William Stacey and Eleanor Streatfield move from around Godstone to Twitton near Shoreham about 1830 to a new job and find work for son Richard at Castle Farm,
About this time a big farm waggon was making its way along through Godstone and Westerham towards Sevenoaks. The waggon was loaded with furniture and was followed by a smaller van in which rode a man with his wife and young family. They were William and Eleanor Stacey, who had lived at Merstham in Surrey, and were now moving to Twitton, near Shoreham, Kent. Out of the cross roads at Riverhead rumbled the heavy waggon and on through Otford till at length they reached their new home at Twitton. The furniture was unloaded and before long they were enjoying their evening meal and much-needed rest. "Well," said Eleanor, as they sat over a cup of tea, "I wonder what your new master will be like." "Oh," replied William, "I'm not worrying about him, but there's young Dick, he ought to be doing something now." "Yes," replied the mother, "we must look out for him."
They had not to wait for long, for a day or two later when William returned from his work he told his wife that Dick could start work as soon as they liked at Castle Farm. "Where is that?" asked Eleanor. "Over beyond Shoreham. As I was going round the farm to-day," replied William, "Master called me and there was another gentleman with him. 'Now, Stacey,' he said, this is Mr. (Samuel) Love, from Castle Farm, and I've just been telling him that you want a job for your lad.'" The mother waited, all attention, while her husband continued. "'Yes, Sir," I said and a good boy he is too'. 'Well', said Mr. Love, 'will you let him come and live in at the Farm, and we'l1 look after him well and teach him his work.'" "Live in," said the mother, "then that means he will be going from home." "Yes, but not too far away, and it seems a good chance." "I suppose so, and - as you say - he's good lad. Will, I must get his clothes ready."
And so a day or two later, young Dick Stacey went to live at Castle Farm.