Hi Ann, Portsmouth Dockyard would have been going through a period of expansion. Ropemakers would have been in demand for ship rigging perhaps? Stonemason's would always be in demand where large building work was being carried out? I've found the Portsmouth Dockyard history site www.portsmouthdockyard.org.uk/Page3.htm which may be of help. Best wishes Rosemary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Brown" <annbrown718@btinternet.com> To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <dorset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [DOR] SPRANKLIN of Dorset >I would also be interested in why families went to Hampshire - particularly > Portsea/Portsmouth. I had ancestors on two lines who went from Poole in > one > case and Lytchett Matravers in another to Portsea. One lot then moved to > Fawley - they were there by 1841 so it was presumably not the trains that > took them. He was a stonemason. The other ancestor who went to Portsea > was a ropemaker. > > Ann > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > To: <DORSET-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 9:06 PM > Subject: Re: [DOR] SPRANKLIN of Dorset > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: penny14191 >> Surnames: SPRANKLING >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.dor.general/110.1037.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Hi Michael >> >> Thanks for the reply. See my reply of today to Vanessa. >> >> Why did many of the families move to Hampshire? Was it the push/pull >> effect? One goes to find work & encourages the others to join them? Did >> the railway (LBSCR) give them an easy means of getting to Hampshire? The >> SPRANKLINGS I have went from Wareham to Portsea. >> >> Penny >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >> would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link >> above and respond on the board. >> >> >> >> >> *************************************** >> >> When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow >> list >> members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP >> everything >> which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the >> footers which will be put back anyway!) >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DORSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > *************************************** > > When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list > members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything > which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the > footers which will be put back anyway!) > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DORSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Rosemary That's very helpful. I will have a look at the site you recommend. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose & Dave" <ravdav99@talktalk.net> To: <dorset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [DOR] SPRANKLIN of Dorset > Hi Ann, > > Portsmouth Dockyard would have been going through a period of expansion. > Ropemakers would have been in demand for ship rigging perhaps? > Stonemason's > would always be in demand where large building work was being carried out? > I've found the Portsmouth Dockyard history site > www.portsmouthdockyard.org.uk/Page3.htm which may be of help. > > Best wishes > Rosemary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ann Brown" <annbrown718@btinternet.com> > To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <dorset@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:34 AM > Subject: Re: [DOR] SPRANKLIN of Dorset > > >>I would also be interested in why families went to Hampshire - >>particularly >> Portsea/Portsmouth. I had ancestors on two lines who went from Poole in >> one >> case and Lytchett Matravers in another to Portsea. One lot then moved >> to >> Fawley - they were there by 1841 so it was presumably not the trains that >> took them. He was a stonemason. The other ancestor who went to Portsea >> was a ropemaker. >> >> Ann >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> >> To: <DORSET-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 9:06 PM >> Subject: Re: [DOR] SPRANKLIN of Dorset >> >> >>> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >>> >>> Author: penny14191 >>> Surnames: SPRANKLING >>> Classification: queries >>> >>> Message Board URL: >>> >>> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.dor.general/110.1037.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx >>> >>> Message Board Post: >>> >>> Hi Michael >>> >>> Thanks for the reply. See my reply of today to Vanessa. >>> >>> Why did many of the families move to Hampshire? Was it the push/pull >>> effect? One goes to find work & encourages the others to join them? >>> Did >>> the railway (LBSCR) give them an easy means of getting to Hampshire? The >>> SPRANKLINGS I have went from Wareham to Portsea. >>> >>> Penny >>> >>> Important Note: >>> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >>> would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link >>> above and respond on the board. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *************************************** >>> >>> When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow >>> list >>> members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP >>> everything >>> which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the >>> footers which will be put back anyway!) >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> DORSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> *************************************** >> >> When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow >> list >> members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP >> everything >> which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the >> footers which will be put back anyway!) >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DORSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > *************************************** > > When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list > members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything > which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the > footers which will be put back anyway!) > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DORSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message