[WED]Ducketts and Browns

[Mary Thacher]

The original exodus started in 1847, many came  out to Iowa from Somerset in
the early 1850's.   The Toogoods went to New York State in 1832 and settled
in Baldwinsville, Lysander, Onondaga County.  Later some of that family
moved west to Dyersville and Manchester Iowa.

The reason for the exodus was the same as the reason the Irish emigrated:
long term wet weather had started fungus in the crops.  People in England
were not as badly off as they had access to more varied crops, in Ireland
the absentee landlords sent off the wheat and corn which might have fed the
Irish, who were left to live on rotting potatoes.  There were other economic
problems as well, there was a recession, in fact many of the same conditions
which prompted the migration to America in the 1620's existed in the 1840's.

Once James Dyer was established in Iowa, there were many who came out to
join him and his family.  This must have been true of many others as well.
I suspect the exodus continued through the century, though perhaps not in as
great numbers as at the beginning.

James Dyer's sister, Louisa, born 1816, stayed in England, married a man
named Brown and lived in Taunton in 1883.  Does anyone know of this
marriage, the first name of Mr. Brown, whether she had children, etc.?  Many
thanks.

Mary Thacher


----- Original Message -----
From: "Katherine O'Regan" <coreg@xtra.co.nz>
To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [WED]Ducketts and Browns


> When was the exodus? Overtime or around the turn of the 20th century?Just
> curious because of my grandfathers (John Pople Porter) decision to come to
> New Zealand.
> Katherine.