[WED]Dyersville

[Lyn Nunn]

I wonder if these were second and third sons - the ones who would not
inherit the family farm? Perhaps they were sponsored by their own families
(or the Church) to start afresh in places where there was opportunity? There
wouldn't be much in opportunity in Wedmore as the population grew. I have
noticed the decline in the Tincknell family status. Originally all Yeoman
farmers in the 16th century, most of them were agricultural labourers by the
19th century when Rev Harvey describes them in the Wedmore Chronicles as
"tolerably numerous". :). So perhaps immigration relieved pressure on the
economy in Wedmore.

Merry Christmas

Lyn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Jackes" <mjackes@telusplanet.net>
To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: [WED]Dyersville


> I'm sure Sandi is right - they were a bunch of sober citizens.  Halbach
was
> probably confusing them with another (later) English colony in Iowa that
> had an "aristocratic" image.  The richest of the Dyersville lot were
> hard-working farmers, with enough ready cash to get themselves across the
> Atlantic, across half of North America, buy land, equipment, seed,
building
> supplies.
>
> What did it do to the Wedmore area, to lose so much money from the economy
> within 20 years?
>
> There are a couple of mystery Somerset emigrants I see when skimming the
> 1860 census.   Mr. C. Thorne is 30 and describes his occupation as
> "gentleman" - unique. He has an adopted son, Albert Blackmore, who is 6.
> What's their story??
>
> Peaceful holidays for everyone.
>
> Mary Jackes
> Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 0N8, Canada.
>
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