Forum: Romanies

Hi, Looking for any information on William Riley Lee, All I know is he married Alice Ann Cotsford b1875 - 1954 & had 5 children, Selina Alice b1898 - d1970 married Frank H Jeffries, Rhoda b1899 Ambrose Isaac b1901,Rose A Lee b1913,James Lee b1917 I Know its not much info to go on, as far as I...

This family, found in St. Saviour, Southwark, in 1871, may be Romany. Are they your family? 34 Elsted (?) Street, St. Mary Newington, St. Saviour Southwark, 1871 census "David MURRAY , Head, Mar., 46 , Basket Maker (traveller in Caravan), Surrey, St. Georges Sarah " , Wife, " , 43, ...

I have some relatives from the Dummer family...originated in Southall, London. It has been thought that they were Barge people but is there any way of confirming this ? I did find one cesus that said they lived at top lock...could that be where a barge was moored. I know the Grand Union Canal...

Hi, I'm new to this particular forum and I'm hoping that someone out there can help me. This may be going over old ground for some but I've only just come across the info on this forum concerning my 3x great grandfather BARTHOLD SMITH. He had a son Albert Smith b.1847 married to Mary Ann Betsy...

Hi there! Does anybody have any info at all on the Glissens. Duoble act. Clown/Illusionist/Tight rope/Acrobat man and wife duoble act. Performing in Theatres and circuses, particularly Roberts Brothers Circus. Known to have lived in Nottingham post WW2 and South Africa. Christian names Ethel and...

Solve my earlier mystery of William Riley Lee.. Have got further back and now looking for any connections, or help to get further back, or Photos, stories anything!! From my G.G Grandmother-- -- Selina Alice Lee b. 1898 -- William Riley Lee b.1875 --Riley Lee b.1826 -- Joseph Lee b. 1797 --...

Trying to find info on family of Ellen Kemp born 1847. Her parents were circus people and she married and settled down in co. Durham.

Hello-- In searching a booklet of Parish Register entries from Wales for my own relatives, I came across this entry, which may be of interest: Bishopston, Glamorgan, Wales (on the Gower peninsula) Parish Church of St. Teilo HURN Heza (M) Moses Jane Gipsy 18 Jun 1876 I...

hello, could anyone help me, my tree on both my parents sides have these surnames but my parents do not know if thay had any wandering ancesters .thease are from kent. blackman , roberts , rose, taylor, baker , epps , lee, any info would be much appreciated :)

Does anyone have any info about the Prosser family from Gloucestershire? My mother was told that the family were Romany originally and remembers seeing a cousin (?) Violet in the 1930's (possibly) who visited her village in a traditional Romany caravan. Sorry details are vague! Jo

L have recently obtained a marriage certificate for my great, great grandfather Robert Brown Campbell b. Liverpool approx 1835, death recorded Neston, Wirral 1909. Can't find any record of his birth in Liverpool, nor any record of his father John Campbell who on Roberts marriage certificate is...

I am looking for ancestors of Albert Loveridge DOB 1900 Married 25.12.1924 - Ethel Mary Ellingford Baxter Died 1988 We believe he was a Romany His father was Thomas Loveridge DOB 1883 Deptford Mother unknown

thomas winter we have been told came from a gypsy family trying to find any evidence of this born about 1880 in west bromwich. henry edwards from herefordshire we think the same trying to find the proof can anyone please help. 1844 for henry.

My family had traveller, James Cherry and Priscilla who I am trying to find where they came from to no avail. They had a son Joseph born 1805 in Little Compton (was Gloucs now Warks) and a son James, who was my 2x great grandfather, born 1807 in Marcham (was Berks now Oxon) They settled in...

Hot off the press and further to my Innes post dated 4 Jan .... HOPKIN(S) - AYERS I have been told that all business activity was conducted under the name HOPKIN(S). Mary Hopkin(s) was my G Grandmother and married to George Alexander INNES. He apparently absconded from a London based...

I have posted a Brickwall query about my Murley and McNulty ancestors, both form Ireland. I know from a Birth Cert that James McNulty and his wife? Mary Murley were Hawking at Cambridge in 1858 and residing in what looks to be a 'Handivan' (Can anyone help with that description?). The only other...

does anyone have any general information about romanies with surname bird, form forest of dean and later in north wilts in 1800s early 1900s? thank you

Hi my name is hearne my family come from bushy in watford and boston in linc my grandfathers name was john norris hearne and my grandmothers name was violet may johnson .if anyone has any info please contact me thanks julie t

hi, can anyone find if my greatgreat great gran was of romany , origin , i have found her on most of the census,s married to john dorgan. dougan. in sheppy kent her name was frances lee, born about 1811ish in sheppy kent, as the name lee is very comman name for romanys where i live , any info...