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Travelling People / Re: Are they gypsies?
« on: Monday 06 July 09 10:38 BST (UK) »
My Name is Toni Hassett and I have an interest in Mary Howard.
I suspect a gypsy connection in my our genetic heretige, I had an uncle Jim Howard.
What do you Know of Mary's ancestors/family?
How do i find out more?
I suspect a gypsy connection in my our genetic heretige, I had an uncle Jim Howard.
What do you Know of Mary's ancestors/family?
How do i find out more?
Hi Nashua
Like most families there are lots of Branches,I have taken note of what you have posted, and will have alook for them My own Bucklands came from Oxfordshire, but also at times mentioned Bristol, if you know Bristol Gloucester Road was well known for Gypsies, I know my familty did go to USA and settled there some did return to UK , but then settled in Devon cornwall area.
Some names do pop out at me like Jenty ( this was Gentilla orginally the church would not recgonise it as a name for obvious reasons so it got changed can be spelt Jenty Genty or even Jennie)
Adolphus was another, I have had somesome contact me about a Nelson Buckland who came from Bristol think family still there today, it maybe relations to your family, i know that someone again has mentioned 2 brothers Adolphus & John ( sounds like your names) that went into Fair rides. Motte was also used by Williams family as name .
Its also possible your family came from a Plato Buckland known to travel and marry into Williams & Fletchers some of children's names you mentioned sound like them, he was from Buckinghamshire area lots of Bucklands related to him.
Point of interest :
The families didn;t always live in Caravans usually only when they traveled most were senisble and bought property
which would be their winter homes and also an investment
also did you know that families often used alias some used parents grandparents surnames.
Stangely I do have a Census when my own family are traveling with a family : I would guess that Mary Howard was married to a Jones for her daughter to use the name:
1881 Census Tavistock Cornwall Caravans Petericks Ground
Mary Howard born 1824 aged 57 Head Tavistock ( fruit seller & coster)
Jane Jones/Dann born 1846 aged 35 daughter Tavistock
Emily Dann born 1868 aged 13 grand-daughter Tavistock
William Thomas Dann born 1871 aged 10 grand-son Tavistock
Jane Jones/Dann husband is actually in 1st foot Reg Devonshire at this time
I will look for you see what I can find I would also suggest 2 things try doing a Scavenger hunt on here ask about it to Tephra its a really good way of finding info
alos go look at romanygenes site its has lots of info there about many families and again you could post a message might bring you some luck
happy hunting Nashua and what a lovely name
sandy