Like Stithians, the subject of the previous blog, Stokeclimsland was a mining parish in 1861. It was also roughly the same size in terms of population. Unlike Stithians, Stokeclimsland, north of Callington on the banks of the River Tamar, saw fewer leave for overseas. But that didn’t mean that people stayed put in the parish. … Continue reading Stokeclimsland: an overcrowded family and a lone drifter →