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Finding out about Headteachers/teachers?

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Julia

Julia Report 7 Jun 2005 20:12

Many thanks all.

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 7 Jun 2005 19:42

You could email Liverpool Archives and ask them for names/addresses for schools in that area, and whether they hold records for any of them. You could also look on the historicaldirectories website, and if there's a directory on there for around that date, for Liverpool, it should hopefully list the schools. Hope this helps.

Pippa

Pippa Report 7 Jun 2005 19:24

Have you tried Friends Reunited you never know it could be there. Pippa

The Bag

The Bag Report 7 Jun 2005 19:19

Liverpool college is a private school that has been running in Liverpool for years and years.That is in West Derby (i think) although was then for boys. Certainly 'google-able' Jess x the 1901 cecnus describes her occupation as some sort of teacher so she obviously started out teaching in the Liverpool area

Julia

Julia Report 7 Jun 2005 18:39

Many thanks. Now you talk about a public school (meaning HM member of Headmaster's Conference) so not every independent school, just about 50/100 or so, I think. Trying to ascertain exactly what a public school meant back then and whether it was a 'catch all' name for any school privately run or otherwise? It would have been in the West Derby/Aintree/Great Crosby area of Liverpool and I imagine it must have been a girls school as she was female?

Heather

Heather Report 7 Jun 2005 18:12

Hi, well start by googling her name in case in comes up on a site for the school. If its not LEA school then I guess they wont have her records or pension details. Do you know what area it was in? If so you could search the area for public schools - the thing is though I went to a Grammar School which had been a public school back in days of yore, so you would have to research if any of the schools in the right area were once public/independent. Afraid not all public schools are as famous as Eaton! There are hundreds of minor ones - my own youngest son went to one because he had dyslexia and that particular school specialised. Good luck.

Julia

Julia Report 7 Jun 2005 16:48

I have a great Aunt from the Great Crosby/West Derby area, born 1882. She died in 1964 and her name was Hannah Lunt. Death cert tells me she was the headmistress at a Public School (retired). I imagine that she must have been teaching around 1905-1930s or something like that. Question is how do I find out more about her and where she taught? I have quite a few teachers in this branch of the family and wondered what 'educational'/records on Headteachers etc exist? What was a Public School in 1905-1930s? Does this mean a top independent school like Eton or similar? I guess it must have been a girls school? Thanks a million.