Listing from VPRS 880/P0 unit 63: National Board schoolteachers employed at 31 June 1858: in Western District area CAPE BRIDGEWATER Joseph Bedford, teacher, no salary listed, appointed April 1858, age 38, school hours 10-3, born London, Wesleyan Christiana Bedford, work mistress, salary 30 pounds, appointed April 1858, age 33, school hours 1-3, born Edinburgh, Wesleyan COLAC Robert Wright, teacher, salary 175 pounds, appointed 18 May 1857, age 31, school hours 9-3, born Brichin, Forfarshire Scotland, Presbyterian Agnes Wright, work mistress, salary 30 pounds, appointed 1 Dec 1857, age 19, school hours 1-3, born Edinburgh, Presbyterian HAMILTON John McLennan, teacher, salary 100 pounds, appointed 8 Jun 1857, age 36 school hours 9-4, born Scotland, Presbyterian J. McLennan, teacher, salary 80 pounds, appointed 8 Jun 1857, age 33, school hours 9-4, born Scotland, Presbyterian HEYWOOD Martha Read, teacher, salary 50 pounds, appointed 2 Nov 1857, age 24, school hours 10-4, born Guernsey, Church of England HORSHAM James Simpson, teacher, salary 8- pounds appointed 19 Jun 1857, age 29,school hours 9.45-3.30, born Glasgow, Presbyterian Hannah Simpson, work mistress, salary 30 pounds, appointed 19 Jan 1857, age 34, school hours 2.45-3.45, born Glasgow, Presbyterian PORTLAND C S Dunbar, master, salary 100 pounds, appointed 1 Oct 1856, age 42, school hours 9.30-4, born Scotland, Presbyterian Janet Dunbar, mistress, salary 80 pounds, appointed 1 Oct 1856, age 42 school hours 9.30-4, born Scotland, Presbyterian John Bye, Monitor, salary 25 pounds, appointed 1 Feb 1857, age 34 school hours 9.30-4, born England, Wesleyan Mary Wright, Monitress, salary 15 pounds, appointed 1 Feb 1857, age 15, born Australia, Roman Catholic TOWER HILL LAKE David Burston, teacher, salary 100 pounds, appointed 15 Nov 1857, age 34, school hours 9-3, born Clifton, Church of England Sarah Burston, work mistress, salary 30 pounds, appointed 15 Nov 1857, age 36, school hours 9-3, born Bristol, Church of England WARRNAMBOOL William McLeish, master, salary 150 pounds, appointed 1 Dec 1856, age 48,school hours 9-4.30, born Scotland, Presbyterian Eliza McLeish, work mistress, salary 45, appointed 1 Dec 1856, age 42, school hours 10-4, born Scotland, Presbyterian Ann Jane Betts, Monitress, salary 25 pounds, appointed 1856, age 15, school hours 10.30-4.30, born Victoria, Church of England WANGOOM John Baker, teacher, salary 80 pounds, appointed 5 Jan 1857, age 30, school hours 9-4, born London, Church of England Hannah Baker, work mistress, salary 30 pounds, appointed 5 Jan 1857, age 35, school hours 9-4, born Shrewsbury, Church of England WOODFORD Abraham Lauder, master, salary 100 pounds,, appointed 1 May 1854, age 55, school hours 10-4, born Portland England, Church of England That's the total number of Western District schools listed Regards Ada Ada Ackerly. Melbourne Formerly Ackerly Docusearch