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Travelling People / Re: Anyone Looking For Cunningham And Swales In Yorks?
« on: Saturday 09 November 13 20:46 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Kath,  thanks for getting in touch about the smith family in falsgrave,  Scarborough.  I have managed to do a little research not enough tho.  Just that they where earthenware hawkers and they lived in houses I think?!  Don't know if you know of any extra info I don't know about?!  I'm related through Sarah smith daughter of William smith sister of Thomas smith from Scarborough.  She married William Wharton.  That's cool that I can now say I have gypsy heritage.  I'm rather proud of that. So you still live the gypsy way of life in what circumstances. Do you have a site or travel? Thanks for getting back to my message I really appreciate it. 
Regards Johnny

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Travelling People / Re: Looking for SMITH family - Gypsy's ??
« on: Tuesday 07 June 11 23:50 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone,
was just wondering if anyone has any info on a smith family living in the falsgrave area of scarborough. William smith born in durham in 1793 was living in falsgrave and was a potman. married to elizabeth rowbottom he had two daughters prudence who was married to hannibal swales and sarah who married william wharton in falsgrave. Would love to know more about any of these family members but dont know much about william smith background.
regards
Johnny

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Travelling People / Re: Anyone Looking For Cunningham And Swales In Yorks?
« on: Thursday 24 March 11 11:14 GMT (UK)  »
Hi val, thanks for the repley.
I have just found the records of thomas smith born 1818 in falsgrave on ancestry who is the son to william smith from durham who i mentioned before and brother to prudence.
Thomas was an earthenware hawker aswell.It all seems to add up. Was it normal for these family to integrate. there seems to be alot of info on the extended people in this family line but not on the smiths and whartons who married into them.
 sorry for my ignorance but whats the diffrence between gypsies and travellers. I hope they were gypsies or travellers im strating to like the idea of having gypsie ancestry almost proud in a way.

johnny 

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Travelling People / Re: Anyone Looking For Cunningham And Swales In Yorks?
« on: Wednesday 23 March 11 21:05 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
Was just wondering if anybody has info on the swales, smith, and wharton who lived in the falsgrave scarborough area on north street and bakehouse hill. I would like to confirm if they were gypsies or not. The signs seem to be there but i would like another opinion.
The family line is as followed
william smith born in durham 1793 married elizabeth rowbottom. Daughter, sarah smith born 1818 falsgrave married william wharton 1809 scarborough they have daughter mary wharton 1837 falsgrave who is my 3x grandmother .
William smith other daughter was prudence smith who married a hannibal swales in scarborough. The swales were earthenware dealers. the wharton ag labours and william smith from durham was a potman in 1841.
Would be great if anyone could clear this up for me.
regards
Johnny 

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