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From: "L. R. Mills" <>
Subject: Re: Emigrants - why did they leave ?
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 09:48:25 -0700
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> A lot of people went to Kent - I didn't establish why as the various
> researchers didn't know themselves- but I personally spoke to 3
> different people whose family did that.
>
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I know that my Lincolnshire ancestors went to Kent in the late 1800's
because of military service. My Cambridgeshire ancestors went to
London because that's where the work was, particularly if you were
skilled (carpenter, blacksmith, boilermaker, etc.) Shipbuilding drew a
lot of skilled and semi-skilled men to harbour towns.

Lou

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