Complete-Dighton/Deighton Gypsy Family

[social-butterflies]

hi all
im not realted to none of ya 
but wanted to say that the photos added by some of you are amazing, you must be really pleased to have them    and im sure others are pleased to be able to share them 

[Redworth]

Hi Pookethegib

i would be greatful if you could let me have info from your tree  I am reasearching my family tree but really stuck on my maternal side due to confusing names. not sure if her maiden name was Dighton/Boswell/smith. conflicting names on various certficates. i know my great grandmother lived on Fanny on the hill in welling in caravan until her death. my grandmothers name was Esther

Hi Angiebuns,

I have sent you a private message.  Will help if possible.

[Paulevo1340]

Hi just came across this site by chance. Looking for a line of Dightons. Grandfather was Nou, had three sons Lawrence, Leonard and Maurice used to have a small general store in Penhill before it was demolished for a roundabout. Any info would be interesting

[Redworth]

Hi Paulevo

I will be glad to do some lookups for you.  Can you give me more info to search on.  There are Three Nou Dightons, 1837, 1900, 1902.  There are numerous Lawrences Maurices etc.  Can you give indications of Birth/Marriage /Death years for Nou or any of his family or known addresses.

[Paulevo1340]

Hi I don't know a great deal. Nou was married to Isabel and lived at Penhill where they had a small shop in the front of their house. The area was redeveloped and is now a roundabout. They both moved to Crayford until they died. Lawrence married Audrey Cook and moved to Sittingbourne. Maurice married Iris and moved to Sittingbourne, he was killed in a vehicle crash on Death Hill. I know the family had roots in East London and were involved in the Docks and that's about it. Not much I'm afraid

[tonyralph]

MY GR GR GR GRANDFATHER ….Jas Dighton was born around 1804 in Sawbridgeworth Herts and the 1851 census shows he had 8 children and lived in ‘Common Open Air?’ in the parish of plumstead.
Jas shows no wife living with him at this address or this time. Chldren showing are….
-   John (27) born Rainham Essex
-   Saunders (19) born White Ruden Essex
-   Isabella (17) born Capel kent
-   Wm(William?) (14) born Ilfover Essex
-   Matilda (12) Born Swanscombe Kent
-   Lawrence (9) born Barking Side Essex
-   Henry (5) born Swanscombe Kent
-   Andrew (my GR GR grandfather) (3) born Swanscombe Kent
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GR,GR.GRANDPARENTS ANDREW 1845-1891 (I think) AND ELLEN IN 1891 CENCUS. (1891 census shows thry lived in Etchingham, sussex(but no address shown), and both aged 46 years old in 1891 so confirms they were both born in 1845) there are no children shown to be living with them at this time
Andrew was born in Plumstead, Ellen born in Limehouse Middlesex
Andrew shown to be employed as an Agracultural labourer


GR. GRANPARENTS ANDREW 1869-(andrews birth year BORN IN CROYDON) CAROLINE SMITH 1871(carolines birth year BORN IN BRIGHTON) MARRIED PLUMSTEAD 1891.


THEIR CHILDREN( IN NO ORDER AND THINK ALL NAMES ARE RIGHT)

ANDREW 1890 11 MONTHS? OLD ON 1891 ELECTORIAL ROLE REGISTER BORN PLUMSTEAD, ELIZA 1889, HENRY, ISIAH, JOHN, SAM(proper name was Samson found he was born 29th july 1903 and baptised on 20th november 1903 in rochester, kent showing an address ’12 Duke of York )  records show a samson dighton died 1949 aged 46 in district of dartford (which ties up to his age but not confimed)
WILLIAM 1894(william married Beatrice Pearce of Belvedere Marsh and had a known child called samuel / samson.and they had at least one girl called Tess – see below
    Re: Complete-Dighton/Deighton Gypsy Family« Reply #38 on: Wednesday 30 June 10 17:14 UTC (UK) »   
 Hi, I HAVE JUST FOUND THIS SITE, I CANT BELIEVE SO MANY OF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE SAME AS ME, MY GREAT GRANDAD WAS ANDREW DIGHTON AND CAROLINE SMITH MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER. I HAVE FOUND THEIR FIRST CHILD ANDREW BORN IN 1890, MY GRANDAD WAS WILLIAM (BILL) AND MY NAN WAS BEATRICE PEARCE ALSO OF BELVEDERE MARSH, MY DAD WAS SAMUEL(SAMSON). ANY OTHER HELP WOULD BE VERY WELCOME TESS

