Hi Mine came from Bedfordshire- straw plaiters - to Yorkshire late 1870's. I guess lack of work and starvation brought them but I bet there were agents for the mills enticing them. Im sure Ive heard that their passage was paid for on the canals- even for older kids but not babies. Dont quote me on this tho:) CAROL

Mine came from Bedfordshire to Wakefield to work on the railways in the 1870s Gt. Granddad had been a platelayer in Bedfordshire and did the same job in Wakefield. Jill ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carolgriff@aol.com> To: <west-riding@rootsweb.com>; <West-Riding@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:52 PM Subject: Re: [WRY] MARKEY - from Gloucestershire to Bradford > Hi > > Mine came from Bedfordshire- straw plaiters - to Yorkshire late 1870's. > I guess lack of work and starvation brought them but I bet there were > agents > for the mills enticing them. > Im sure Ive heard that their passage was paid for on the canals- even for > older kids but not babies. > > Dont quote me on this tho:) > > CAROL > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.2/894 - Release Date: 10/07/2007 > 17:44 > >