Filbys Abroad

Migration of People

Migrations of people especially of the labouring class of farmers, were affected by weather, crop failures and the 'distant fields look green' belief. Some of course disliked their employment and so packed their very meagre possessions and migrated west and south or were assisted by the Poor Relief Boards to go to one of the overseas colonies such as Canada. This was authorised in 1834 to clear up the Poor Relief burden. Australia was settled in part by so called 'convicts' declared by the Courts often for trivial offences.

As many of the FILBY family were termed 'freemen' they could move without trouble. It is thought that the route to London via Suffolk-Essex-Middlesex was the most commonly travelled, or they went south west via Cambridgeshire-Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire. Few migrated to the north from either Norfolk or Suffolk

Filby Association Members

If you have read our Association History page you will know that the associations founder Ellsworth Lincoln Filby's ancestors emigrated to the United States of America many years ago, and in addition to the many members we have in the USA, we also have members in the following countries: