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Travelling People / Re: the gypsy family- the myth of taking children - Whitehouse/Bentley; Taylor/Smith
« on: Tuesday 09 July 13 02:27 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Cfdm on Tuesday 09 July 13 02:06 BST (UK)
Quote from: realdizzy on Monday 08 July 13 19:29 BST (UK)
My 95 year old dad (he's in great health, mentally and physically!) told me recently about how the Gypsies would take kids.  In fact, he said was walking to school one morning, around 7 years old or so, he spotted a caravan of gypsies coming down the road.  He said he got down as low as he could in some tall grass and thankfully they didn't see him as they passed by.  He was pretty scared!

I  don't know where you're located,  buy my mother used to tell a  story  about her grandmother.
Suposedly,  when her grandmother was a  child,  she  was  kidnapped, by gypsies, from her Pennsylvania farm.
They found her, a few hours later, basically  unharmed,  but with all  of her hair  cut off. Apparently,  she had  very long  hair,  at the time. This  was  during the mid-1880's.
I  always wondered if this story was true,  although my mother swore it was.

He lived in Indiana.. I think it was Miami County, not really sure at the moment.

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Travelling People / Re: the gypsy family- the myth of taking children - Whitehouse/Bentley; Taylor/Smith
« on: Tuesday 09 July 13 01:41 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: shehen23 on Monday 08 July 13 22:27 BST (UK)
Quote from: realdizzy on Monday 08 July 13 19:29 BST (UK)
My 95 year old dad (he's in great health, mentally and physically!) told me recently about how the Gypsies would take kids.  In fact, he said was walking to school one morning, around 7 years old or so, he spotted a caravan of gypsies coming down the road.  He said he got down as low as he could in some tall grass and thankfully they didn't see him as they passed by.  He was pretty scared!
:  My advice to you would be to contact the police and ask them if there have been any cases of children being taken by gypsies. If this myth had any basis in reality the authorities would have some information on it - after all they're quick enough to blame travelers for everything else. I think you'll find it's utter garbage. Sadly children were told these stories so often they grew up believing it. The reason your grandfather hid was because of the false perception not because he was in actual danger. The truth is that gypsies traveled in family groups, and children were brought up by the whole community. When parents died or travelled away for work other family members would take care of the children, especially if they had none of their own. There's really no mystery

You could be completely right!  I was just passing along the story.  :)

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Travelling People / Re: the gypsy family- the myth of taking children - Whitehouse/Bentley; Taylor/Smith
« on: Monday 08 July 13 19:29 BST (UK)  »
My 95 year old dad (he's in great health, mentally and physically!) told me recently about how the Gypsies would take kids.  In fact, he said was walking to school one morning, around 7 years old or so, he spotted a caravan of gypsies coming down the road.  He said he got down as low as he could in some tall grass and thankfully they didn't see him as they passed by.  He was pretty scared!

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