[WED] Louisa Dyer

[Stephen L. Brown]

Hi again Mary,
     The only thing that the 1851 Somerset Census gave me was the following.

 WILTON51.TXT
  67
    BROWN George Culverwell 43 Retired Draper Culmstock
    BROWN Louisa 32 Chew Magna , Somerset
    BROWN James 11 Scholar Wedmore , Somerset
    BROWN James Visitor Brother Married 47 Draper Culmstock
    WATTS Mary Servant 17 Servant Monksilver
    MASON Ann Lodger 60 Retired School Mistress Hereford Eardisland

    With a transcription error by Mr.Beavington as to her age and assuming
she was born at Chew Magna
    I would say thats your girl.
           Regards,
                   Stephen L. Brown      slb2@ix.netcom.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Thacher" <mthacher@snet.net>
To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: [WED]Ducketts and Browns


> 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.
>
>
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