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

 

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.