Kent / Sussex Travellers

[RobertsandJones]

Hi Rebekah

Any news from your gran re eleanor roberts/ellen roberts - she definitely is part of the Sussex Roberts family i.e. William Roberts being her father - by the way do you know when William Roberts (Jockey) died?

[Tallulahblossom]

Hi, I think I have travellers on my Dad's paternal side.  I have hit a brick wall with Andrew Jones who since marrying Elizabeth Williams (from Newport, Wales) in Horsmonden in 1878 has stated his birthplace as Rotherfield, Sussex but I can find no trace of him anywhere before his marriage! His father was John Jones who was a Sweep.

There's an Andrew Jones who was baptised in Cowden, Kent in 1841 & his father was John Jones but I have been unable to verify this as a match.  The marriage certificate has Andrew's age as 34 in 1878 but they may have just been guessing so I'm hoping this is the right one in which case his mother would be Mary Ann.  Andrew's family settled in the Brenchley area after marrying.

Can anyone help please?

[rebekahm28]

Richard, no trace or memory of Eleanor/Ellen sorry. Jockey was coming home from the pub when someone cycled into him, he subsequently died, this was in Kent. Not sure wen he died, but he attended someone elses funeral in 1933.

[RobertsandJones]

Hi Rebekah

Thanks for coming back to me re Ellen Roberts and the info re Jockey, much appreciated.

Hope things are well with you, my name is Veronica but I go by the tag of Richardxii will explain reason some day.

Trying to research the Jones side now - verrrrrry daunting!!

Veronica

[rebekahm28]

Lol ok, Ive always thought of u as a mush named Richard    a branch of Gypsy 'Jones' married into my Roberts. Rosina Jones, daughter of Andrew and Coralena.

[RobertsandJones]

Haven't heard the expression mush for a very long time - thanks for the info re Jones, am now looking for where and when in Kent Jockey died, I've come across when Charity Roberts nee Wilson died, if I'm correct this was in Cranbrook which spans boundaries of Kent and Sussex, she died 1st quarter 1939 aged 62 and I also believe the Roberts had another bereavement around that time so will keep looking.
lol

[rebekahm28]

Charity died in High Tilt, Cranbrook in 1939 yes. There were 17 car loads of mourners. She left 6 kids, 32 grandkids and 1 gt-grandchild.

[delbouy]

Hi I found a reference to the "brockers" and a post by Claire relating to Robert Wilson 1849 from Holbrook Suffolk a Bargee who drowned in Maidstone Kent. He was my great Grandfather on paternal side. She was asking for information relating to "Travellers". I would like to contact her to discus links with this gentleman and share information I already have.

[RobertsandJones]

Charity died in High Tilt, Cranbrook in 1939 yes. There were 17 car loads of mourners. She left 6 kids, 32 grandkids and 1 gt-grandchild.