniel none 12/6/08 full time mill
17/10/02 WALKER Ernest Nathaniel 29/10/1896 Lake House Nathaniel none 30/1/03 left neighbourhood
01/05/01 WALKER Thomas 24/11/1889 Lake House Nathaniel none 8/11/02 to Grammar School
16/06/02 WALLING John 11/5/1899 Low Bentham William none 31/5/12 full time
27/06/01 walling Mary E 13/5/1898 Low Bentham William none 9/6/11 full time mill
02/07/06 WALTERS Henry Ernest 28/7/1896 Crow Trees Albert Ernest High Bentham 30/3/09 new school
02/07/76 WALTERS Winifred Alice 25/03/00 Crow Trees Albert Ernest High Bentham 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 WILCOCK Albert Ed. 14/4/1889 3 Highfield Terrace Edward none 11/4/02 full time mill
08/10/06 WILCOCK Alick 24/09/03 Low Bentham John none 23/8/12 left new school
01/05/01 WILCOCK Ernest 26/11/1891 3 Highfield Terrace Edward none 25/11/04 full time mill
02/04/06 08/10/06 WILCOCK Horace 01/04/03 Low Bentham William none 30/3/09 new school
29/03/06 WILCOCK Lilian 16/07/01 Low Bentham Edward none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 WILCOCK Margaret A 22/10/1899 3 Highfield Terrace Edward none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 WILCOCK Percy 13/5/1896 3 Highfield Terrace Edward none 30/3/09 new school
01/05/01 WILCOCK Reuben 16/2/1894 3 Highfield Terrace Edward none 20/2/07 full time mill
01/05/01 WILCOCK Wallace 22/07/1890 3 Bank House Leonard Winn none 1/7/02 full time mill
 12/5/02 WILLAM George 6/2/1896 Old Hutton Richard none 18/4/06 full time mill
25/05/03 WILLAN Annie 31/10/1897 Old Hautton Richard none 18/4/06 gone to Millam
08/05/05 WILLIAN Lucy 14/05/00 Old Hutton Farm Richard (died) none 15/4/06 gone to Millam
24/01/02 WILSON Ethel Alice 6/7/1898 Sun Dial Inn John none 10/10/02 left neighbourhood
12/11/01 07/01/03 WILSON John 19/3/1896 Sun Dial Inn John none 10/10/02 left neighbourhood
12/11/01 02/12/03 WILSON Mary 22/12/1893 Sun Dial Inn John none 10/10/02 left neighbourhood

Bentham Parochial School Logbook Extracts 1869 to 1871

Held at North Yorkshire Record Office at Northallerton

Catalogue Reference S?BNL (CE)

Masters

Page 1 Mr Battersby from 1869 to December 1872

            Page 121 John Preston January 1873 to 14th April 1873

            Page 125 George Hunter April 1873 to 8th October 1875

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

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

            Page 191 Thomas Hardwick January 1879

                              Assisted by Mrs JF Hardwick

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

            Page 366 John Edmondson 1st July 1889       

            Page 389 David J Irving 16th February 1891

1869

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

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

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

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

10th November 3 fresh cases recorded this morning.

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

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

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

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

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

1870

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

3rd February Punished William Williams for fighting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17th August Had to punish WH Beaumont for swearing.

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

26th October Had to punish William Leeming for swearing.

22nd 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 1st for button holes.  ME Porteus for darning,   AA Nowell 1st for shirt sleeves.  Ruth Nowell for patching.  Chemese 1st Margt Wilson.  Knitting 1st E Hoskinson.  Pocket handkerchief 1st Ann Ward.

1871

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

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

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

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

4th April Punished W Thompson for inattention.

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

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

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

16th May Had to punish James Balderstone for lying.

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

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

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

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

13th June Had to punish James Green for theft.

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

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

23rd June Gave holiday for High Bentham School Feast.

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

26th July Had to punish James Green for misconduct.

2nd August Had to punish JT Smith for indolence.

8th August Punished JT Hoskinson for swearing.

18th August Punished G Horrocks for idleness to lessons.

19th September had to punish William Shiers for inattention.

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

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

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

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

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

20th December Today Mrs Teale of the Ridding gave her 3rd 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.

1st Prizes                   2nd Prizes

RJ Carter                   William Emmott

John Bradley            Alexander Burrow                           

JP Smith                    Thos. Howell

John Emmott           William Leeming

E Thos Harling         Thos. Clarke

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