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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Radnorshire => Topic started by: Mimble on Sunday 22 August 10 13:20 BST (UK)

Title: Welsh movement from Radnorshire into Shropshire in the early 1700s
Post by: Mimble on Sunday 22 August 10 13:20 BST (UK)

My Williams family were from Beguildy in Radnorshire, earliest traced to the late 1600s, and by the 1830s one branch were farming in Chapel Lawn in Shropshire. I am trying to get a pattern of Welsh movement into England to establish how and when they acquired land in Shropshire. Please let me know if any research has been done on this.
Mary

Title: Re: Welsh movement from Radnorshire into Shropshire in the early 1700s
Post by: supermoussi on Thursday 12 May 11 20:14 BST (UK)

As the population moved into cities from 1700 onwards a lot of farmers moved to the city perimeters. Food doesn't keep long and transportation was bad back then so anyone farming near a city had a good life whereas ones that stayed out in the styx struggled..