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Title: Bodmin Moor
Post by: louisa maud on Wednesday 13 September 23 10:17 BST (UK)
This might be a completely stupid question, but years ago, possibly back in 1970' I remember reading about a man who ran 2 families, he would run across the Moor from one household to another to  be with one of the " wives" and back to the other when he fancied.
A friend was talking about it recently

LM
Title: Re: Bodmin Moor
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 13 September 23 11:04 BST (UK)
Have you tried Google? 
Title: Re: Bodmin Moor
Post by: louisa maud on Wednesday 13 September 23 11:07 BST (UK)
I have but no joy so far, thank you  LM
Title: Re: Bodmin Moor
Post by: hepburn on Wednesday 13 September 23 12:43 BST (UK)
I can't find anything on it :(
Title: Re: Bodmin Moor
Post by: louisa maud on Wednesday 13 September 23 12:54 BST (UK)
Think I will call a halt to this  now,thank you

LM
Title: Re: Bodmin Moor
Post by: athel_cb on Saturday 16 September 23 10:01 BST (UK)
There were probably many cases like this, most of them unlikely to be easy to find on the net. The one that I remember (also from the 1970s) concerned Ashton-under-Lyne, in Greater Manchester, a very different place. I can't find confirmation of that. More generally, I have read that the invention of the bicycle made the largest single contribution to the decrease in in-breeding in rural England.
Title: Re: Bodmin Moor
Post by: emeltom on Saturday 16 September 23 11:08 BST (UK)
Searching on Google for Bigamist Bodmin Moor brought up the following from The National Archives Discovery cataloge

Ref 2606/570
First wife of William Smith (Bigamist) at Bodmin c1967-1978
Held by Plymouth Archives, The Box
Title: Re: Bodmin Moor
Post by: louisa maud on Saturday 16 September 23 15:53 BST (UK)
Right time frame, thank you
LM
Title: Re: Bodmin Moor
Post by: Eastbury on Saturday 16 September 23 16:29 BST (UK)
Hi
Try searching for
“ “Superdad” irritates neighbours” . . .
Could this be the same man!! (1983)
Title: Re: Bodmin Moor
Post by: cornishwalker on Friday 20 October 23 16:16 BST (UK)
I remember he was called superdad I think TSW the local ITV station covered it
Hope this helps
Title: Re: Bodmin Moor
Post by: louisa maud on Friday 20 October 23 18:39 BST (UK)
Yes thank you, was beginning  to think I dreamed it up

LM