Peterborough County Genealogy
Schools
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The schools are grouped by township:
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Anstruther Twp
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | | | |
| 4 | | | |
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Asphodel Twp
The first school was built in 1828.
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|
| | C1 L13 | |
| Cameron | C1 L10 | |
| | C3 L10 | |
| | C4 L1 | |
| Hastings | C7 L5 | |
| | C9 L16 | |
| | C10 L15 | |
| | C10 L10 | |
| Welbeck Bridge | | Built 1832 |
| Keelers Mill | | Built 1833 |
| Cameron Hill | | Built 1839 |
| Elgin | | Built 1840 |
| Wildman | | Built 1841 |
| Daisy D | | Log 1843, brick 1868 |
| Norwood | | Built 1854 |
| Westwood | | Built 1857 |
| Birdsall | | Built 1869 |
| Norwood HS | | Buikt 1865 |
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Belmont Twp
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
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| 12 | | | |
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| 14 | | | |
| 16 | | | |
| Garrison | C5 L5 | Corner Hwy 7 & CR 50. Meth |
| Belmont | | Ang |
| Banan | | Meth |
| McGill | | Math |
| North | | Meth |
| Red | | Meth |
| Victoria | | nr Chase Corners. Meth |
| | C4 L10 | |
| | C7 L22 | |
| | C9 L16 | |
| | C10 L5 | |
| | C11 L8 | |
| Blairton | | |
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Burleigh Twp
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | | | |
| 1a | | | |
| 2 | | | |
| 3 | | | |
| 5 | | | |
| McIlmoyle | | Meth |
| Stones | | |
| Burts | | |
| | CS5 L7 | |
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Cavendish Twp
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
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| 2 | | | |
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Chandos Twp
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | | | |
| 2 | | | |
| 4 | | | |
| 5 | | | |
| 6 | | | |
| 7 | | | |
| Waites | | Rose Island. Ang |
| Woods | | Loon Lake. Ang |
| Hales | C4 L8 | Meth |
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Douro Twp
First school built 1840.
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | |
| 2 | | | |
| 3 | | | |
| 6 | | | |
| 11 | | | |
| 14 | | | |
| C1 L12 | | |
| C2 L2 | | |
| C2 L21 | | |
| C4 L6 | South Douro | |
| | Lakefield | Shanty 1854, frame 1859 |
| C9 L3 | | |
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Dummer Twp
First school 1836 in Cottesloe
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | C3 L5 | |
| 2 | | C8 L5 | |
| 3 | | C1 L12 | |
| 4 | | C2 L25 | |
| 5 | | C4 L16 | |
| 6 | | C5 L1 | |
| 9 | Stony Lake | C9 L30 | |
| 11 | Centre Dummer | C9 L14 | |
| Third Line | C3 L22 | BC, Meth |
| Robbs | | Meth |
| Warsaw | | pre 1844, stone 1860 |
| North Dummer | | pre 1844 |
| | C4 L1 | |
| | C5 L5 | |
| | C8 L14 | |
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Ennismore Twp
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|
| | C3 L3 | |
| Ennismore | C5 L7 | |
| | C5 L10 | |
| | C8 L5 | |
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Galway Twp
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 2 | | | |
| 4 | | | |
| Union Creek | | Ang |
| Walker | | | Ang
| Galway & Cavendish | | |
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Harvey Twp
3 log schools built 1867.
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | |
| 2 | Nogies Creek | | Used as church |
| 3 | | C15 L8 | Log, used as church |
| 4 | Stockdale | C12 L4 | |
| 5 | Buckhorn | | Only school in Harvey in 1866 |
| 6 | Taylor | C9 L26 | |
| 7 | Deer Bay | C5 | Built by Ang |
| 8 | | | |
| 9 | | | |
| 14 | | | |
| Halls Bridge | C9 L10 | |
| | C12 L5 | |
| | C16 L21 | |
| | C19 L22 | |
| 10 | Smith & Harvey | | Log 1860 |
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North Monaghan Twp
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | | | |
| 2 | | | |
| 3 | | | |
| Springville | | |
| | C11 L3 | |
| | C13 L6 | |
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Otonabee Twp
First school 1829
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | | | |
| 3 | | | |
| 4 | | | |
| 7 | | | |
| 8 | | | |
| 11 | | | |
| 12 | | | |
| 13 | | | |
| 14 | | | |
| 17 | | | |
| Fifes | C6 | Pres |
| Speirs | C4 L20 | Built 1831, WM |
| Otonabee | | |
| Erskins | | |
| Keene | | |
| Allandale | | |
| Villiers | | |
| Cameron | | |
| Blezard | | |
| Indian River | | |
| Jermyn | | |
| Lang | | |
| Mathers Corners | | |
| Hiawatha | | |
| | C15 L17 | |
| | C16 L20 | |
| | C11 L16 | |
| | C9 L13 | |
| | C10 L27 | |
| | C6 L25 | |
| | C7 L31 | Union Douro & Otonabee |
| | C4 L26 | |
| | C3 L27 | |
| | C1 L19 | |
| Stewart Settlement | C14 L15 | |
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Peterborough Town
1826 Pbo Govt School (Pbo Co atlas)
1851 RC school starts (Pbo Co atlas)
1854 RC school built (Pbo Co atlas)
1860 Central School, Murray St (Pbo Co atlas)
1865 RC - St Mary Convent created (Pbo Co atlas)
1867 RC - school for boys created (Pbo Co atlas)
1871 South Central School, Sherbrooke & Rubidge (Pbo Co atlas)
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Smith Twp
1831 first school (Pbo Co atlas)
| Number | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | |
| 2 | | | |
| 3 | Millburn | ECR L5S | |
| 4 | | | |
| 5 | | | |
| 6 | Rays | C8 L25 | 8th Line & Buckhorn Rd |
| 8 | | | |
| 9 | | | |
| 10 | | | |
| 12 | | | |
| 14 | | | |
| Mann | C7 L14 | Bap, WM |
| Stabler | C10 | Bap |
| Hall | C4 L19 | |
| Page | C3 L6 | |
| McGibbon | C4 L20 | |
| | C10 L21 | |
| | C12 L28 | Selwyn |
| Youngs Point | | |
| Zion | | Built 1872 opposite Zion church |
SS3 (Milburn)
Minute book 1894 Jun 30 - 1925 Dec 30 (PCMA: 74-020/1)
Minute book 1926 Dec 29 - 1948 Jun 22 (PCMA: 74-020/2)
At the back of this book is a list of teachers from 1877 to 1968 and the note “log school built 1827, brick school built 1878, new school built 1963"
Financial book 1926 - 1942 (PCMA: 74-020/3)
SS4
Financial book 1859 - 1866 (PCMA: 68-023)
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