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Leicestershire / Re: The Mystery of the Missing Marshalls
« on: Monday 04 October 10 15:01 BST (UK) »
Hi Annie,
Just got back from my stay in the old Boarding School in Hoton.
There were two Boarding Schools for young Ladies in Hoton -
One was run by the Potters and the other was run by the Coopers
(two sisters and a brother[Linguist, traveller and Latin teacher]).
The Coopers had a pony and trap; and would run back and forth visiting their
parents and relations at Ruddington.
If Emma went to the Coopers School - I would have expected her Aunt to also send her children to the same school if they were girls ?
My examination of the Coopers building showed that there was a large water tank at the top of the building, and also another large tank of water under the back yard. The pattern of the flagstones indicated that there was a "Horse Mill" on top of the tank in the back yard - perhaps pumping water up to the other tank in the house. There is a modern house next door built on the site of outhouses from the Coopers house. In common with the Potters schoolhouse, they are both Georgian and show the top of a tower staircase externally.
.....At Ruddington itself - it's old Victorian schoolhouse is now a Museum containing exhibits and archives. Even the old school desks.
My interest in all this centres on Hoton and associated people, and not on any particular Family Trees. So - Emma has popped up quite by coincidence.
Nevertheless I find Emma's tale to be quite fascinating, and would welcome any further information you have on her schooldays.
Ricky Cooper - currently researching the Cowpers of Burton-in-Wirral prior to 1600.
Just got back from my stay in the old Boarding School in Hoton.
There were two Boarding Schools for young Ladies in Hoton -
One was run by the Potters and the other was run by the Coopers
(two sisters and a brother[Linguist, traveller and Latin teacher]).
The Coopers had a pony and trap; and would run back and forth visiting their
parents and relations at Ruddington.
If Emma went to the Coopers School - I would have expected her Aunt to also send her children to the same school if they were girls ?
My examination of the Coopers building showed that there was a large water tank at the top of the building, and also another large tank of water under the back yard. The pattern of the flagstones indicated that there was a "Horse Mill" on top of the tank in the back yard - perhaps pumping water up to the other tank in the house. There is a modern house next door built on the site of outhouses from the Coopers house. In common with the Potters schoolhouse, they are both Georgian and show the top of a tower staircase externally.
.....At Ruddington itself - it's old Victorian schoolhouse is now a Museum containing exhibits and archives. Even the old school desks.
My interest in all this centres on Hoton and associated people, and not on any particular Family Trees. So - Emma has popped up quite by coincidence.
Nevertheless I find Emma's tale to be quite fascinating, and would welcome any further information you have on her schooldays.
Ricky Cooper - currently researching the Cowpers of Burton-in-Wirral prior to 1600.