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[honey-roma88]

Hello

My family mainly the Morgans who lived at eight different addresses in Walmer Road as well as Latymer Road and other places in the very near area. They were originally from Wiltshire and regularly seemed to travel back an forth especially in the earlier years of the census.

Also the Burgess' and Brays who were pedlars and hawkers and bricklayer's labourers.

They ended up moving to Hammersmith and Fulham (where they married into other Romany families) where my family still live to this day. They worked as masons mainly but also were bird and dog dealers, general labourer, laundresses etc.

I kind of want to know anything you can tell me. I know very little of this particular side of my family and would love to know anything about the area. 

[An65]

check out some of the above links Honey - I think youll find it was a bit...... smelly!

:s

[AndrewLond1]

Hi,

[Clairediane90]

Hi Andrew and all

My family also lived in Notting Hill and were Romanies/of Romany descent.  They were the Hearnes and they lived around the Tobin Street/Hesketh Place area.

My great-great grandmother was Mary Ann 'Granny' Hearne.  She married Joseph Hearne but her first husband was Thomas Jones from Surrey.  She was actually a Smith before she married him and was a Romany born in Bristol.

Claire

[cathayb]

my friend and i are studying the london gypsy sites at the moment,trying especially to connect our devon penfolds with the london ones.we can find both lots in gurlings yard at battersea in 1891 and 1901 but as yet cant find evidence of the marrying into one another though we are sure they did.we are interested in any of the london travellers though especially williams/milers/lanes/lee/and hearns/penfolds oh and ay others like gess i suppose.anyone any thoughts or info be pleased to hear from you.cathayb

[cathayb]

i have also in my tree mary ann hearn b.1823 and mary ann hearn b.1866.anyconnection to anyone.cathayb

[carol8353]

My gran Florence Rogers was born in 1900 in Latimer Road,but as far as I know she wasn't a gipsy 

Her brother Bill had a wet fish shop there for many years.

Their dad Herbert was a horsekeeper for the London Omnibus Company.

He grew up in Portland Place, Notting Hill,houses now costs £ millions there 

Carol

[paul*]

My family mainly the Morgans who lived at eight different addresses in Walmer Road as well as Latymer Road and other places in the very near area. They were originally from Wiltshire and regularly seemed to travel back an forth especially in the earlier years of the census.

My mother's family lived on Walmer Road, and my great aunt Louisa Hamilton married a Bert Morgan in 1908. There are hazy memories that he had some connection with the fair on Hampstead Heath? Any connections perhaps??

[honey-roma88]

My family mainly the Morgans who lived at eight different addresses in Walmer Road as well as Latymer Road and other places in the very near area. They were originally from Wiltshire and regularly seemed to travel back an forth especially in the earlier years of the census.

My mother's family lived on Walmer Road, and my great aunt Louisa Hamilton married a Bert Morgan in 1908. There are hazy memories that he had some connection with the fair on Hampstead Heath? Any connections perhaps??

God, sorry I have left this so long. Haven't been on here for ages. I have many many Albert Morgans (seems to be a family name - my great uncle, great grandad, great great grandad and great great great grandad's brother were all called Albert) - so a Bert seems quite a likely name to have been in the family. My Morgans lived on about 10 different places on Walmer Road (laziest travellers ever!) so I will have to look into this. Thank you for replying.

Andrew - I thought I had answered you but can't see my reply so I must be imagining it  . But I do have Jones who are a complete mystery to me. I know they lived in Westminster after travelling from Somerset in the 1840s and then everyone but my great great great great grandmother Jane disappears. She says she is born in Wells or Bath or Bristol (depending on her mood I suppose). Her father was William Jones (a basket maker) and her siblings were William, Thomas, Elizabeth and Joseph. Her mother was Mary Ann but I have no idea of her surname.
All of the family were described as beggars in 1851 (the only time I find them) when they are living in a lodging house Westminster (presumably in between sites).
Jane married George Munday (a chair caner) and is missing in '41, '51 and '61 but is on every other census.