Forest People Moving to Devon (General)

by unknown, Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 07:35 (5802 days ago) @ Roger Griffiths

Mine came up from Devon to the Forest. My gggrandfather was born in Starcross in 1822 and apparently moved into the Forest in 1838. His father's occupation is given on a marriage certificate as "steward" (which could be a marine or a land steward)which might have something to do with the move, though it could equally be the result of declining work in one area and a tramp to find somewhere with more. After all, when the Forest's industry started to decline in the 1880s, he moved on again into Wales, in common with many others.

Regards,
Sian.