Deed March 18^th, 1831 (Registered 1861)

Concession 4, Part Lot 21, Adolphustown

Between Abraham Bogart & Christopher German, Albert Benson, William Valleau, Trustees in trust for the uses and purposes herein after mentioned for the sum of £50.

A certain lot or piece of land situate lying and being in the fourth Concession of Adolphustown, containing by admeasurements Four Poles be the same more or less being composed of part of Lot number Twenty-One in the Fourth Concession of said Township, commencing on the road in front of said Concession on East Bay at the south Corner of the west half of said Lot, then north thirty-one degrees west two poles then east fifty nine degrees north two poles, then south thirty one degrees east to the road there along the road to the place of beginning, together with all and singular the houses, wood, water ways, privileges and apperatures thereto belonging, in trust that they shall erect and build or cause to be erected and will thereon a school house for the use of the inhabitants of the said concession. (deed continues to allow a Methodist Episcopal Church as well)

Deed Nov 19^th, 1907

Concession 4, Part Lot 22, Adolphustown

[1^st Deed – selling the original school plot]

Between Oscar Williams, Thomas Tierney and James Vine, Trustees of School Section #4 Adolphustown, & James Alexander Jayne for the sum of $20.00. Concession 4, Part of Lot 22, Adolphustown.

[land formerly S.S. #4 Adolphustown]

[2^nd Deed – buying additional land for the new school plot]

Between James Alexander Jayne & Oscar Williams, Thomas Tierney and James Vine, Trustees of School Section #4 Adolphustown; Concession 4, Part of Lot 22, Adolphustown; for the sum of $70.00.

Meacham’s Atlas 1878

Gosport School

The School Buildings

[including additional information from Hay Bay Women’s Institute Tweedsmuir Book]

The First School Building

The first school may have been built in 1831, shortly after the land was deeded by Abraham Bogart.

It was located on the south side of the present road (County Road 9), made of logs and later covered with clapboard. The interior walls were plastered. There were large wooden desks.

The building was torn down in 1868 and some of the material used to build the new school.

Most of the original grounds have since washed into Hay Bay.

The Second School Building

The second building was erected in 1868 and located across the road from the first school at the edge of the bay on the Southeast corner of the G.M. German farm. It was a frame structure with plastered walls, and again, wooden desks.

In 1906 the building was sold to Oscar Williams for $17.00.

The Last School Building

Built in 1907, this was located farther from the Bay on the site of the old Gosport Methodist Church. The land had been purchased and exchanged with neighbours to increase the lot size of the school grounds, and so that the building could be erected a safe distance from the Bay. The wood shed was added in 1919. New seats replaced the older ones in 1927. In 1935, a new steel roof was added.

The school was taken over by the North Fredericksburgh School Board in 1952. It closed in 1954 and the students were bused to S.S. #10 North Fred.

The building sat vacant for about twenty years and was finally purchased and repurposed as a residence.

The Old 1907 Schoolhouse in 1995

Photos Courtesy of Hay Bay Women’s Institute Tweedsmuir Book

Promotions & Honour Rolls
Adolphustown S.S. #4 - Gosport
Publication Date Teacher	Student Names
Apr 11 1902 Josie Dennee	Fourth Class – Florence Rendell, Bernice Vine Sr. Third – Bessie Sherman Jr. Third – Florence Gould, Rosa Tierney Sr. Second – Harold Sherman, Milton Pringle, Gracie Sherman, Blanche Williams Jr. Second – Percy Vine, Clarence Sherman, Roy Gould, Pearl Smith Part II – Edith Tierney Part I – George Smith, Arthur Bogart
Oct 31 1902 Josephine Dennee	Sr. Fourth – Florence Rendell, Genevieve Bogart, Bernice Vine Jr. Fourth – Bessie Sherman Sr. Third – Florence Gould, Ross Tierney Jr. Third – Milton Pringle, Harold Sherman Sr. Second – Blanche Williams, Gracie Sherman Jr. Second – Roy Gould Clarence Sherman, Percy Vine, Edith Tierney First class – Gladys Cassidy, Arthur Bogart, Carmaleta Vine, Percy Williams, Reginald Beazley, John B. Gould
Apr 15 1904 Lottie Collins	Fourth Class Sr. – Florence Rendell, Genevieve Bogart Fourth Class Jr. – Florence Gould, Bessie Sherman, L. Tierney Third Class – Blanche Williams, Grace Sherman, Roy Gould, Harold Sherman, Milton Pringle, Clarence Sherman, Edith Tierney Second Class – Percy Vine, Harold Derby Sr. Pt. Second – Arthur Bogart, C. Vine Jr. Pt. Second – J.B. Gould, Percy Williams Pt. First – Reggie Beasley
July 13 1905 [teacher not given]	Class III to class IV - Percy Vine, Gracie Sherman, Edith Tierney, Clarence Sherman Class II to Class III - Arthur Bogart, J.B. Gould, P. Wiliams, C. Vine.
Jan 14 1910 E.G. Parks	V Class – Roy Gould IV Class – Cameron Sexsmith, Clare Sexsmith, Arthur Bogart, Florence Reid, Percy Williams, J. Gould, Clarence Sherman, Mary O’Neill, Edith Tierney III Class – Edna Sherman, Ethel Tierney II Class – George Reid I Class – Annie Sherman, George Joslyn
Nov 24 1911 Katie Gates	Fourth Class – J.B. Gould, Cameron Sexsmith, Clare Sexsmith, Clarence Reid, Edna Sherman, Mary O’Neil, Ethel Tierney Third Class, - George Reid First Class – Annie Sherman
Mar 14 1913 J. L. Richardson	V Class - J.B. Gould IV class - Edna Sherman, Clare Sexsmith, Mary O'Neill, Ethel Tierney II Class - Anna Sherman, Lulu Hill I Class - Hattie Hill Primer - Kathleen Tierney Phonics - Irvine Hill
1917-18 Belle Cummings [Tweedsmuir Records]	Students: Annie Sherman, Kathleen Tierney, Gordon Robertson, Isabelle Huff, Gladys Galt, Maurice Tierney, Maud Huff, Pearl Luffman, Hugh Galt, Irene Sherman, Jean Robertson, Addie Huff, George Huff, Oscar Fox, Alonzo Fox, Beatrice Luffman, Laura Brooks
Mar 30 1932 [teacher not given]	Senior IV – Verna Huyck, Douglas Robertson, Kenneth Sexsmith, Ethel Huff Senior III – Grant McKittrick, Grant Sexsmith, Bill O’Neil Junior III – Don Sexsmith, Patricia Sexsmith, Norman O’Neil Senior II – Earl McKittrick, Fred O’Neil, Edith Harnden, Ernie Huff, Alton Sexsmith Senior I – Nina Huff, Harold Harnden, Madeline McKittrick Primer – Dean Huff, Eldon O’Neil, Bruce Palmer, Lyle O’Neil

