West Dean School Buildings (General)

by downunder , Thursday, September 26, 2013, 17:01 (4078 days ago) @ Jefff

No, you haven't mislead me at all. On the contrary, it's all very interesting and thought-provoking. The topic of education in the FOD, whether for the older ones or younger children, is really interesting because it's also got me thinking about what ages they might have left school and started work. Next step in the research and another intriguing one because it was the time of the Great Depression and at least two daughters ended up working elsewhere by the mid 1930's - one in London we know and one in Devon we think. Given that the former got married in Kensington and the latter married a man in Devon early in WW2 - who was then killed a year later and her second marriage was in Hendon. So you see the intrigue grows!

Not all Aussies went to Catholic schools, lol! Actually my family is pretty well divided between staunch Catholics and less-than-staunch Methodists. The Methodists all went to state schools and look rather askance at the Catholic side sometimes. Surprised just like your mum when something is rather "normal". We're a weird mob as they say :)