Historical Documents
Digital Resources
This section contains scanned copies of historical documents and records pertaining to Miss Squire and her time at Sevington School. It includes her birth certificate and other personal documents, photographs and yearly registers.
To access the documents please use the links in the table below, which shows what can be found on each page, or use the menu on the right. On each document page you will find details of each document and a link to enable you to download a pdf.
Documents Menu
1. Miss Squire's birth certificate
2. Miss Squire's confirmation leaflet
3. School register 1858
4. Miss Squire's confirmation of baptism
5. List of school registers
6. School registers 1861
7. School registers 1862
8. School registers 1863
9. Photo of May Squire
10. Photo of Miss Squire
11. Miss Squire and costumed children
12. Miss Squire and pupils
13. School registers 1886
14. School registers 1887
15. Coal club accounts 1895
16. School registers 1895
17. School registers 1897
18. School registers 1898
19. School registers 1899
20. Photo of last three pupils
21. Miss Squire's letter
22. Miss Squire's memorandum
Acknowledgements
Sevington Victorian School would like to thank the following people and organizations for their support and guidance:
Richard Humberstone and the family of Miss Elisabeth Squire who made available documents relating to Miss Squire’s life.
Melissa Barnett and the staff at Chippenham Museum for conserving the school registers.
Michael Marshman and the staff at the Wiltshire History Centre for conserving photographs of Miss Squire and her pupils.
Dr Meg Gomersell, Isobel Moore and Sue Sunderland for transcribing the documents.
Soinspired Web Technology for digitalizing the records.
The Heritage Lottery Fund and the Chippenham Area Board for making the project possible.
