Droitwich Spa, Westwood Park 1906
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If I am correct, this was the house my grandfather Henry Oliver grew up in. He lived here with his family until he was around 20 I believe, and it was sold for around £30,000! I think this would of probably been around 1950 when it was sold, however I am not sure of the facts. Such a big beautiful house, it's a shame such properties are not kept as one these days. There is also meant to be a ghost - a lady who walks the lake! Not sure how many people have heard of this.
I have discovered that my great-grandfather was Horace Everrett who was a gamekeeper at Westwood Park around 1940. His wife may have been called Emma and their daughter, Emma, married Frederick William Gately on 28th April 1931 at St. Mary's church, Hampton Lovett. I believe they had a daughter in 1931/2 but don't know her name. Frederick left her in 1932 and later Emma met Edmund Henry Hill with ...see more
I do not know Westwood Park but am tracing my family tree - apparently my Great -grandparents lived there in 1940. They were Mr. & Mrs. Everett. Their daughter, Emma, married a Mr. Gately in 1931. My mother was born in 1940, named Alice Gately but sadly was given up for adoption. If anyone has any information about the family, present or past, I would be very grateful.
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