World War One. Gipsy Roll of Honour.

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Friday 22 July 1864
  Bicester Herald
  Oxfordshire 
 

Riley Beldam, 22, labourer. charged with assaulting and ravishing Fanny Jennings, at Prestwood, on the 14th of March, was acquitted
 

 



 Saturday 23 July 1864
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire

WYCOMBE
... of Great Missenden, driver for Mr. Reynolds, of Prestwood Common, was charged by John Kempster, constable of Hughenden, with furious driving at Hughenden. Mr. Kempster said—On tHe 17th June, in the parish of Hughenden, I saw the defendant driving a timber ...
 


Saturday 29 October 1864
  Bedfordshire Times and Independent
  Bedfordshire 

 
Charge of Picking Pockets. —Smith and Draper, two gipsies, were brought up in custody, and charged with abstracting from the pockets of James Randall, of Sundon, the sum of 18s 
 

 Saturday 03 January 1863
  Northampton Mercury
  Northamptonshire 


 —Jane Smith (35), hawker, and Cinderella Beldam (30), hawker, charged with obtaining a quantity of grocery goods by false pretences, the property of Thomas Holman. Stanwick



 Saturday 25 January 1862
 Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 

 
stealing a loaf. Signora Hearn, gipsy, was charged with stealing a loaf, ralue 7d., the property of John Wood, of Princes' Risborough, on Tuesday, the 14th January ...
 


 Wednesday 29 January 1862
 Bucks Chronicle and Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire 

 LOCAL. BOARD OF HEALTH
  Samuel Kempster, night poaching, 3 months, and and sureties 
 


 Saturday 08 February 1862
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
...  and George Draper and Edmund May were charged with having committed a trespass in search of game on Berkhampstead Common. May appeared, but Draper having been committed to Hertford gaol last week for two months, did not make his appearance. The charge against May was dismissed 
 

 Saturday 01 March 1862
  Hampshire Chronicle
  Hampshire 


ASSIZES. [Continued from our third page.} The following additional cases were heard yesterday: {Before Mr. Justice Byles.) John Draper, hawker, was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment. for feloniously receiring three geese and three ducks

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  Saturday 22 March 1862
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
  Using Snare.— Stephen Kempster was charged with using a snare for the purpose of taking partridges in the parish of Aldbury. Kempster pleaded guilty, and was fined 15s. and 10s. 6d. costs
 

Saturday 27 September 1862
 Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
  PETTY SESSIONS. Sept. 24. Present—P. Dauncey, Esq., and Edward William Selby Lowndes, Esq. Drunk and Riotous - Anselm Byls, a gipsy, of Evenley, near Brackley, was fined for having, on the 22nd inst., been drunk and creating a disturbance 
 

  Wednesday 02 April 1862
 London Evening Standard
  London 

WANDSWORTH
 A Row AMONGST THE GIPSIES. —Drucella Smith a young gipsy woman, was brought up on warrant, charged with assaulting Cinderella Beldam. The assault took place on the 24th of February last, when the gipsies campt on Barnes common



 Saturday 20 September 1862
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 

BOARD OF GUARDIANS
  James Kempster, a boy, who had run away from the House, was ordered to be taken before the magistrates, and afterwards placed in the able ...


  Saturday 20 September 1862
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
 .— On Wednesday, before J. E. Bartlett, Esq., a lad from the workhouse, named James Kempster, was sent to prison for three weeks for breaking out of the workhouse
 

Tuesday 02 December 1862
  Bedfordshire Times and Independent
  Bedfordshire 


 Stealing Straw, —Samuel Draper, an aged gipsy, was charged with stealing a quantity of straw, the property of Thomas Gatward, at Slip In, Caddington, on the 12th ...
 

