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Shropshire / Re: Park Villa School, Condover, Shropshire (Salop), England c.1881
« on: Monday 07 March 16 20:30 GMT (UK)  »
As regards the matter of the two Dixons, I think the 1891 census (in which my grandfather and his brother feature) might fill one or two gaps.  The name of the house is given simply as Park Villa.  The profession of Thomas Dixon (head of the household and aged 51) is given as School Master and his place of birth as Stockport, Lancashire.  The son, Geoffrey, aged 23 is described as a Medical Student.

PiersW

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Shropshire / Re: Park Villa School, Condover, Shropshire (Salop), England c.1881
« on: Monday 07 March 16 17:42 GMT (UK)  »
Sadly, I do not have any family photos of that part of my ancestors' lives.  I expect we will call in at the house in May and, if we find someone in, I will post what (if anything) we find out.

I have attached a screen capture from Google Earth Street View that shows the house as it is now.

PiersW

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Shropshire / Re: Park Villa School, Condover, Shropshire (Salop), England c.1881
« on: Monday 07 March 16 15:19 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks again.  All working now.  I am sure your conclusion is correct.  The maps enabled me to find Park House on Google Earth - the name of the house is just discernible in Street View.

An American second cousin of mine (her grandfather was my great-uncle - he was the brother who attended Park Villa School with my grandfather, subsequently emigrating to the US) is coming over here in May on a family history search.  Shropshire and Montgomeryshire (where our ancestors lived before moving to Hertfordshire) will form part of the pilgrimage and, thanks to this post, we can now add Park House to the itinerary.

Piers

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Shropshire / Re: Park Villa School, Condover, Shropshire (Salop), England c.1881
« on: Sunday 06 March 16 19:00 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for the prompt reply.  Unfortunately, the second link wouldn't display for some reason - the first one worked fine.

Thanks again

PiersW

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Shropshire / Re: Park Villa School, Condover, Shropshire (Salop), England c.1881
« on: Sunday 06 March 16 17:53 GMT (UK)  »
I have just stumbled across this post.  My great-grandfather and his brother were also at the school at the time of the 1891 census and I would be interested to know if any further information has been uncovered.

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