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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Victoria College’s first headmaster is born
- William George Henderson was the first headmaster of Victoria College, having been ordained a priest in 1859.
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Haut de la Garenne accepts its first boys
- The children’s home at Haut de la Garenne attracted unwelcome attention as the site of serious and sustained child abuse activities.
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Batterie Moltke’s namesake dies
- When German forces built defensive structures on the Channel Islands during the occupation, they gave several former military leaders’ names.
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Jesse Boot, of Boots chemist, dies in Jersey
- Although founded by John Boot, Boots the chemist owes its early success to John’s son, Jesse, who died in Jersey, aged 81, in June 1931.
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