BISHOP GREEN

[audienv]

Bishop moved from norfolk to Doncaster around 1905 he took his wife and seven children with him. In those days it was a very rare event to move a young family over 140 miles. I think it was possible that he moved to work at the Plant as he was a blacksmith at the Midland and Great Northern joint railway workshops at Melton Constable in Norfolk. Does anyone know how I can check this out and is there any more cases of Norfolk men moving to Doncaster.

[indiapaleale]

HI,
In 1901, there are 159 males living in Doncaster who were born in Norfolk....so not too unusual.

Cheers
India

[indiapaleale]

Hi again,
I did a quick sample and the first three entries that I checked on the 1901 census showed that the men who were born in Norfolk and living in Doncaster were all working on the railway...so your theory is correct.

 

[audienv]

Thanks for confirming my theory. I went to the Doncaster archives who have records of everyone who worked at the workshops in Doncaster. I found out that Bishop moved to Doncaster in 1911 and worked as a smithy on 5/- a day.