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My grandfather, Hubert Edward Wells was born at Mill End, Eastington, Gloucestershire in 1886. He always claimed that his father, Thomas Wells was a Gypsy. When Thomas got married at Claines in Worcestershire in 1878, he gave his trade as Brushmaker, and his address as "The Raven" Claines. The pub is still there. I know that Wells is a Gypsy name, and that brush making is a traditional trade, but is it all just coincidence?
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Hi Bhw825
As you say, there were certainly WELLS Gypsies and brushmaking was a craft followed by some Gypsies at times as well as the non Gypsy brushmakers (see http://www.brushmakers.com/tramp.html for some background information on the Brushmaker's Society of the latter).
Have you found the family in all the available census to see if there are any further clues there ???
Casalguidi
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Hi Casalguidi, Thank you for responding. I am working on that side of the family at the moment.
bhw825
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I have Wells in my family. my grandmothers mother was a wells, emma with two sisters Jane and Margaret, two brothers joseph and i beleive george.
my grandmother was a young as her mother married thomas henry young and they travelled around the country with a family theatre. I believe he theatre was run by joseph and maria as they are listed as stage managers and wife assistant. i have the whole family in several census's in various places. for instance, in 1881 they were in buckinghamshire. they travelled around in a little caravan. accordin to my grandmother she sas on the stage as a baby. her mother emma is listed as an actress, her father as a comedian her aunts and uncles listed as various musicians or actor possitions.
my gr gr grandparents were joseph wells and his wife maria. both joseph and maria were b in york area. My grandmother margaret young was b in horncastle lincolnshire her sister blanche in warwickshire and their brother victor was b in swadlingcote in derbyshire. the different areas are dur to the travelling around with the theatre.
i am still searching for death date of the youngs and wells. emma apparently died when my grandmotehr was quite young. possibly between the 1891 and 1901 census. my gr uncle Victor disapeared after this event and went off somewhere with his father thomas, ending up in the cheshire area. hte girls were brought up by their aunts. if this is any thing to so with your family let me know and ikj will give dates and palces of birth for all -- eise.
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Wells researchers can be found at http://www.wells-genealogy.org.uk/wells.htm
The main Wells Gypsy families came out of Hampshire:
http://www.wells-genealogy.org.uk/wells1.htm
We were contacted by a Wells group on the east coast of the USA but have now lost contact with them.
There were trading links with Wells gypsies selling horses to the US possibly out of Liverpoool.
We have put up a page for Joseph's travelling theatre:
http://www.wellsuk.info/wellsbedern.htm
which links off the Yorkshire Wells researchers page:
http://www.wells-genealogy.org.uk/wells3.htm
John Wells
www.wells-genealogy.org.uk
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Hello there,
my gr gr grandfather was joseph wells and we are fairly sure he was a hawker during his adult life before he married maria. However most of our wells and youngs came from yorkshire and shropshire so far. if you get onto Genes Reunited trees i have a tree there you could look at. eise.
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Anyone comes across a Stanley Wells who married Sarah Gray in 1925 at Boston, Lincs?
Her side were certainly Romanies who settled in the town, and according to family stories he was also a traveller?
She was born in 1900, and I would assume he was about the same age.
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Hi my family From 1860's Dangerfield Stanley daughters Mertie rummered old Doc Reynolds had a daughter nav Ruth married Eziah Wells who's dad was Heziaka Wells . I am a Stanley & Eziah son Lyle married my moms sister whom are Lee's.. Now when my mother first got married 1949 old Clare's was a Wells her father was old Nelson Wells married to a Buckland juval.. Here in the US
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anyone know of a Betsey Wells ?
On passenger list Carpathia 1904 many of my family BUCKLANDS say they are going to see a sister & daughter Betsey Wells on a farn in Dayton Ohio, not had any luck connecting with this side of family can anyone help
possible fathers are Tenett Buckland or Plato Buckland
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I am sure Betsey Wells was daughter now of Plato Betsey Buckland
I think her husband must be related to Old Bob( Robert )Wells they lived in USA
Old Bob Wells is mentioned in newspaper report in Fort Lee 1890ish as well known Gypsy King in USA of Wells family can anyone help me here?
Could be family connections in Dayton Ohio
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if you have a connection with eliza huges or miella/mizella/mizelli wells and her grandaughter lovinia then take a look at the www.britishpathe.com films. type in the word gypsy and you will need ''death of gypsy queen''' in yoevil, somerset.
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I should correct my findings Betsey ( Elizabeth ) Buckland married Nelson Wells in USA but Wells family originally came from England
Betsey was daughter of Tenet & Kezia Buckland
Thank you for you aa1webb i have seen that video but have no idea if Nelson wells is connected to her family
best regards
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thats ok. me neither im afraid ;D
happy hunting all.
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i have a large tree on the wells family i think.mieella in the film was a hughes before she married and then a isaacs and then wells.i know her grandaughter lavina and her neice prissie.the film was about eliza woods funeral and her grandchikldren live on the romany site where i live.anyone who finds they are related to these please contact me and i will put you in touch.thanks cathaybi will have a look for nelson.have you any more details?
