Unconnected Mortimers
This page of the Mortimer tree is for Devonshire Mortimers whose connection to the wider Mortimer family remains unknown, possibly subject to further research. Some of these Mortimer families lived in Exeter, and presumably moved there from the countryside for work, or were apprenticed there when young. Some of these Mortimers were possibly involved in the cloth industry, as Exeter was an important centre for both the wool and cloth trade. One interpretation could be that such branches originate with younger sons from farming families, as often only the eldest son of a yeoman of husbandman would keep the farm, while younger sons became ag labs or learnt a trade elsewhere.
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