Moving to Bromley in the late 1800's early 1900's

[yekepa]

Any ideas why so many people from Suffolk were migrating to Bromley in 18/1900's  What was there to offer in the way of jobs?
I have been researching several families and they all have one or more family members moving to Bromley short term.
Thanks
Y

[groom]

Which Bromley - Bromley, Kent or Bromley by Bow?

[Familysearch]

Any clue in what they did for work?

FS

[keyboard86]

Hi helping out on other thread, Bromley by Bow/Poplar area family ie Shemmings /Lyes/Smith from Rigby/Bury St Edmunds

Keyboard86

[yekepa]

Thanks for replies, it is Bromley, Kent and by Bow no idea what work, it is that I had noticed quite a few men were moving from Suffolk to Bromley Kent, and by Bow , but I  could not find what work they were then doing.  More to Bromley Kent.
Y
 

[groom]

Thanks for replies, it is Bromley, Kent and by Bow no idea what work, it is that I had noticed quite a few men were moving from Suffolk to Bromley Kent, and by Bow , but I  could not find what work they were then doing.  More to Bromley Kent.
Y

I'm not sure that there is any connection, as the two places would have been very different in the late 1800s. Bromley, Kent would still have been quite rural, so a lot of farms, whereas Bromley by Bow is in the East End of London, so quite built up even then.

[yekepa]

Thanks
probably just a coincidence. !
Y

[keyboard86]

Hi helping out on other thread, Bromley by Bow/Poplar area family ie Shemmings /Lyes/Smith from Rigby/Bury St Edmunds

Keyboard86

I can assure you these families were in Bromley by Bow, Middlesex
Look at other thread by yekepa.
Keyboard86

[groom]

Can you give a link to that thread please keyboard,  as yekepa seem to have quite a few threads going? Perhaps this one needs to be merged or closed.