Forth Primary School

Forth School was built around 1850 and serves as a primary school , library and community centre.

standing at the north end of the village main street.

 

Following several requests for old school photos , some are shown below .

1930 - 1945

1946 - 1960

1961 - 2007

Boys Brigade

Girl Guides

1930 - 1945

1931

Back row
RITCHIE NIMMO, JOHN LAURIE, JIM BRADY, JIM WATSON (CLIMPY), JIM WATSON, JIM HOWIE, WILLIE GILMOUR, WILLIE HAMILTON, WILLIE SMITH.
2nd back row
LIZ MCCAFFERTY, IRENE JACKSON, MARY CAMPBELL, JESSIE PILLANS, MARGARET HUNTER, AGNES GRACIE, MARY STEPHEN, CATH TENNANT, BELLA STARK, AGNES TRAVERS, MARY RAE.
3rd row
? RUSSELL (SLIGHTLY IN FRONT) ANNIE CARMICHAEL, NESSIE ORR, GRACE TENNANT, JENNY YOUNG, ANNIE BAIRD, CISSIE ALEXANDER, JESSIE MERCER, MARY RUSSELL, JESSIE CLARK, BETTY MOFFAT, NELL ROSS, JOHN SIMPSON. (SLIGHTLY IN FRONT)
front row
? STARK, ROBERT CARRUTHERS, ROBERT BEGG, EDDIE PROSSER, JOHN CLARK, JOHN BELL, TOM GORDON, HUGH ALEXANDER, WILLIE MCELROY, WILLIE ARMSTRONG, ROBERT MAIN.

special thanks to Mrs Betty Hunter ( Moffat) for the information supplied

1932

Back Row : t little, w moffat, b oar, j freel, w hamilton, s wood, j whipton, j stewart, j robb

2nd Back row: s orr, m stewart, m lader, j geddes, m mcpatlan, l mcdowal, e smith, ? wilson, ? stein, ? finleston

2nd Front Row: T goldie, j walker, b mcgurk, r murray, m alexander, i mcmaan, b irland, ? stewart, j aenick,
h mac hutton, d clark, n brown

Front Row: s mccullie, w stark, j paton, j woods, j buckanin, w boyd, s graham, d craig, t hamilton, a tweed

teacher p mckenrric
a gardner

Special thanks to John Stewart for the information supplied

1936

Forth Primary 1936

Back Row (Left to Right): A Geddes, Robert McMorran, D Ritchie, Neil Weir, William Ramsay, J Steele, Dick Carmichael, John Lauder, William McCafferty

3rd Row: Jocky Russel, Emily Rae, Jean Brown, Jean Heskines, Carrie Munro, Betty Hamilton, Jean Whitman, ?, Agnes Wilson, Ross Nimmo

2nd Row: Maggie McCallum, Liz Murray, May Thomson, Margaret Fraser, Betty McCallum, Mary Moffat, Flora Whiteford, Mary Aitken, Nan Gilmour, Jimmy Travers

Front Row: Paddy Shields, Hislop Nimmo, Bobby Ireland, William Alexander, Billy Hamilton, William Jackson, Charile Stephen, Robert Clark, Tom Main, John Waddell

special thanks to Mr John Lauder for the information supplied

Forth Primary One 1939

back row: john mcgovern, peter tennant, ?, robin galloway, ? , john carruthers, alex ross, robert brown.

2nd back row: eddie dearie, ? , mary andrew, ?, ?, isobel graham, mary thomson, janet mcgill, janette mcCafferty.

2nd front row: christine hamilton, ?, margaret griffin, jane & eilean weir, helen paton, tessa mckibbon, ? , lotie bart.

front row: ?, ?, andy henderson, ? john alexander.

Special thanks to Grace Kenneway for the information supplied.

Forth Primary School Teachers

Names are (I think) as follows:

Back Row: 1) Mr. Wallace, 2) Mrs. Cassels, 3) Mr. Young, 4) Miss Pillans, 5) Mr. Pillans, 6) Miss Jenkins, 6) Mr. Gray (the janitor)

2nd Row: 1) Miss P. McKendrick, 2) Miss Hamilton, 3) Mr. Bell, 4) Mr. Blair, 5) Mrs. Lawson, 6) Miss Marshall, 7) Miss Forrest, 8) Miss McCallum

Front Row: 1) Miss Ellen McKendrick, 2) Miss McPartland, 3) Mr. Wallace, 4) Miss Bryce, 5) Mr. Smith (Head Master), 6) Miss Scott, 7) Miss Nelson

If you have any forth school pictures you would like included,or if you know any information for the above photos
please get in touch
special thanks to Hugh Adamson for the information supplied.