It doesn't seem likely that any action against the teacher would have occurred, though I am guessing as I can't work out what the first three lines in the "Cause of Death" box says. My guess is Inflammation of the lungs with ... Any guesses?Penny Tray wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:05 pmHughie,Hughie wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2018 11:02 am This did prove to be a relative on my Stevenston Kelly side. Thanks to regular member, Irene, hahaya2004 for confirming this with documentation. Many thanks, Irene, and to Penny Tray for alerting us to such incidents.
Penny Tray wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:43 am GLASGOW HERALD
17 FEBRUARY 1882
STEVENSTON – DEATH OF A SCHOOLBOY UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES
A boy named PATRICK KELLY, aged 8 years, son of HUGH KELLY, steamboat fireman, died suddenly about 5 o’clock on Wednesday evening under circumstances which have called for an investigation by the authorities.
The boy, it appears, was attending Stevenston Public School, and on Tuesday, it is said, was punished by a pupil-teacher named GRACE GAIT.
On returning home he complained of being unwell, and went to bed. Medical assistance was obtained, but the boy died the next day.
It is alleged that the pupil-teacher struck the boy about the head. This is denied by her, and she states that he received only slight punishment on the head. It is also said that the boy met with an accident on Monday, falling from a dyke on his head.
Miss Gait was taken before the Sheriff at Kilmarnock yesterday and after emitting a declaration she was liberated pending the result of an inquiry into the case.
A post-mortem examination was made by Dr. McFarlane, Kilmarnock, but the result has not been made known.
While the circumstances are dreadful it's beneficial, I imagine, to become aware of such an important piece of family history. Hopefully, in the longer term, myself or somebody else, will determine how the legal process, involving Miss Gait, ended.
From the "Register of Corrected Entries".