Hi April You missed off part of the occupation in 1901 he is enumerated as "board school teacher" Kellys Directory Nottinghamshire 1900 West Bridgeford Urban District Council Meets at the Board Room, Board School, on the first Friday in each month, at 7:30pm Board School (mixed) opened in 1895 for 360 children; enlarged in 1897 for 600 children; average attendance, 485; Ernest J ELEY, master; Miss Edith N ALLEN, infants' mistress Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 04/12/2013 19:19, April wrote: > Hello everyone. > > I am researching for an elderly friend who was cousin to PEREGRINE > NICHOLAS LIGHTFOOT who was born New Forest, Hampshire. 1864. > > I have found Peregrine in the 1901 census West Bridgeford, > Nottinghamshire. he would have been about 36 or so years old and a > Teacher, believed a Science Teacher. > > He is a Boarder with Thomas E Burnett 27, Charlotte his wife 26 , and > daughter Dorothy 2 years. > > 118. Loughboro' Rd, West Bideford. > > Am trying to find the School where he taught there. > > Can anyone help me please. > > Thank you. > > April Clark. New Forest. Hampshire

Just to be awfully pedantic, and for a reason lost in time I suppose, both the East and West versions of these villages dropped their "E" and are spelled BRIDGFORD. This always upsets my spell checker, but so be it. Brian Binns Incidentally, a member of The Bridgford Local History Society - next meeting 7.30 this Friday, Community Hall, West Bridgford. -----Original Message----- From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: 04 December 2013 20:10 To: nottsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NTT] PEREGRINE NICHOLAS LIGHTFOOT Hi April You missed off part of the occupation in 1901 he is enumerated as "board school teacher" Kellys Directory Nottinghamshire 1900 West Bridgeford Urban District Council Meets at the Board Room, Board School, on the first Friday in each month, at 7:30pm Board School (mixed) opened in 1895 for 360 children; enlarged in 1897 for 600 children; average attendance, 485; Ernest J ELEY, master; Miss Edith N ALLEN, infants' mistress Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 04/12/2013 19:19, April wrote: > Hello everyone. > > I am researching for an elderly friend who was cousin to PEREGRINE > NICHOLAS LIGHTFOOT who was born New Forest, Hampshire. 1864. > > I have found Peregrine in the 1901 census West Bridgeford, > Nottinghamshire. he would have been about 36 or so years old and a > Teacher, believed a Science Teacher. > > He is a Boarder with Thomas E Burnett 27, Charlotte his wife 26 , and > daughter Dorothy 2 years. > > 118. Loughboro' Rd, West Bideford. > > Am trying to find the School where he taught there. > > Can anyone help me please. > > Thank you. > > April Clark. New Forest. Hampshire Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message