Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 10 March 1893
Bad Scholars from Denaby
John Oates, miner, Denaby, was fined 6d. and costs for not sending his daughter, Mary Ann, regularly to school.
The girl had attended 55 times, out of a possible 80.
John Wright. Denaby, was also fined 6d. and costs for not causing his son, Joe, aged 12 to go to school more regularly than 41 times out of a possible 80.
Enoch Pearson, Denaby, was fined a similar amount, his son, William, only having attended 60 times out of 80; and Isaac Gough was also fined 6d. and costs his child only having attended 47 out of a possible 80.