See also
Husband:
John Woolley (1816-1866)
Wife:
Mary Margaret Turner ( - )
Children:
Marriage:
Jul 1842
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Name:
John Woolley
Sex:
Male
Father:
George Woolley (1783-1860)
Mother:
Charlotte Gell (1786- )
Note (shared):
A noted educationalist in Britain and New South Wales, John Woolley was appointed headmaster of King Edward VI's Grammar School, Hereford in 1842. In 1844 he was elected the first headmaster of Rossall School, and in 1849 he was appointed headmaster of Norwich grammar school.
In January 1852 Woolley was chosen as principal of the newly formed Sydney University. He arrived in Australia in June, and delivered an inaugural speech at the opening of the university in October. Besides being principal, he was professor of classics and logic in the university. He pressed for the new university to be a secular institution and one which would offer a liberal education to equip a future colonial governing class. Woolley was one of the original trustees of the Sydney grammar school. He was the first to propose the scheme, for connecting the primary schools of New South Wales with the university by a system of public examinations.
In 1865 Woolley visited England, and during his absence in 1866 he was elected president of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. He drowned on his return voyage in the steamship London, which foundered in the Bay of Biscay on 11 January 1866. A public testimonial amounting to £2000 was collected in New South Wales and presented to his widow as a tribute to his services.
Source: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Birth:
26 Feb 1816
Petersfield, Hampshire
Baptism:
2 Aug 1816 (age 0)
Church Of Christ-Independent, Petersfield, Hampshire (IGI)
Death fact:
11 Jan 1866 (age 49)
Drowned in the SS London while returning from Britain to Australia
Education:
Brompton Grammar School, London Univ, Exeter Coll Oxford
Death:
11 Jan 1866 (age 49)
At sea, Bay of Biscay
Name:
Mary Margaret Turner
Sex:
Female
Father:
Father:
-
Name:
Emmeline Mary Dogherty Woolley
Sex:
Female
Note (shared):
Music teacher, composer and musician. As a composer, Miss Woolley was 'capable of considerable melodic inspiration'. Her triumph was The Captive Soul, written for Ethel Pedley's libretto. Scored for a chamber music ensemble, organ, two pianofortes, female choir and soloists, the cantata was performed on 11 June 1895; the choral dirge, 'Hush the spindle, hush the loom', made a deep impression and the manuscript was purchased by Novello & Co. Ltd, London. The cantata was performed in England and in 1906 by students at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide.
During her professional career, Miss Woolley was recognized as 'a pianist with a style at once scholarly and sparkling'. Dark, with strong features and hair severely drawn back, she 'ardently supported' Roberto Hazon's efforts to found the Sydney Amateur Orchestral Society and remained on its committee until 1908.
Source: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120641b.htm
Birth:
1843
Baptism:
16 Jun 1843 (age 0)
Hereford Cathedral
Death:
18 Mar 1908 (age 64-65)
Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
A noted educationalist in Britain and New South Wales, John Woolley was appointed headmaster of King Edward VI's Grammar School, Hereford in 1842. In 1844 he was elected the first headmaster of Rossall School, and in 1849 he was appointed headmaster of Norwich grammar school.
In January 1852 Woolley was chosen as principal of the newly formed Sydney University. He arrived in Australia in June, and delivered an inaugural speech at the opening of the university in October. Besides being principal, he was professor of classics and logic in the university. He pressed for the new university to be a secular institution and one which would offer a liberal education to equip a future colonial governing class. Woolley was one of the original trustees of the Sydney grammar school. He was the first to propose the scheme, for connecting the primary schools of New South Wales with the university by a system of public examinations.
In 1865 Woolley visited England, and during his absence in 1866 he was elected president of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. He drowned on his return voyage in the steamship London, which foundered in the Bay of Biscay on 11 January 1866. A public testimonial amounting to £2000 was collected in New South Wales and presented to his widow as a tribute to his services.
Source: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Music teacher, composer and musician. As a composer, Miss Woolley was 'capable of considerable melodic inspiration'. Her triumph was The Captive Soul, written for Ethel Pedley's libretto. Scored for a chamber music ensemble, organ, two pianofortes, female choir and soloists, the cantata was performed on 11 June 1895; the choral dirge, 'Hush the spindle, hush the loom', made a deep impression and the manuscript was purchased by Novello & Co. Ltd, London. The cantata was performed in England and in 1906 by students at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide.
During her professional career, Miss Woolley was recognized as 'a pianist with a style at once scholarly and sparkling'. Dark, with strong features and hair severely drawn back, she 'ardently supported' Roberto Hazon's efforts to found the Sydney Amateur Orchestral Society and remained on its committee until 1908.
Source: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120641b.htm