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From: Robynne Lozier <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] Torrington/Bideford/Braunton railways
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:14:42 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: <3gg402l8drccjd85uuaeeoi6uk72lifeaq@4ax.com>


--- Paul Benyon <> wrote:

>
> A lot of people in the SW of England migrated to S
> Wales to find work.
> One of the cheapest routes to S Wales would be
> through the North Devon
> ports and by paddle steamer across the Bristol
> Channel ; perhaps they
> were going to see a relative already working on the
> other side of the
> Channel or exploring the opportunities over there,
> especially as
> agriculture in the SW was declining, which had an
> effect on everyone
> else, even those not involved in agriculture : one
> of the reasons for
> the great migration to S Wales which was to build a
> head of steam
> towards the end of the 19th Century.
>
> Paul
>
>

I've been wondering why and how 3 members of my family
left Devon and moved to South Wales. Thanks










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