burrs/boswell

[lanna]

hi i cant seem to find anything of my gran mary anne burr b 1899?  married to Abraham Boswell  b1901 cornwall . i know his father was Abraham and his grandmother was the famous granny Boswell born anne kingston from Ireland married to Ephraim boswell . any help on the burrs much appreciated, they are romanys.
lanna.

[Sharon01]

Hi,

Mary Ann Burr married Abraham Boswell  2Q 1920 in Penzance Cornwall (vol 5c 597). If you buy the marriage cert you should get her father's name & occupation.

This could be her birth.

Mary Ann Burr 2Q 1899 in Penzance Cornwall (vol 5c 215).

Sharon

[lanna]

many thanks sharon, im new at this

[Sharon01]

Your welcome.

This site has excellent info on getting started, especially the beginners board.

For example

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,480454.0.html

Happy Hunting

[tiggi]

hi i cant seem to find anything of my gran mary anne burr b 1899?  married to Abraham Boswell  b1901 cornwall . i know his father was Abraham and his grandmother was the famous granny Boswell born anne kingston from Ireland married to Ephraim boswell . any help on the burrs much appreciated, they are romanys.
lanna.

 Hi cousin

Mary Ann Burr bapt Madron Cornwall 1st June 1900
Parents John & Filley
Residence Travelling Temp in Madron
Fathe's Profession Hawker
born 5th March 1899

We are actually related a few times..

There are 2 Census records if you can access 1911 might interest you regarding Burr family
 H & W Burr in Redruth Tolgus Downs Gyspies in Tents
Mr & Mrs Burr  In a Lane At Newton round  Station Hill Praze Helston Cornwall
Gypsies in Tent


Mary had a older sister Eliza Burr b 1892 she married Mark Cooper b 1886 Cornwall his parents were James Cooper & Sarah Roberts
They married in 1912 Penzance Cornwall

Abraham's father Abraham b 1865 married Selina Lee b 1883  in 12th Feb 1900 Helston Cornwall
This was not his 1st marriage:
Selina died young aged 23

She was daughter of William & Matilda Lee
Her brother Robert married Harriet Smith ,who was sister to my grandmother Betsy Smith * The lady in photo*
I believe Abraham was their son b 1901 Redruth Cornwall
Siblings were :
Unity b 1902
Henry b 1903
Seth b 1906

[lanna]

many thanks Tiggi, colleen and me are 3rd cousins sharing Abraham 1901. i am direct descendant, my father is Christopher Boswell son of Abraham Boswell and mary Burr. do you speak rom. i am also a showmans daughter betty smart. were related to the Bob Wilson fun fair . bob jnr is my mothers first cousin. so one half rom other half showman.
like Colleen we live in Australia but in Sydney. dad said the smith, buckland, coggers  james's are all related. we are one of the oldest romany famillies in the uk, dad said all the smiths were very dark skinned like him and he swears its from coming from India decades ago.
example our word for water panni is indian, sounds parni.it was my fathers grandfather Abraham that was in kent prison sorry to say.
my dad is 82 but could still make baskets and pegs. he was born in a vido on his fathers farm in bodmon . my grandfather as you know later married old flo. he was a wealthy land owner and helston museum had gold watches etc from him and his dad but when i visited cornwall in august the museum said the fob watch and chain in 18ct had gone missing. i went to see granny boswell in the museum in cornwall it was funny to see she had a clay pipe in her mouth.


things have changed in our family we have settled down  and married out side the roms. my daughter  has a phd  in Economics and lectures in a sydney uni , i wonder what the family way back would have thought as most couldnt read or write.

sorry to bore you.
many thanks lanna.

[tiggi]

Hi Lanna
I have sent you a private message

[lanna]

tanks tiggi will do ive been working and its my first chance to get on the computer.   

[S Cavaciuti]

many thanks Tiggi, colleen and me are 3rd cousins sharing Abraham 1901. i am direct descendant, my father is Christopher Boswell son of Abraham Boswell and mary Burr. do you speak rom. i am also a showmans daughter betty smart. were related to the Bob Wilson fun fair . bob jnr is my mothers first cousin. so one half rom other half showman.
like Colleen we live in Australia but in Sydney. dad said the smith, buckland, coggers  james's are all related. we are one of the oldest romany famillies in the uk, dad said all the smiths were very dark skinned like him and he swears its from coming from India decades ago.
example our word for water panni is indian, sounds parni.it was my fathers grandfather Abraham that was in kent prison sorry to say.
my dad is 82 but could still make baskets and pegs. he was born in a vido on his fathers farm in bodmon . my grandfather as you know later married old flo. he was a wealthy land owner and helston museum had gold watches etc from him and his dad but when i visited cornwall in august the museum said the fob watch and chain in 18ct had gone missing. i went to see granny boswell in the museum in cornwall it was funny to see she had a clay pipe in her mouth.


things have changed in our family we have settled down  and married out side the roms. my daughter  has a phd  in Economics and lectures in a sydney uni , i wonder what the family way back would have thought as most couldnt read or write.

sorry to bore you.
many thanks lanna.

Hi My name is Samantha Nee Boswell, I think I am also related to you. I have a photo of Abraham Boswell's headstone (born 1901) Flossie is also marked on it. Abraham was also my great grandfather. Sam