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Wymington School - Head Teachers
(and monitors/monitress appointments to 1890)
extracted from the Log Books found in the Teacher’s Desk

Census 1871

Rectory Farm House used as a aschool

21 Oct 1878

Wymington National School
Annie Johnson – formerly pupil teacher at Northampton St Edmunds. 41 pupils – found them very backward

15 Nov 1878
Ellen Desborough began as monitress

31 Jan 1879

Resigned position – A Johnson (3 months)

07 Feb 1879

Rose Truss – ex pupil teacher Bisbrook, Hull, and Rutland

13 Jun 1879
Ellen Desborough resigned as monitress

05 Sep 1879

Resigned position – Rose Truss (7 months)

13 Oct 1879

Charles Wagstaffe took charge for a few weeks

28 Nov 1879

Resigned – Charles Wagstaffe (5 weeks)

12 Jan 1880

Hannah Thompson – ex pupil teacher - Union St School, Accrington

10 Jul 1880
Mary Ann Desborough monitress
01 Oct 1880
Mary Ann Desborough resigned as monitress
22 Oct 1880
Jane Smith monitress
04 Mar 1881
Jane Smith resigned as monitress
07 Mar 1881
Emmiline Smith monitress
06 Jan 1882
Emmiline Smith resigned as monitress and Mary Ann Westley appointed monitress

20 Dec 1882

Resigned – Hannah Thompson (2 years)

05 Jan 1883

Emily Eliz Wood – Hackney

06 Jul 1883
Mary Ann Westley resigned as monitress
13 Jul 1883
Florence Bettles monitress

30 Oct 1885

Resigned – E E Wood (2 years 9 months)

02 Nov 1885

J M R Tyrer started

12 Jan 1886

Fees increased to 2d for every scholar

05 Apr 1886

Managers refused to pay salary of mistress

18 Aug 1886

Resigned – J M Tyrer (1 year 9 months)

03 Oct 1886

F E Clifton took charge

08 Oct 1886

Annie Sayer monitress

29 Oct 1886

Monitress resigned

12 Nov 1886

Ellen Salter monitress till Christmas

19 Nov 1886

She is inefficient

03 Dec 1886

Ellen Salter discharged being useless

10 Dec 1886

Sarah Edwards monitress

31 Jul 1889

Resigned – F E Clifton (2 years 9 months)

20 Sep 1889

Mary A Higginson commenced duties (4 scholars)

30 Jun 1892

Miss Higginson married – now Mrs M A Woollard

13 Apr 1896

Mrs Pamela Daniels certificated mistress has been appointed to take temporary charge

22 May 1896

Resigned – Mrs Daniels (6 weeks)

05 Jun 1896

Mrs Woollard returned

31 Aug 1898

Resigned – Mrs Woollard (8 years 1 month)

19 Sep 1898

M Goodwin took charge of school

23 Dec 1898

Resigned – M Goodwin (4 months)

09 Jan 1899

Miss A P Todd took charge

01 Aug 1899

A P Todd left (7 months)

11 Sep 1899

F Buxton took charge (1 week)

18 Sep 1899

Adela Thorley took charge

13 Oct 1899

Resigned – A Thorley (less than 1 month)

16 Oct 1899

Katherine Highfield took charge

12 Apr 1900

Resigned – Miss Highfield (6 months)

23 Apr 1900

Miss E Rutter took charge

29 Jun 1928

Resigned – Miss Rutter (28 years 2 months)

02 Jul 1928

Mrs I Smith commenced duty

29 Mar 1935

Resigned – Mrs Smith (6 years 9 months)

01 Apr 1935

Mrs M H Jones commenced duty

31 Dec 1963

Resigned - Mrs M H Jones (28 years 9 months)

18 Jan 1964

Mrs Summers commenced duty


Note: after 1890 it is unclear if appointments are for monitors or assistant masters (see Log Book extracts)

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