25th June 1818
Victoria College’s first headmaster is born
William George Henderson was the first headmaster of Victoria College. He graduated from Oxford in 1936 and was ordained a priest in 1859. Between 1852 and 1862, he was headmaster of Victoria College, the school’s first, before moving to Leeds and taking a position at the city’s grammar school.
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Other events that occured in June
A Belgian airman is killed over Jersey
- St Ouen’s Rue Henri Gonay was given its name in June 2014 in honour of a Belgian airman who died when his plane crashed in Jersey.
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Arsonist is arrested after being burned by his own fire
- When Mr Collenette’s fancy jewellery and hair shop burned down in June 1887, the blaze was so fierce it could be seen right across St Helier.
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Jersey re-thinks its laws on treason
- Although it has long been possible to be arrested for treason in Jersey, the island didn’t have the right to try anyone for the crime until 2014.
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Building work starts on St Aubin on the Hill
- The Bishop of Guildford laid the foundation stone of St Aubin on the Hill, St Brelade’s Anglican church, on 4 June 1889.
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