Forest People Moving to Devon (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Saturday, March 14, 2009, 21:09 (5805 days ago) @ rookancestrybest

There are "forest folk" in Devon and Cornwall.

The most common link is Tin mining, although other occupations crop up, such as Ag Lab, etc.

I'm sure there was a coastal trading route taking in Lydney and Barnstaple ports, so it may just have been a passage and Barnstaple was not the end destination.

an example in 1901

1901
Ernest Wm Poole abt 1874 Coleford, Gloucestershire, England Son Barnstaple, Devon

his father is a commercial traveller in Jewellery !

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