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Title: Help finding an old post. Re Newspaper cuttings of Travellers/gypsy funeral.
Post by: Lesanne on Thursday 09 September 21 11:46 BST (UK)

Hello All,

The very old post had info of a newspaper cutting about Traveller/Gypsy funeral caravan. I think it was the last 'grandad' and he 'went' with his van.
The area could have been Bucks.. High Wycombe. Abt 1950/60's.

Thank you
Lesanne.

Title: Re: Help finding an old post. Re Newspaper cuttings of Travellers/gypsy funeral.
Post by: sarah on Thursday 09 September 21 14:01 BST (UK)

Hi Lesanne,

There are quite a few possibilities.....how old is old ?

I put the following terms into google - newspaper gypsy funeral rootschat
it comes up with quite a few, maybe they might ring a bell with you ?

Regards

Sarah

Title: Re: Help finding an old post. Re Newspaper cuttings of Travellers/gypsy funeral.
Post by: Lesanne on Thursday 09 September 21 14:25 BST (UK)

Thanks for reply Sarah, Possibly 10 / 15 yrs + ago

Lesanne

Title: Re: Help finding an old post. Re Newspaper cuttings of Travellers/gypsy funeral.
Post by: Gallicrow on Thursday 09 September 21 15:01 BST (UK)

Using "funeral gypsy newspaper site:www.rootschat.com" on google comes up with several possibilities.

Title: Re: Help finding an old post. Re Newspaper cuttings of Travellers/gypsy funeral.
Post by: Lesanne on Thursday 09 September 21 15:17 BST (UK)

Thank you. Gallicrow.
 Yes, I did go through that too. Nothing found that matches High Wycombe 1950/60 though...

Title: Re: Help finding an old post. Re Newspaper cuttings of Travellers/gypsy funeral.
Post by: Lesanne on Thursday 09 September 21 15:18 BST (UK)

 I must be missing the search engine 'recipe' ...  ::)

Title: Re: Help finding an old post. Re Newspaper cuttings of Travellers/gypsy funeral.
Post by: Gibel on Thursday 09 September 21 16:21 BST (UK)

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=730582.msg6130652#msg6130652


No idea if the above will work but it could be the one you want. Look before and after the specific one I’ve posted.

Title: Re: Help finding an old post. Re Newspaper cuttings of Travellers/gypsy funeral.
Post by: Lesanne on Thursday 09 September 21 16:34 BST (UK)

Thanks Gibel,
Thats the closest so far :)

I'm trying the RC search as well.. but just realised that it would be picked up on google search as well...
Lesanne