looking for proof!

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This is proving to be a nice site http://www.devonheritage.org/Places/Atherington.htm
The 1850 directory is full of family namesIn 1850  " Down, Henry, Little Hall" I hope they are able to extend the parish rexords at the monet they only have burials if they had baptisms you would be able to identify the infant deaths but it is a good startU for one will be bookmarking it
I wonder how they pronounce LEY ? (Lee or Lay)

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Checked yes Henry and Jane are the grandparents of all the Ley Beer boys

[*Sandra*]

Ancestry message board posting on Jane Delbridge wife of Henry Downs

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.delbridge/43/mb.ashx

Jane Delbridge daughter of Richard Delbridge and Elizabeth Cawsey.

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/a/c/Joan-A-Jachowski/GENE7-0006.html

Richard Delbridge, born 1754; died May 1816 in Atherington, Devon, England. He married  Elizabeth Cawsey June 7th, 1779 in Atherington, Devon, England.



Sandra

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We know from the detail in the pedigree resource file that John Ley Down was a witness at the marriage of his brother Edmund.
Checking back John L Down was with Edmond on the Etruria arriving 9 th April 1888.
Haven't found him in New York City under Ley though 

Sandra

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Oh now that is interesting remember
Sailing on the Etruria from Liverpool and arriving New York, New York 13 February 1888:
Joshua Beer, age 22,
so John L Down was with Edmond on the Etruria arriving 9 th April 1888. must have been the next sailing of the ship
I wonder why they all went was it for religion or work must look at the situation in 1888 and had a missionary been in Atherington just before They don't head out for Salt Lake City so I don't think it was a Mormon mission
Now I find two of my BEERS married to TUCKERs have left the village for Canada about the same period I think they were all agricultural workers so it could be mechanisation of farms influencing employment

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looking at that second link I have a john SHUTE 1775 from Dolton with nothing other than his baptism I wonder if he has strayed to Atherington? May be worth a quick check it would be good to help someone else along

[*Sandra*]

I wonder why they all went was it for religion or work must look at the situation in 1888 and had a missionary been in Atherington just before They don't head out for Salt Lake City so I don't think it was a Mormon mission

Part of the reason could be in the information in the pedigree resource file  "According to his grand son, Edmund had brothers who changed their names to their mother's maiden name (Ley) and moved to New York City after an unsuccessful strike placed them on blacklists"

Sandra

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looking at that second link I have a john SHUTE 1775 from Dolton with nothing other than his baptism I wonder if he has strayed to Atherington? May be worth a quick check it would be good to help someone else along

Haven't managed to find John Shute with a Jane, many other options but not that combination.
Glanced through 15 - 20 tree entries but noone has got any concrete information on either of them.  Drawn a blank.

Sandra

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Me too I'm afraid I know my John SHUTE was baptised in Dolton butt he is way out on a twig so I haven't paid him much attention till now