Held at North Yorkshire Record Office at Northallerton

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.