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Hi Could you help with my Wells family ???
I didn't know that Wells might be connected to the gypsie families, but saying that I remeber going to goose fair as a little girl and being taken inside a beautiful caravan it took my breath away with the fine china & mirrors it was a cousin as I remember, he owned the Walzter ride
Any way my Wells family I think came fromr Long Buckby Leicestershire
I would love to find out more
Regards
Charlie :)
Wells researchers can be found at http://www.wells-genealogy.org.uk/wells.htm
The main Wells Gypsy families came out of Hampshire:
http://www.wells-genealogy.org.uk/wells1.htm
We were contacted by a Wells group on the east coast of the USA but have now lost contact with them.
There were trading links with Wells gypsies selling horses to the US possibly out of Liverpoool.
We have put up a page for Joseph's travelling theatre:
http://www.wellsuk.info/wellsbedern.htm
which links off the Yorkshire Wells researchers page:
http://www.wells-genealogy.org.uk/wells3.htm
John Wells
www.wells-genealogy.org.uk
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i will see what i can find.dont forget if they were gypsies/fair people they would have travelled all over the country.if they were often in hampshire they proably did the west country.devon somerset aswell.cathayb.we know a lot of wells and early wells families but i need more details of someone in your family.eg.name ,date of birth,marriage etc., to see if they tie in anywhere in my wells/hughes/cooper family.oh and taylors.they were fair people to and some birches aswell (boxing for the birches and taylors) regards cathayb
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Hi catthayb
I am looking for info on this Wells family found them in 1871 RG10/1979-102-14 blandford Dorset
William Wells 40 b 1831 Sturminster Dorset Licensed hawker
Eliza Wells 31 b 1840 Sutton Dorset
Pricilla Wells 16 b 1855 Hale Hamps
Josiah Wells 13 b 1858 Poole Dorset
William 11 b 1860 Damerham Wilts
Mary Ann 7 b 1864 Poole Dorset
Benjamin 6 b 1865 Poole
Henry 2 b 1869 Woolridge Dorset
Also with them family of Hughes
Eli hughes 45 b 1826 Tisbury Wilts
Diah 48 1823 Tisbury Wilts
Henry 23 1848 Ashmore dorset
Priscilla 19 1852 Cranborne Dorset
Noah 17 1854 Lytchett Minster Dorset
Samson 9 1862 Poole dorset
Arthur 6 1865 Frodingbridge Hamps
I would like to know more about Mary Ann Wells maybe related to my family
thanks anything you can tell me will help
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mary ann wells mother was a jeff.mary ann married a cooper.i have some details and certs if you contact me.i think you have my email address.cathayb
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have u any imfo on the wells family of holbeck leeds?
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i am afraid i havent.all mine our west country.sorry cathayb
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Hi my family From 1860's Dangerfield Stanley daughters Mertie rummered old Doc Reynolds had a daughter nav Ruth married Eziah Wells who's dad was Heziaka Wells . I am a Stanley & Eziah son Lyle married my moms sister whom are Lee's.. Now when my mother first got married 1949 old Clare's was a Wells her father was old Nelson Wells married to a Buckland juval.. Here in the US
Hi Bowdie
Do you have any info on "old Doc Reynolds"? One of my relatives – Sanspi Reynolds or Smith – is supposed to have travelled from England to the US in the 1880s to live with members of her family there. But I haven't been able to track her down so far in US records. What state were your Stanleys and Wells in?
Many thanks.
Sharon
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Does anyone know anything about the Wells family from Hampstead Norris Berks
Amy Wells born Nov 1814
daughter of James Wells and Martha Jordan
Amy has a daughter Eliza Wells born 1846 who marries a John King
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My great-grandfather was a Wells from the New Forest. He was sent out to Australia as a ten year old by himself as part of their child migrant labour scheme. If anyone has stories about their relatives sons being taken away from them circa 1900- 1910, I would like to hear from them.
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Hi,
I am hoping these names mean something to someone, and I have come to a standstill on a part of my tree.
My Great Grandmother was Unity Holland 1892 - 1979, her birth was registered in Yeovil, Somerset, but her baptism was in South Petherton.
Her Mother was Esther Jeffry 1852 - 1929 born in St Austell, and her Father Joseph Holland 1841 - 1905, possibly born in St Johns Common, Sussex.
I am struggling to confirm Esther's parents, I found a birth for an Esther Jessie Jeffry's in 1852, with a Mothers Maiden Name of Wells. Possibly a Jane Wells, and her Father possibly being Thomas Jeffry, (no marriage record found). But, interestingly, I have found a marriage record between a Jane Wells (alias Jane Cooper) and a John Small, in Jersey. Showing Jane's Father as a Benjamin Wells.
Do any of these names mean anything to anyone? Any help or guidance would be hugely appreciated.