Forum: Romanies

CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE MY GG GRANDMA WAS ELIZA BOSWELL BORN 1816 BOLSOVER DERBYSHIRE , MOTHER LUCY BOSWELL .BUT NO MENTION OF FATHER .I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD HAVE BEEN ELIJAH BOSWELL ACCORDING TO GYPSIOLIGIST ,BUT NO PROOF WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT CHECKING ALL THIS ,ANY HELP WOULD BE...

Hi I am trying to locate info on my grandfather's family. The info I have is that his Mother was Mary-Ann Loveridge c1875 Lived in deptford until her death in April 1976 (death cert reg in Bromley???) His Father William Sibthorpe c1884 deptford he died in 1962. Mary-ann father was Thomas...

uhm, considering the amount of work Ive done on the Grays I am quite suprised Ive never nailed this one down. Joshua Gray was b.cir 1840 in Boston, Lincolnshire, and married Delenda Williams who was baptised as Hartherdelender in 1833 Hornsea Yorks, d/o Job & Elizabeth Williams. They were...

I'm seeking any help & information regarding the Gray & Waterfield families who are both of well known Roma families. I am searching for information for the parentage of a Lavinia Waterfield who married Henry Gray. Henry was christened 14th Feb' 1851,East Winch, Norfolk, England & was the son of...

Can anyone get me on track in getting more info on this person or perhaps an insight into how officially registering births/marriages etc might have been regarded. I have found Alice on 2 possibly 3 census's. 1881 she was co-habiting in a Hay Rick in Milston Wiltshire with a James Day. Her birth...

My Father was Knave and back in time with my Grandfather's the spelling is Knaves,Naves,Neeves to Francis Neve's born about 1790 in Essex, but the problem is that I can not find any family for him my Father and Grandfather I Know were Romany or Gypsy but I am not sure that Francis Neve was, I do...

Trying to locate info on Rebecca Payne a Romany who settled in Romford Essex in the 1800's. She had a romany caravan in her back garden which she lived in during the summer months. She was related to the Livermore family.

I have been told I have gypsy heritage for as long as I can remember. My grandfather was one of 7 children and didn't live in a house until he was 17. I always assumed the link was on my great-grandfathers side but it turns out he was from a well-to-do Scottish family. His wife, my grandfathers...

Looking for info on David Hughes abt 1880 named on GrdMother Elizabeth Agnes Hughes birth record as father. Occupation listed as Hawker of Hardware. Possible connection to Romany background because of trade. Mother shown as Magaret Hughes {Tracy} at 5 Whippery lane, Rickergate, Carlisle Uk. Can't...

Hi there, Not sure if this is actually the right forum for this opst so please accept my apologies if I've got it wrong. I am searching for my grandfather's paternal family. He was always very proud of his traveller roots and often told stories such as how he and his father went walkabout to...

i have got two photos of my ggrandma callandine clayton nee smith/booth, who was born 1856 and i wanded if any one knew if there was a site containing named gypsie photos as i would like to try and track some more down thanks bob.

want to hear from anyone connected with the Gray gypsies who travelled Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Cambridge, and to a lesser extent, Suffolk. Am descended from Christopher Gray b.1815 Thurlby Lincs, d.1869 Wrawby, when he was killed by a runaway horse and gig, and his wife, Maria Gray, b.1817...

my dad was born in 1925 in stoke on trent..Frank courtney locke. his father was walter courtney parker locke , married to elizabeth , nee wood. I hear they may have been romany and that would really figure with me because I have such an affinity with romanys all my life although I never met my...

Hi all I have been searching for sometime for my Wilson family who settled in houses in Hull. My G Grandfather George Wilson born 1828 married Deliah Boss or Boswell and her sister Brittannia married William Wilson. I have thought for sometime that two gypsy brothers married two gypsy sisters....

Henry HOLLAND, a travelling brazier/cutler and his wife were my gt gt grandparents. Their son, my gt grandfather was George Henry Holland (also a grinder/cutler) who was christened at Blackfordby, Leicestershire in June 1861. The address given was Ashby Wolds, Leicestershire. Also being christened...

Can anyone shed any light on who this lady was and where she came from etc? Isabella (at times Bella) Hardwick b Hull 1850 on census as wife of William Hardwick b Monmouth 1848 and on later one with James b Hull 1841 (looks like brother of william? Going by a census with both on...

born London 1907 aprox, son of Thomas Colledge / College possible Romanie born Ireland? Spain? I can not locate either on the 1911 census or Thomas on the 1901 any help would be appreciated. Thanks Tim O

I have a complete dilemma on my hands. John Smith and Emily had 9 children born between 1853 and 1877, each born in a differnet Sussex parish. On the 1881 census they are listed twice at 2 different addresses. John Smith came from Lamberhurst, Kent and Emily was the daughter of Isaac Stanford, a...

My wife's grandmother, although born in Kngston Lisle in Wilts/Oxon/Berks (not sure which county it was in at the time?!!) on June 1st 1916, was born into the agricultural community in that area but it was always a family tradition that her side of the family were of a Romany background. I know...