SMITH, Dumbleton / Eldersfield/Corse (General)

by unknown, Thursday, March 10, 2011, 10:00 (5011 days ago) @ m p griffiths

Thank you for all that information. The last group listed is my family, Thomas Snr being my G-G-Grandfather. He and 7 of his sons were thatchers but the expansion of the railway system and the easy availability of other roofing materials brought about a decline in the use of thatch. So, when Thomas the father died in 1869 quite a few of the family went to Massachusetts to find work. Then after a few years there they all, (except one), migrated here, to Queensland Australia where they remained. Some of us, their descendants, are planning a Reunion for 2012 plus a book hence the increased research efforts. Appreciate your help, it's not easy to access this sort of thing from the other side of the world.