• Vian, Alsager; rev. M. C. Curthoys. "Elder, Edward (1812–1858)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004; online edn, Oct 2005). Retrieved 10 September 2010. Elder, Edward (1812–1858), headmaster, the son of John William Edmund Elder, was born in Barbados on 1 October 1812. ... He was a tutor at Oxford until 1839, when he became headmaster of Durham Cathedral grammar school. The school was in a sorry state, but was transformed during Elder's headmastership, ultimately acquiring the standing of a public school, helped by the move to a new site in 1844. 

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