 Saturday 13 December 1862
 Bedfordshire Mercury
  Bedfordshire 


... Meakins, charged with feloniously killing a sheep and steallng part of  the carcass at Yardley Gobion.— Jane Smith, and Cinderella Beldam, charged with obtaining goods by false pretences at Potterspury
 


Wednesday 17 December 1862
 Bucks Chronicle and Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire 

 
  WEDDINO.—Amos Smith and Cinderella Belden, two of the gipsy tribe, were charged with having obtained a quantity of groceries, of the value of 10s. 6d., of Mr. Thomas Holman, of Patterspury, on the 3rd of December, by false and fraudulent' pretences.—lt appeared that the two Romany's called at the prosecutor's shop, and informed the daughter that they had been recommended by a gentleman living in the plain to purchase goods of Mr. Holman, as a chap had just returned from Australia with lots of money, and was to be married to a sister of Cinderella's, by special license, on the following day, at Potterspury.—Sergeent Willis, of the Northamptonshire Constabelary, on hearing of the grand wedding, and at the goods being obtained for the festive celebration, started off in pursuit, and took them into custody with the articles upon them—The prisoners were committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions

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Saturday 05 January 1861
 Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire

BUCKS EPIPHANY SESSION
  STEALING PEAS AT CUESHAM. James Kempster, 56, laborer, charged with stealing seven quarts of peas, two quarts of oats, and one sack, value together 3s. 9d
 
 
 Saturday 11 May 1861
  Bucks Chronicle and Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire, England


John Kempster was brought up, charged under the vagrant act, he being found on the premises of Mr. Bunklow, of Aldbury
 


Saturday 06 July 1861
 Hertford Mercury and Reformer
  Hertfordshire

HERTFORDSHIRE MIDSUMMER QUARTER SESSION,

Charge of Stealing a Horse two years ago. Ambrose Draper, a gipsy, was charged with stealing a mare on the of August, 1859, the property of Edward Pennefather, at Welwyn. 

  Tuesday 09 July 1861
 Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and General Advertiser
  Hertfordshire 

—Ambrose Droper, a gipsy, was charged with stealing a mare and bridle halter, the property of Mr. Edward Pennyfather  ...
  ……P.c. John Burt…. i found Draper in Aldesham: I found him standing outside some gipy's tents I asked his name, he said Jack Hearn: I told him I  thought it was Ambrose Draper, and I wanted him for horse stealing: he struck me several times and called on his friends to turn out: after a struggle  he was secured. Mr. Mills summoned up.—Verdict, guilty. Sentenced to 4 years' penal servitude ...
 


 Saturday 05 October 1861
  Bucks Chronicle and Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire 

james Barker, Thos. Smith, G. Parrott. and Kisby Barker were charged with trespassing in pursuit of game at Linslade and Soulbury.—The cue against Parrott and Barker was dismissed ...
 

Wednesday 06 November 1861
  Norwich Mercury
  Norfolk 


GUILDHALL.— Saturday. [Before the Mayor (W. J. U. Browne, Esq.), N, Palmer, and J. Betts, Esqs.] Elizabeth Draper, showily dressed gipsy girl, was charged with a robbery under the following circumstances: —On the previous Monday she had gone to lodge ...
 

 Saturday 03 November 1860
 Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
 Transfer.—The license of Mrs. Ann Cotchin, of the Golden Bell Inn, Church-square, Leighton Buzzard, was transfered to Mr. John Gurney, farmer, of Hallington


  Saturday 22 January 1859
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
... plaintiff. & Packman's Cases.— Alexander Cunningham, packman, of Leighton Buzzard, appeared against the following persons for debts on account of drapery goods:— Jesse Paxton, Jos. Kempster, Thos. Alcock, John Yates, C ., and obtained orders for small monthly ...

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Saturday 26 February 1859
 Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
... vagrancy, fourteen days; Margaret Bryan, breaking windows, two months; Ann Macdonald, indecent behaviour, seven days ; John Kempster, stealing turnips, one month; Edward Yownes, ensouraging another to resist the police, thirteen days; Noel Morton, damaging ...
 


 Saturday 12 March 1859
 Reading Mercury
  Berkshire

 Sibilena Draper, Gipsy woman, who, if the statements of the husband can be relied on, would have attained the extraordinary age of 109 years next month. It appeared from the evidence that about fortnight since the deceased and her husband, George Draper, with ...
 

Saturday 26 November 1859
 Wellington Journal
  Shropshire 
HORRID TRAGEDY
 On the  17th inst., in a frail tent, on Homer-common, near Much Wenlock. aged 86, Righteous Draper, an old gipsy. His old widow, 83, refusing the blessings of the union-house, on Monday placed the tent and other worldly goods ...


 
Saturday 13 March 1858
  Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and General Advertiser
  Hertfordshire 

 Draper, gipsy, was charged with poaching a partridge, January last
 
 
Saturday 24 January 1857
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 
 
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

A Similar Offence.— William Kempster, Joseph Kempster, and James Kempster, labourers, Chesham, were charged with trespassing on land belonging to the Hon. C. C. Cavendish, M.P. ...
 

