I researched the history of the village as extensively as I could using different sources available to me, and through this research discovered some facts about different villagers from the past. Things from punishments at school to tree dedications. I thought that information like this would be of great interest to many people researching their family trees, and have detailed them all here.
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Extracts from School Records taken from "Diary of A Victorian Village" School by Alan Whitney.
William
Hare & Isaac Mitchem
School Records
February 15th 1875
Both boys punished for playing marbles instead of coming to school.
Martha Stokes
School Records
January 15th 1878
Martha Stokes age 10 years and 9 months commenced this morning as a paid monitor.
School Records
October 1st 1883
Matha Stokes left.
John Osborne
School Records
July 6th 1882
After being absent for 13 weeks, was expelled when he made an appearance today
John Rose
School Records
February 19th 1883
A new boy from the fen commenced fighting the other boys as soon as he started, and on Friday when I (Henry King - Headmaster) kept him behind he became so unruly that I was obliged to give him an extra chastisement.
Fred German
School Records
May 12th 1887
Fred German, a boy in the 2nd Standard has received a certificate from Dr. Stephens to the effect he is suffering from severe headaches and will be benefited by labour in the fields
Sarah Ann White
School Records
December 6th 1887
Sarah Ann White a girl of 10 years was admitted just previous to commencement of the school year -when admitted she did not know a letter but being too old and big to place with the infants was places in 1st Standard. She has just returned to school again after being absent all the summer months. We wish to have her excused from he Examination
Robert Welcher
School Records
March 28th 1888
Robert Welcher a boy in the 3rd Standard has had a bad hand for the past three weeks rendering him unable to write. He as recieved a certificate from doctor.
School Records
March 29th 1888
Above boy has no certificate as he stated.
Ellen Coulson
School Records
October 9th 1888
Ellen Coulson when admitted to this school in 1882 had her age entered wrongly - it being entered 25/7/79 instead of 25/7/78 according to certificate of Birth which shown to me this day as proof. Granted her Half Time Certificate which she had applied for previously but was withheld until proof had been given on child's accurate birth.
William, Louisa and
Fred Males
School Records
October 30th 1888
Found three children in the same Family William Males, Louisa Males and Fred Males suffering from ringworms. Sent them home to remain until cured.
William Peters
School Records
October 30th 1888
Still absent with whooping cough. He has not been to school since holidays.
Annie & Rhoda
Peat
School Records
October 30th 1888
Absent with head malady.
Thomas Marlow
School Records
November 12th 1888
Sent home through ringworms. Makes the fifth child of late sent home through illness.
Arthur Thacker
School Records
November 15th 1888
Continually absent - refuses to come when sent by parents.
George Maycock
School Records
July 4th 1890
George Maycock of 1st Standard was rather severely caned at the commencement of the afternoon school he having broken the water spouting of the coal shed by hanging upon it.
Matthew Succsby & Robert Sutton
School Records
April 22ns 1892
Caned Matthew Succsby for throwing a stone at one of the school windows and Robert Sutton for throwing a stone at some girls -the former cracked the window and the latter cut open one of the girls heads.
Robert Ayres
School Records
August 3rd 1892
Caned for insubordination - he was first insolent and afterwards took the cane from my hand and threw it upon the floor. He has never attempted such behaviour before, nor in any way shown himself as unruly. After being caned he was very orderly for the remainder of the afternoon
Harry Fountain
School Records
October 25th 1892
Caned Harry Fountain for using bad language and afterwards for refusing to do work. Twenty minutes elapsed after first caning him before asking him to do work. He is given to using bad words.
Arthur Shepperson
School Records
February 23rd 1898
Sent two boys after Arthur Shepperson whom I suspected of playing truant. When the boy saw them coming, he ran home, locked himself in and his grandmother our, for the whole of the afternoon. Am afraid this will turn out a case for a reformatory, as the boy has been smartly punished before for playing truant.
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