Buffin and Meek Ruardean (General)

by lindarhead , Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 19:28 (5147 days ago)

Hello all,

I'm fairly new to the forum and this is my first posting. I'm currently researching the Buffin and Meek families,of the Forest of Dean. William Chesley Buffin was born in 1781, son of William Buffin and Mary Meek,in Ruardean, he later migrated to the US settling in Virginia; he died there in 1818, or thereabouts.

What I'd like to know is what were the trades/occupations in the Forest of Dean, and specifcally Ruardean, in the mid to the end of the 18th century?

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Linda