Julia Emily Sass (d 1891), teacher and missionary. Church Mission Society archive CMS/ACC314 Z1, Cadbury Research Library
Julia Emily Sass of London went out to Sierra Leone with the Church Mission Society 10 November 1848 as superintendent of the ‘Female Institution’ later the ‘Annie Walsh Memorial School’, Freetown. The decision to commit to the life of a missionary was not an easy one as her mother was determinedly against it. Nevertheless, convinced of her vocation, Julia served overseas for 21 years, managing and teaching at the school despite frequent bouts of ill health. Her correspondence with CMS headquarters in England gives news of pupils including Sarah Forbes Bonnetta, Egbado princess and protégé of Queen Victoria. Julia retired to England July 1869. She lived more than 20 years in England before her death 20 October 1891.
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CMS/ACC314 Z1
Julia Emily Sass (d 1891), teacher and missionary. Church Mission Society archive CMS/ACC314 Z1, Cadbury Research Library
Julia Emily Sass of London went out to Sierra Leone with the Church Mission Society 10 November 1848 as superintendent of the ‘Female Institution’ later the ‘Annie Walsh Memorial School’, Freetown. The decision to commit to the life of a missionary was not an easy one as her mother was determinedly against it. Nevertheless, convinced of her vocation, Julia served overseas for 21 years, managing and teaching at the school despite frequent bouts of ill health. Her correspondence with CMS headquarters in England gives news of pupils including Sarah Forbes Bonnetta, Egbado princess and protégé of Queen Victoria. Julia retired to England July 1869. She lived more than 20 years in England before her death 20 October 1891.
Text by Cadbury Research Library
CMS/ACC314 Z1