Year	Board Secretary	Teacher	Building	Average Attendance
From the First School	Teachers: Miss Webster; Miss Knight
From the Second School	Teachers: George Huyck, Miss Brown, George Davy, Miss Shurtleff, Miss Vance, Miss Weese, Miss Parnell, Charles Palmer, Miss Buchanan, Miss Caton, Mr. A. Clark, Miss M. Vandervoort, Miss Dennie, Mr. J.E. Smith, Miss Richardson, Miss Henderson, Miss Collins, Miss Haggerty
1895		Etta Jayne	[from Clipping]
1904		George Welbanks	[from Clipping]
June 1911	A.B. Sexsmith	Katie B. Gates	Frame	10
June 1912	A. B. Sexsmith	Iva Barker	Frame	8
Nov 1913	A.B. Sexsmith	Jessie L. Richardson	Frame	9
June 1914	A.B. Sexsmith	Jessie P. Leslie	Frame	6
Nov 1915	A.B. Sexsmith	Laura Mellow	Frame	8
Nov 1916	A.B. Sexsmith	Lena J. Warren	Frame	8
Nov 1917	J.C. Robertson	Bella Cummings	Frame	6
Nov 1918	J. C. Robertson	Minnie Parks	Frame	8
Nov 1919	J.C. Robertson	Minnie Parks	Frame	6
Nov 1920	J.C. Robertson	Laura Kenyon	Frame	6
Nov 1922	J.C. Robertson	Miss Valentine	Frame	11
Nov 1923	J.C. Robertson	Mary Kindree	Frame	7
Nov 1925	R.C. Robertson	Carmelita Friskin	Frame	5
1926	J.C. Robertson	Carmelita Friskin	Frame	12
Nov 1926	J.C. Robertson	Carmelita Friskin	Frame	7
Nov 1927	J.C. Robertson	Carmelita Friskin	Frame	12
Nov 1928	J.C. Robertson	Thelma Wilson	Frame	14
Nov 1929	J.C. Robertson	Thelma Wilson	Frame	14
Nov 1930	J. Robertson	Kathleen Dixon	Frame	14
Nov 1931	J.E. Robertson	Kathleen Dixon	Frame	12
Nov 1932	J.E. Robertson	Beatrice Forsyth	Frame	19
Nov 1934	Jas. E. Robertson	Beatrice M. Forsyth	Frame	16
Nov 1935	Jas. E. Robertson	Beatrice M. Forsythe	Frame	17
Nov 1936	John B. Gould	Vernon R. Reid	Frame	10
Nov 1937	J. B. Gould	Vernon D. Reid	Frame	9
Nov 1938	John B. Gould	Vernon D. Reid	Frame	8
Nov 1939	John B. Gould	Mrs. Hazel M. Huyck	Frame	8
Nov 1940	J.B. Gould	Mrs. Hazel M. Huyck	Frame	7
Nov 1941	Cameron Sexsmith	Mrs. Hazel M. Huyck	Frame	6
Nov 1942	Cameron Sexsmith	Mrs. Hazel M. Huyck	Frame	6
Nov 1942	Cameron Sexsmith	Mrs. Hazel M. Huyck	Frame	5
Nov 1943	Cameron Sexsmith	Mrs. Hazel M. Huyck	Frame	7
Nov 1944	Cameron Sexsmith	Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson	Frame	5
Nov 1945	Mrs. Hazel Huyck	Mrs. Patricia Culhane	Frame	5
Nov 1946	Mrs. Hazel Huyck	Ruth Mellow	Frame	5
Nov 1947	Mrs. Hazel Huyck	Mrs. Hazel Huyck	Frame	9
Nov 1948	Mrs. Hazel Huyck	Mrs. Hazel M. Huyck	Frame	8
Nov 1949	Mrs. Hazel Huyck	Sara M. Urquhart	Frame	10
Nov 1950	Mrs. Hazel Huyck	Sara M. Urquhart	Frame	8
Nov 1951	Mrs. Hazel Huyck	Sara M. Robertson	Frame	10
Nov 1952	Marshal VanAlstine (under North Fred School Board)	Mrs. Sara M. Robertson	Frame	n/g
Nov 1953	Marshal VanAlstine	Mrs. Sara M. Robertson	Frame	n/g
Nov 1954	Marshal VanAlstine	Mrs. Keitha Thomas	Frame	n/g
1955	CLOSED - pupils to U 10 (North Fred)