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Hotham Street 80

The Wisewould Chronicles

A history of the Wisewould family.  James Wisewould, solicitor and his wife, Sophia lived with their six small children at 99 Hotham Street in the late 1860s.  During this time at least two of the children attended Mrs Roberts School, Sydenham House, across the road at 80 Hotham Street.  Adeline, the eldest child, as a twelve year old wrote a diary for a period of just

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The Wisewould Chronicles - new edition

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This is a new edition of The Wisewould Chronicles.  It covers the same material as the earlier edition with extra information.

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