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Travelling People / Re: Ayres, Turner,Stockwell ,Hamps,Berks and Doset
« on: Sunday 21 February 10 20:51 GMT (UK) »
Hello Cathay, your following me around ,lol 
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Travelling People / Ayres, Turner, Stockwell, Hants, Berks and Dorset
« on: Wednesday 17 February 10 20:48 GMT (UK) »
Do you have any in your families?
My Ayres, Nehemiah (1826) Married Susan Whitlock (1828) never found a marriage for these. And have roughly 8 children. Nehemiah may well have changed his name along the line or Susan married again.
No death for Nehemiah has been found (1850 is not him) but then on some of the birth certs for the children the name John Turner has been used, so did he change it, rather did he became known as John Turner.The mothers is the same still.
My Stockwells' married into the Pike, Black and Sheen families but i know nothing about them. I am trying to put some meat on the bones. Photos would be nice as well but that might be a wish to far.
Rose Stockwell (1876) Married John Pike 1916
Lilly Stockwell (1881) Married William Sheen
Daisy Stockwell (1886) Married Maurice Black
The lady's parents were Charles Stockwell and Rhoda Turner.
My Ayres, Nehemiah (1826) Married Susan Whitlock (1828) never found a marriage for these. And have roughly 8 children. Nehemiah may well have changed his name along the line or Susan married again.
No death for Nehemiah has been found (1850 is not him) but then on some of the birth certs for the children the name John Turner has been used, so did he change it, rather did he became known as John Turner.The mothers is the same still.
My Stockwells' married into the Pike, Black and Sheen families but i know nothing about them. I am trying to put some meat on the bones. Photos would be nice as well but that might be a wish to far.
Rose Stockwell (1876) Married John Pike 1916
Lilly Stockwell (1881) Married William Sheen
Daisy Stockwell (1886) Married Maurice Black
The lady's parents were Charles Stockwell and Rhoda Turner.
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Travelling People / Re: How do i find more info on a fair ground worker in the 1960's
« on: Thursday 26 March 09 21:26 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for giving me some new ideas, much appreciated.
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Travelling People / Re: How do i find more info on a fair ground worker in the 1960's
« on: Wednesday 06 August 08 23:07 BST (UK) »
Thank you Sharon, i will try there now. 
I have reg but it hasn't confirmed as of yet
I have reg but it hasn't confirmed as of yet
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Travelling People / Re: How do i find more info on a fair ground worker in the 1960's
« on: Tuesday 05 August 08 21:57 BST (UK) »
Hi thank you maybe i should have added i have all these details already.
Its more about his working life and the names of the fairs he worked in. You know silly little things that help piece together a small history of a person that people never knew. of course stories will always be that but it would be nice if anyone came up with something.
You see his not all of his 9 children lived with them for whatever that might have been. So to try and build a picture up is nigh on impossible. The only one we do have is that after his death the fair ground owner sent a huge bunch of flowers and a payment of £50 towards his funeral.
However with family history now being a forever growing hobby maybe someone might just have heard the story and then sometimes things get remembered.
Straw clutching maybe, forever hopeful always..
Its more about his working life and the names of the fairs he worked in. You know silly little things that help piece together a small history of a person that people never knew. of course stories will always be that but it would be nice if anyone came up with something.
You see his not all of his 9 children lived with them for whatever that might have been. So to try and build a picture up is nigh on impossible. The only one we do have is that after his death the fair ground owner sent a huge bunch of flowers and a payment of £50 towards his funeral.
However with family history now being a forever growing hobby maybe someone might just have heard the story and then sometimes things get remembered.
Straw clutching maybe, forever hopeful always..
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Travelling People / How do i find more info on a fair ground worker in the 1960's
« on: Tuesday 05 August 08 21:00 BST (UK) »
Hi, i have Romany blood and my Nan married a fairground worker (he was in the army when they met).
Its a sad story, my nan died when she was 37 yrs and he died when he was 41. I am trying to find out more about my grandfather and i wonder where the best place is to ask. No family members on his side left.
He was crushed to death when a caravan trailer ran him over at Great Easton, near Dunmow, Essex in 1964. The fair was moving from Hitchin , Herts to Long Melford, Suffolk.It was an accident which i can imagine affected the lifes of those involved and its not the accident i am interested in, i have the newspaper reports and a letter from the coroner's office, these are enough for me on that subject. However it is stories and photos i am looking for about my grandfather.
I dont even know of the name of the fair he worked for just that
the person who was driving was from Peterbourgh.
My grandfathers name was Arthur William Stokes, i don't know if he had a nickname. He never really had a place he called home so areas i know he stayed are, Hampshire, Maidstone, Kent and Hitchin was were his mother lived.He had 9 children.
I doubt i get anywhere with this but then if i don't try......................
Its a sad story, my nan died when she was 37 yrs and he died when he was 41. I am trying to find out more about my grandfather and i wonder where the best place is to ask. No family members on his side left.
He was crushed to death when a caravan trailer ran him over at Great Easton, near Dunmow, Essex in 1964. The fair was moving from Hitchin , Herts to Long Melford, Suffolk.It was an accident which i can imagine affected the lifes of those involved and its not the accident i am interested in, i have the newspaper reports and a letter from the coroner's office, these are enough for me on that subject. However it is stories and photos i am looking for about my grandfather.
I dont even know of the name of the fair he worked for just that
the person who was driving was from Peterbourgh.
My grandfathers name was Arthur William Stokes, i don't know if he had a nickname. He never really had a place he called home so areas i know he stayed are, Hampshire, Maidstone, Kent and Hitchin was were his mother lived.He had 9 children.
I doubt i get anywhere with this but then if i don't try......................
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Travelling People / Re: Gypsy ancestors true or false?
« on: Thursday 31 January 08 15:37 GMT (UK) »
Hi, try this site ;
www.romanygenes.webeden.co.uk
I know it has already been added but it has a link to Romanygenes2 now, as it is getting so big.
It has everything from census entries, photos, Links and so much more.
Tina
www.romanygenes.webeden.co.uk
I know it has already been added but it has a link to Romanygenes2 now, as it is getting so big.
It has everything from census entries, photos, Links and so much more.
Tina
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Travelling People / Re: Did/Do Gipsy families keep the maternal surname?
« on: Thursday 31 January 08 15:28 GMT (UK) »
This is the reason we are having so much trouble with finding our rellies.
Only they cannot seem to make up their mind which one to choose. They have only been found togehter on the 1861 census.
The names are Nehemiah Ayres (abt 1826 ) and Susan Whitlock MN Norris (abt 1828)
They also seem to like the name Turner!!!
They are also known to change their first names. They had their children in Hampshire, Berkshire and Whiltshire. They eight children that we can find.
However we seem to have hit a brick wall. Did they ever marry?
Best of luck Tina
Only they cannot seem to make up their mind which one to choose. They have only been found togehter on the 1861 census.
The names are Nehemiah Ayres (abt 1826 ) and Susan Whitlock MN Norris (abt 1828)
They also seem to like the name Turner!!!
They are also known to change their first names. They had their children in Hampshire, Berkshire and Whiltshire. They eight children that we can find.
However we seem to have hit a brick wall. Did they ever marry?
Best of luck Tina
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