In answer to Elaines query:
"Where did George get his money from to be able to buy the Farm?"
The answer is he did not need money. He would get the land free under the Homestead Act of 1862.

On GRO index there is a George Wilson birth reg q3 1842 in CHARD (covers parts of east Devon), MMN Pyke.
He can be found on the
1851 census in YARCOMBE (son of David Ag Lab and Mary) and born in Yarcombe,
1861 census in MEMBURY, a servant to a FARMER (but with shoe repair skills).
1871 census he is married and living in Stockland (Axminster Devon) with wife Elizabeth. They have been married since 1864 and no children. His widowed mother Mary is visiting with them.

I can find no later trace of George or Elizaberth.
His mother is back at her long term address in Yarcombe in 1881.
Seems like a potential contender for a George Wilson born August 1842 who may travel to USA from Plymouth and become a farmer.
Worthy of further investigation!!
Dave

Hi Will,

Terry as you saw will answer your questions re this family.

Just wish it was my Ecclesfield Wilson line. LOL.

Robert & Ann of Dam Flask had six children of which George 1820 & Zachariah 1823
were two of them. Is that what you have in your tree?

BUT it's trying to connect the 1842 George Wilson from Bradfield to parents that we are trying to do.


Elaine.

Thanks Will, I had a look at Zachs descendants trying to trace a Male line but found
it dwindling in the last century. However if we find any positive link to Damflask George 1842 the Kansas line would want to know. I would be grateful if you would let me know how you are descended from Z as there are many of you on Ancestry. Best contact is email t.anderson@btinternet thanks
T

Hi Elaine

That`s the correct family Elaine! Robert was one of ten children born to Thomas & Fanny Wilson(nee ibbotson)

Zachariah(b1823)& Ann Wilson(nee Crawshaw) move their family over to the southside of the city to work for John Camm at his brickyard on Meadowhead.

Will

Hi Will,

Could you contact off the Forum please as I think we may have Links through Zachariah(1823)

Fingers crossed.

Elaine.

Terry,

Where did George get his money from to be able to buy the Farm?

The 1871 census page for George is a mess.

It states his place of birth as Sheffield/Bradford & finally Bradfield.
with a wife Mary. He is listed as a Licensed Victualler.

I never did follow through with my own Licensed Victuallers...... so there could be more info on that GW.but where.

I was beginning to think that when it was stated that they had relatives in Yorkshire they could have been mistaken and it was just the CRAPPER line.

BUT George does say that in 1877 when he went to the States. Something fishy going on I would like to bet.

Was George Still married to someone else.

Elaine.

Good morning & thank you. Homestead act most interesting & will look at Chard G for the missing links. Just a quick update, the father of my contact, still living, knew IRA, one of the 1st generation migrants from whom much of their knowledge comes.