This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stevens/3660.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, Henry Middleton Stevens left Kirdford at some point and married Kate Lamboll. He may have left due to the decline in the corn industry there, seeing as his father was an agricultural labourer and Kirdford's main produce was corn until 1875-1900, when it switched to dairy. At any rate, he settled in Hascombe, where they had 5 children - Harry (1900), who died in WWI, George (1901), Arthur (1904), Rene (1906) and my Great Grandfather, Philip (14th January 1907-23rd April 1999), who was born almost exactly 100 years ago. Philip married Hilda Waller (23rd February 1905-19th November 2002) of Hascombe and they had 7 children, the second oldest of whom, Donald Stevens (1927) is my Grandfather. If you want any more information contact me at: www.crispyflewaway@hotmail.co.uk -Thomas Hunt