My grandfather's parents moved frequently. My grandmother once said it was because his mother just got tired of living wherever she did at the time. She told me one of the moves was next-door, just because she liked the house better. Hardly seems worth it, but I guess to some people it would be. Sue Dotson ----- Original Message ---- From: "Traversclt@aol.com" <Traversclt@aol.com> To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 6:55:32 PM Subject: [WashDC] Frequent Changes of Address Does anyone on the list have any idea why people in DC moved frequently in the 1800's? I have ancestors and their relations in Georgetown who appear to move almost every other year according to old DC Directories. Their occupations were laborers, carpenters, coopers, ice man, drivers, etc, and I can see where they would have to move near where their jobs might be, but some people just moved a few house numbers from where they were previously. How could they move their furnishings and wives and children so often? Maybe they were living in rooming houses? It still seems like it would be a major inconvenience to move so often. Perhaps as their family grew their had so seek larger quarters? Thanks. Carolyn ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message