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Title: Roma people in Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire?
Post by: Burto on Wednesday 27 September 06 18:11 BST (UK)

Hi,
Just wondering if there were any Roma in Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire and around what time?
Also are there any common surnames?
There is a chance that one of my ancestors was Roma. Are there any specific occupations? My possible ancestor was illegitimate, I can't find anything on his mother and his occupation was "professor of the violin" he settled down and had a family in Nottingham but was born in Shepshed Leicestershire.

Title: Re: Roma people in Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire?
Post by: An65 on Thursday 28 September 06 15:13 BST (UK)

I have some roma family in Leic/Notts.

Mine are Smiths from Coleorton LEIC and Elliotts from Willoughby On The Wolds Notts.

Title: Re: Roma people in Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire?
Post by: rebekahm28 on Wednesday 29 April 09 15:00 BST (UK)

I have a Romany gypsy family NOT from Notts or Leics but there were definately Notts/Leics gypsies around the area, some just passed through, like showmen etc. Newark has been known for gypsies, for many years and I know some families did the Notts/Leics/Derbyshire circuit.

Title: Re: Roma people in Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire?
Post by: sabbathuk on Saturday 07 November 09 03:30 GMT (UK)

I know that one of the big Gypsy families in Notts was the Boswells.