[tonyralph]

MY GR GR GR GRANDFATHER ….Jas Dighton was born around 1804 in Sawbridgeworth Herts and the 1851 census shows he had 8 children and lived in ‘Common Open Air?’ in the parish of plumstead.

Jas shows no wife living with him at this address or this time. Chldren showing are….

- John (27) born Rainham Essex

- Saunders (19) born White Ruden Essex

- Isabella (17) born Capel kent

- Wm(William?) (14) born Ilfover Essex

- Matilda (12) Born Swanscombe Kent

- Lawrence (9) born Barking Side Essex

- Henry (5) born Swanscombe Kent

- Andrew (my GR GR grandfather) (3) born Swanscombe Kent

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GR,GR.GRANDPARENTS ANDREW 1845-1891 AND ELLEN IN 1891 CENCUS. (1891 census shows thry lived in Etchingham, sussex(but no address shown), and both aged 46 years old in 1891 so confirms they were both born in 1845) there are no children shown to be living with them at this time

Andrew was born in Plumstead, Ellen born in Limehouse Middlesex

Andrew shown to be employed as an Agricultural labourer

 

 

GR. GRANPARENTS ANDREW 1869-(andrews birth year BORN IN CROYDON) CAROLINE SMITH 1871(carolines birth year BORN IN BRIGHTON) MARRIED PLUMSTEAD 1891. (these are the ones I mentioned but I now think perhaps Caroline lived in Battle rather than married there?)

 

 

THEIR CHILDREN(THINK ALL NAMES ARE RIGHT)

 

-ANDREW 1890 – showing to be 11 MONTHS OLD ON 1891 ELECTORIAL ROLE REGISTER BORN PLUMSTEAD,

-ELIZA 1889

-HENRY,

-ISIAH,

-JOHN,

-SAM(proper name was Samson found he was born 29th july 1903 and baptised on 20th november 1903 in rochester, kent showing an address ’12 Duke of York ) records show a samson dighton died 1949 aged 46 in district of dartford (which ties up to his age but not confimed) ,

-LEVI 1909,

-CAROLINE (MY NAN)(BORN 1914 (MARRIED ARTHUR JACKSON IN DARFORD IN 1933 AGED 19 YEARS OLD)

 

-WILLIAM 1894(william married Beatrice Pearce of Belvedere Marsh and had a known child called samuel / samson.and they had at least one girl called Tess – see below

 

Timber croft lane, plumstead, london SE18 seems to be the address on the 1891 census

[Redworth]

Hi Tonyralph,

We have a connection in our trees.

James Dighton born Sawbridgeworth Herts c 1800 died 22nd Feb 1873 at Plumstead.  His wife was Eliza Lee c 1800 (daughter of Samuel Lee) she died 27th Oct 1850 at Chalk Hole Wilmington Kent.  They had ten children.   The eldest was Justinier Dighton Born Rainham Essex c 1823,  followed by James Dighton Born Tonbridge Kent c 1824.  He died 6th April 1906 at 22 Queens roads Mitcham Surrey.  The remainder are as you have listed in your post.

Justinier Dighton was the wife of Zachariah Boswell.  They were the parents of Kate Boswell who married Joseph Redworth, these were my Great Grand Parents.

James c 1824,  his wife was Duanna Lee c 1813 died 16th June 1897.  They had ten children.  You can see further details in my tree at www.romani-ancestors-tree.com

May I have your permission to use some of your information you have posted, in updating my Tree.

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