Snippet 11 - The Yorkshire Connection
Snippet of Family History 9 - " We are born with a History, and we live to tell another Story " (Warren Maloney) THE YORKSHIRE CONNECTION Migrating In and Out of Yorkshire During the period 1540 to 1650, many of our English Ancestors grouped their families on the farmlands around Dewsbury in Yorkshire. They were solid Protestant stock with the main surnames being Grene, Robinson, Shepperd and Smithson. The Centres of their Universe for that 100 years were the Anglican Churches at Dewsbury and Wakefield [1] , both named “All Saints Church”. 9 miles separated the Churches and it was in those 9 miles that at least 46 family members were born. The Church Cemeteries were the graveyards for most of the families; but the All Saints Church at Dewsbury [2] seemed to be the place of choice for the Weddings, 28 noted in the Dewsbury Church records. All Saints Anglican Church, Dewsbury The Robinsons had migrated South fro...