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Their is a record in the Shepton Mallet Journal Friday 26 May 1916, this is about a John Atterwell travelling with three Gipsy vans.
also, in 1910 their is a record of a Richard Attewell a Gipsy. the Goucester Journal 29 0f October
in 1897 on the 2 July Friday, their is a Richard Attewell story, it says
"An Aged Man And His Old Horse,"
he is described as a travelling hawker and an octogenarian. South Wales Echo
in 1893, William died, a very tragic death, I have never seen so many records of any account with a Gipsy in, if you take the time to really look, you will find little answers that do not appear in just one record, in one record it says, William Attewell died, 25 years of age single, hawker, then in another it says Wm Attewell hawker who leaves a Widow and six Children, then another, William Attewell 25 hawker, his Wife and Family of six Children are encampt on Whitechurch Common,
their is one record that says
The Gipsys Sister,
it says the court gave an involuntary murmaur of surprise when they saw a very respectable dressed woman coming forwards to give evidence of identification, and stated that She was the Sister of the deceased Gipsy. She is the Wife of a industrious and honest collier, living on the Craig at Pontypridd.
then I found a record that says She was known as Mrs Walsh, and this time William was 29, and had a Wife and several Children. William died in a massive train crash.
in Wales in 1872 Pricilla Smith described as a Hawker, Richard Attiwell a travelling Gipsy Tinker and Mary Attiwell a Gipsy Girl were all trying to get pedlars licences evan thoe they had been refused,
1890 William Attewell was summoned for four straying horses, Gloucester Journal 19 July.
in 1854 in the Winsor and Eton Express plus the Berkshire Chronicle Saturday 21 of October William Attewell 23, and Peggy Sherry 21, were charged with stealing, they were Gipsies and labourers ,forlorn looking Creatures, evidently in having been in the habit of leading a wandering life.
The male prisoner said he had sold to his Sister in misfortune the cart and cloth, the prisoner said if you want me you will find me at Gipsy Lane_ a great rendezvous of that romantic yet roguish tribe.
from reading this I think Peggy was his Sister.
Monmouthshire Beacon Saturday 23 February 1850
Edward Smith, John Jenkins, Richard Atterwell
Benjamin Smith, defendants appeared with their faces severely lacerated and bruised, they had been engaged in fighting at the fair
Reading Mercury Monday 14 March Berkshire
TO CONSTABLES, GAOLERS, AND OTHERS.
Whereas, John Hattewell the Older, and John Hattewell the Younger whos place of residence is supposed to be Halderind ? Gloucestershire, who ever will apprehend and lodge them in his Majesty's Gaol shall receive five guineas reward upon application to Mr John Hoare, of Sutton Courtney, treasurer of the Sutton Association for the Prosecution of Felons.
The said John Hattewell the Older is a thin man, rather dark in complexion about 50 years of age.
They have been in the habit of travelling through the Country in a cart and deal in horses, woollen and linen cloth, they are supposed to be in parts of the counties of Berks or Oxford.
Abingdom, March 10. 1831
Pricilla's Smiths Son did not look old enough
Richard Attiwell lived in a tent
plus Mary Attiwell was a fortune teller
these were the reasons they did not give them a pedlars licence. the story was in the Cardiff and Merthyr, Guardian, Glamorgan, Monmouth, and Brecon Gazette, Wales
20 January 1872,
these are just extracts, I just write what comes my way, I hope some of the information may be of help to people in their reserch
