Good ol' Google brought up a Gov't site that has interesting info so you might find your answer here: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/ENGLISH/exhibits/education/index.html Look under "teacher training" Doreen ===== >From: "Catherine Randall" <crandall@andrewswireless.net> >Reply-To: ontario@rootsweb.com >To: <ONTARIO-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [ONTARIO] 1851 education >Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:15:27 -0400 > >If a person was aged 21 in 1851in Lanark County and going to school (he >became a teacher in Elora), does anyone know if there was a special school >for training and where might it/they be located. Thanks, Catherine > >*********** _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail. Now with better security, storage and features. www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA149

Thanks Doreen. Never once thought of Google. My Gibbs family in the 1851 census indicated there was one female and one male attending school but no names were included. I know Robert Norman Gibbs was a teacher in Elora and I'm trying to find him in 1851 (hoping he's not lost along with census). I have no idea who the female might have been as daughter Henrietta age 19 was indicated living with mom Hannah a widow. Henrietta did housekeeping for her keep. 1851 does pose it's problems. Thanks again. That's a very informative site. Catherine ----- Original Message ----- From: "D O'" <devaney2004@hotmail.com> To: <ontario@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] 1851 education > Good ol' Google brought up a Gov't site that has interesting info so you > might find your answer here: > > http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/ENGLISH/exhibits/education/index.html > > Look under "teacher training" > > Doreen > ===== >>From: "Catherine Randall" <crandall@andrewswireless.net> >>Reply-To: ontario@rootsweb.com >>To: <ONTARIO-L@rootsweb.com> >>Subject: [ONTARIO] 1851 education >>Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:15:27 -0400 >> >>If a person was aged 21 in 1851in Lanark County and going to school (he >>became a teacher in Elora), does anyone know if there was a special school >>for training and where might it/they be located. Thanks, Catherine >> >>*********** > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live Hotmail. Now with better security, storage and features. > www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA149 > > > *********** > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Catherine, do you already have this info? Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 - Registration No. 029424 about Robert Norman Gibbs (sic) Name: Robert Norman Gibbs (retired school teacher) Death Date: 26 Mar 1905 (age 74 yrs & 4 mos) Death Location: Wellington Gender: Male Estimated birth year: abt 1831 Birth Location: England Religion: Methodist ....... OCFA shows this entry: GIBBS Robert Norman Elora Municipal Cemetery, Elora, Sections C,D Wellington County, Nicol Township - Ref: WW-4289 ....... 1901 Census shows Robert's sister living with him in Elora: Source Information: 1901 Census of Canada - re GIBB (sic) Subdistrict: Elora (Village), WELLINGTON (Centre), ONTARIO District Number: 124 Subdistrict Number: b-2 Archives Microfilm: T-6504 Gibb Rob't N M Head S Nov 20 1830 70 Gibb Henrietta F Sister S May 23 1833 67 Note: Both Robert and Henrietta emigrated from England in 1837. Cheers! Doreen ========= >From: "Catherine Randall" <crandall@andrewswireless.net> >Reply-To: ontario@rootsweb.com >To: <ontario@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] 1851 education >Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:10:04 -0400 ><snip> _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail, with safety bar colour coding, helps identify suspicious mail before it takes your daughter out on a date. Upgrade today for a better look. www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA152