Matrons 1841 – 1948

Susan Wood (© Dorset History Centre)

Susan Wood
© Dorset History Centre

From To Name
1841 1847 Susan WOOD
1847 1869 retired Susan DANCY
1869 1874 died Eliza Gilbert BELL
1874 1882 forced to resign Thedora Sophia FEEK
1882 1884 resigned Louisa STRANGE
1884 1886 resigned due to ill heath Katherine TWINING
1887 1887 resigned Grace Edith SACKETT
1887 1888 Mary Ann NICOLAY
1888 1893 Henrietta A. E. LAWRENCE
1893 1894 was asked to resign Frances E. G. WARD
1894 1899 resigned Jessey M. HAYES
1899 1912 retired due to ill health Jane Elizabeth EDWARDS
1912 1914 resigned Mabel COTTON
1914 1917 resigned due to ill health Miss L. MARLOW
1917 1931 retired due to ill health Edith Sarah HILL
1931 1935 retired Edith Mildred BELLAMY
1935 1939 Mary BENJAFIELD
1939 Doris Mary GOODWIN