Thanks all for comments. My GF was Frank Dymond (Titanic survivor); none of his parents eight children were registered at birth although some birth dates/years were given in various places, e.g. Royal Navy records for Frank and a brother, death record for a two-year old sister, although how reliable they are is not always easy to judge. As Hawkers, my GGPs moved a lot around the west of England and Wales and I have a good timeline for much of their life – e.g. they were in Exeter in 1871 (Census), Poole where Frank was born in Apr 1876 or 7, Llanaber (parish, so probably lived in Barmouth) by Jul 1877 (baptism) where they stayed until at least Aug 1879 (baptism of brother), Gloucester by Jun 1880 (birth of brother), Wrexham by Apr 1881 (Census), and in Bristol by May 1883 (court report) – however they were travelling, they were certainly mobile. All places on existing train network (Barmouth station just opened in 1867) and all ports (although Barmouth by this time was a fading boat-building centre) so either of those options possible, as well as horse. Maybe a mix of modes as they needed.
