Background
Her father died in 1924 as a result of injuries sustained during the First World War.
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Anne Mathams
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Career
The elder of two children born to Robert and Annie Mathams, she had a younger brother, John. 1932 - trained at Jersey Ladies College
1936 - headmistress at Stanwell Nursery
1939 - headmistress of Street Leonards Nursery
1941 - headmistress of Moray House Nursery
Member, Educational Institute of Scotland (1936)
Chair, Nursery School Association (Edinburgh branch)
Fellow, Educational Institute of Scotland (1972. Life membership granted in 1979)
Mission Mathams retired from teaching in 1978.
She died on 21 February 2011, aged 97, at the Colinton Care Home, Edinburgh, unmarried.
Achievements
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1948 - headmistress of Westerlea School, established by the Scottish Council for the Care of Spastics (now known as Capability Scotland, of which Mathams was a founder member) Founder member, Scottish Council for the Care of Spastics. Later known as Capability Scotland (1946) Elsie Inglis Award for Lifetime Achievement (2000).
