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    King Edward Sixth elementary/middle schools

    Yes, thanks again Janice. I have sent a couple of emails to the school (no reply yet) but the one you suggest looks promising, and I will try it.
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    King Edward Sixth elementary/middle schools

    Thank you Janice. I have visited that site, and a few others linked to the school. Just casting my net a bit wider, particularly hoping to find out more about how pupils got to be accepted at Meriden Street etc, and how the finances worked.
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    King Edward Sixth elementary/middle schools

    Interested in any info regarding the above in the 1870s. My grandfather, William Henry Thonger, was a pupil at King Edward Sixth elementary and middle schools 1876-79 (including Meriden school). Son of a carpenter, I wonder how he got in – exam/interview? Class lists note that most pupils were...
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