you should understand hereford shropshire run side by side further =the farther back in time you go the thinner on the ground lawrences become.also the first born got the farms as they were farmers some still are=the others got given a couple quid and had to make there own way=some would join relatives in the usa;canadaor aussie land or simpley drop lucky since uncle ken in hereford or in ireland oly had girls wellat least it was marrying into family.colin@oaklandssheepdogs.uk