The New England Company, a missionary organization associated with the Church of England, opened the St. George’s school in Lytton, British Columbia in 1901. The school had ongoing sanitation, fire safety, and overcrowding problems. An influenza epidemic at the school over the 1926 1927 school year led to the deaths of thirteen children. During the 1930s, runaways were forced to march back to the school ahead of the principal who drove behind in his car. The residence closed in 1979. In 1993, a former St. George’s employee pled guilty to charges of sexually abusing students at the school when he worked there.
Remembering the Following Students:
| Name | Date of Death (Year/Month/Day) |
|---|---|
| Albert Hance | 1937-01-31 |
| Alexandra Diablo | 1964-11-21 |
| Bruce Jumbo | 1972-04-08 |
| Bruce Reynold Mack | 1972-05-20 |
| Charlotte Drynocke | ca. 1938 |
| Dan Charlie | 1936-01-01 |
| David Allen Hance | 1970-12-25 |
| Denis Albert | 1937-02-20 |
| Doris McKay | 1937-06-30 |
| Eddie Paul | 1973-11-02 |
| Francis Webster | 1937-02-21 |
| George Spuzzum | 1937-01-31 |
| Jacob Douglas | Not known |
| James Mchallisey | 1935-09-18 |
| Janet Adams | 1931-12-31 |
| Jim Baker | 1927-04-29 |
| Joseph Nali | 1946-09-05 |
| Laurie Dick | 1937-01-01 |
| Lilias Munro | 1935-09-02 |
| Lillian Smoker | 1935-11-12 |
| Maggie Martin | 1944-01-06 |
| Mary Clarke | 1927-01-01 |
| Mary Williams | 1937-06-30 |
| Merle Paul | 1946-08-20 |
| Myrtle Bertha Oates | 1937-01-15 |
| Oscar Justice | 1932-01-01 |
| Ralph Jumbo | 1947-03-31 |
| Ramona Lynn Diablo | 1964-11-21 |
| Rena Swakum | 1963-06-01 – 1963-06-30 |
| Ricky Walter Charlie | 1972-05-20 |
| Rosie Austin | 1935-06-19 |
| Samuel Justice | 1926-06-01 – 1926-12-31 |
| Sydney Wesley Mountain | 1919-03-08 |
| Tommy Jones | 1937-01-01 |
| Winnifred Moody | 1935-07-16 |