School Teachers: 1874-1948
The "Old School" was built in 1824. Our list of teachers begins in 1874, when the Log Book was started, and ends in 1948, when this school was closed.
Teacher |
Date began teaching |
Period in office |
Miss Barbara J Stephen |
12 January 1874 |
6½ months |
Ann Berry |
7 September 1874 |
4 months |
Miss Mary Ellis |
1 January 1874 |
3 years 9 months |
Miss Ruth Seabrook |
1 October 1878 |
1 year 3 months |
Ruth Price |
27 February 1880 |
2 years |
Jennina Mellis |
27 February 1882 |
1 year five months |
Jane Evans |
1 October 1883 |
2 years |
J Harriett Henville |
21 September 1885 |
1 year |
J Annie Elizabeth Hubbard |
October 4 1886 |
10 years 3 months |
Miss Mary Rae |
January 1897 |
6 months |
Miss King |
14 June 1897 |
9 years 10 months |
Mrs Emma E Pearson |
6 April 1917 |
1 year 8 months |
J Hall (temporary) |
20 January 1919 |
2 weeks |
H Finlayson (temporary) |
30 January 1919 |
3 weeks |
J. J. Symes (temporary) |
17 February 1919 |
4½ months |
A. M. Walter |
3 June 1919 |
1 year |
Louise Elizabeth Rayham (temporary) |
23 June 1920 |
2½ months |
Edith M. Viner (supply) |
10 September 1920 |
4 days |
Nellie Trott (temporary) |
21 September 1920 |
2 weeks |
Sarah Adams (temporary) |
1 November 1920 (school had been closed for 3 weeks) |
3 months |
Miss M.J. Walker (supply) |
2 February 1921 |
3 weeks |
Frederick Edens |
1 March 1921 |
2 months |
Lillian Edith Cornish |
3 May 1921 |
4 years 6 months |
E Dodimead (temporary) |
24 November 1925 |
2 weeks |
Frances Louisa Read |
18 December 1925 |
2 weeks |
M Watts (supply) |
6 January 1926 |
2½ months |
Mrs A Crone |
22 March 1926 |
5 years 9 months |
Miss M Catley |
11 January 1932 |
3 years |
Edith E Smith |
13 January 1936 |
1 year 9½ months |
Bethel E. Moss (Hardy) |
3 November 1937 |
6 years 10 months |
May Alice Pryke |
28 August 1944 |
10 months |
George W Price (temporary) |
2 July 1945 |
1 week |
Doris Price (temporary) |
9 July 1945 |
3 weeks |
Franceline Mary de la Hunty (temporary) |
15 October 1945 |
3½ months |
K.M. Markham (temporary) |
3 March 1947 |
6 weeks |
Daphne M. Taylor (temporary) |
21 April 1947 |
1 month |
Hazel Benson |
21 May 1947 |
6 months |
Franceline Mary de la Hunty (temporary) |
12 January 1948 |
4½ months |
J.O. Wilson |
1 June 1948 |
7 weeks |
School closes |
23 July 1948 |
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There is some doubt about the Christian name of Miss King, who is described as M King in the school Log Book, Miss R King in Kelly's Directories and Sally King in Bicester and Otmoor in Old Photographs, Sian Ellis, Alan Sutton, 1992.