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Travelling People / Re: Stevens
« on: Thursday 28 February 19 13:21 GMT (UK)  »
I have a piece of paper somewhere with names on that my dad gave me they are some of his Gypsy family and he said they were buried in Newton Abbot, I don't know if you can private message on here but we should swap emails and research some more, Yes Nelson was my dads father.

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Travelling People / Re: Stevens
« on: Thursday 28 February 19 12:47 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,
Looks like we could be related I just got this message from my aunt.

Leslie Les Stevens was a heavyweight boxer, they used to call his dad bluey ( my dad said this was because he was always pinching lead and that is a gypsie term for it, I could be wrong ) she thinks he was my dads uncle Nelson would have been my grandfather.

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Travelling People / Re: Stevens
« on: Thursday 28 February 19 09:57 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,
I forgot to say that yes they were boxers, what do you have on your mums side ?

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Travelling People / Re: Stevens
« on: Thursday 28 February 19 09:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Blackhat,
I have bits and pieces and I will have to dig out the info, Nelson Stevens was my dads father and they were in the Bristol area if my memory serves me right Nelsons Father was called Mark Stevens there were four brothers Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.   Nelson married Hazel Welburn who after separating from Nelson married William ( Bill Lea ).  I am not sure how much time Nelson spent in Bristol as it was war time and my dad was born in Tadcaster castle I think Hazel was originally from Yorkshire / Leeds.  does that ring any bells it would bee great if we could find a link, I know Nelsons family were Romany gypsies I recall meeting some when I was very young.  regards Paul

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Travelling People / Re: Stevens
« on: Wednesday 31 January 18 18:55 GMT (UK)  »
I have only just started looking into my fathers family by the name of Stevens, they were gypsie travellers/Hawkers, I do not have loads of info, I know they were well known around longwell Green Bristol, Mark Stevens, Nelson Stevens are two names I have, I do have more names but I will have to dig that out and add it, if it rings any bells with anyone please get in touch.

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