Henry STEPHENS - Snr & Jnr - Lydney (General)

by mrsbruso , Monday, August 29, 2011, 00:27 (4889 days ago) @ m p griffiths

Since Henry owned Orchards, could be he was making hard cider for sale. And at some point in history beer was the beverage of choice over water. Since it was processed it was actually healthier than some water sources would have been. He didn't mention the contents of the hogsheads, and they were painted a distinctive colour, so I would say odds are at least even that he was using them to produce income in some manner . ..