 Thursday 09 July 1857
  North Devon Journal
  Devon 

Devon Midsummer Quarter Sessions
  Stealing a Horse at Black Torrington.— John Smith, alias Rezekiah Draper, 55, brush-hawker, was charged with, stealing at Black at Torrington.on the 7th March, 1856   
 

Saturday 04 July 1857
  Western Times
  Devon 
A horse stealer. John Smith, alias Draper, 55, brush maker,  was charged with Stealing a mare 
 

Saturday 08 March 1856
  Northampton Mercury
  Northamptonshire 
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY COURT
  LEIGHTON BUZZARD. At the Woburn Petty Sessions on Friday the 29th February two men named Draper and Smith, gypsies, were brought before the bench inspector Clough, Leighton, said under, the following circumstances the previous night ...
   
 
 
Saturday 06 May 1854
  Oxford Journal
  Oxfordshire 

 At  the Newport Pagnell Union house, in the 101st year of her age, Nanny Draper, generally known as the Queen of the Gypsies. 
 
 

 Saturday 29 May 1852
 Bucks Chronicle and Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire 


Edmund Hearn, a gipsy, was charged by james' Hutchinson, gamekeeper to the Hon. C. C. Cavendish, M.P., with having been in search of game ...

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Saturday 01 March 1851
  Windsor and Eton Express
  Berkshire 
BERKS PETTY SESSIONS
 MONDAY.—[Before W. F. Riley and H. Seymour, Esqrs.] Benjamin Buthnell and Wellington Draper, two gipsies, apprehended by James Horton, police officer, Old Windsor, were charged with having, on Sunday last, stolen part of ...
 

  Saturday 03 February 1849
 Bucks Chronicle and Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire 

 Wm. Coles, an Irishman, was taken before Wm. Bickford, Esq., on Tues day last, by John Kempster, constable of Stone, on a charge of begging, and was committed to prison for seven days. ...
 


Saturday 13 May 1848
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire

MAGISTRATES' CHAMBER, AYLESBURY
... Tuesday, May 8. {Before James Trevor Senior, Esq.) Horse Stealing. On Monday last     The persons charged  Edmund Hearn, and Frampton ...
 



 
 

  Saturday 13 May 1848
  Bucks Chronicle and Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire

 
At the Magistrates'   Aylesbury, on Tuesday last. John Hearn, Edmund Hearn and Frampton   three gypsies, were taken before J. T. Senior, Esq., charged by Mr. Collins with horse stealing
 

 
  Saturday 21 October 1848
  Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire 
 

STEALING PLOUGHSHARES, HEATH AND REACH. Thomas Kempster and William King, labourers, charged with having on the 9th September, at Heath and Reach, stolen four sacks and five ploughshares ...
     



  Saturday 06 November 1847
 Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire

 leaving his family chargeable to the parish of Aylesbury. —On the same day John Rice, labourer, of Stone, John Scotching, labourer, of Stone, Joseph Brooks, shoemaker, and John Robinson, were convicted  by the same magistrate  for being drunk and disorderly in Aylesbury 
 

Saturday 10 August 1844
  Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire 

Commitments to the Bedford County Gaol
 .—Joseph Kempster, of Chalgrave, charged with stealing one ewe sheep, the property of James Whinnelt
 

  Saturday 24 August 1844
  Hampshire Telegraph
  Hampshire

Isle of Wight, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1844
... committed to the Sessions for  Stealing money sunday night, Isaac Light, alias Draper
 


  Saturday 11 March 1843
  Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire, England

 
William Draper, 40, labourer, charged with having, on the 25th January, Wavendon, stolen a quantity of wood, value 3d., the property of Henry Charles Hoare, Esq
 



  Saturday 09 September 1843
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
  (Before the R v. J. Harrison.) William Kempster, was charged with stealing a quantity of eggs, the property of his employer
 

  Saturday 23 July 1842
  West Kent Guardian
  London 

Clementina Draper, a gipsy, was charged by Thos. Butcher, a police-constable with fortune telling. Witness deposed that he saw the prisoner engaged ...
 
 

Saturday 24 April 1841
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 


Frederick Draper, cutler, aged 22, were charged with stealing on the 26th of February, in Peascod-street, Windsor, six waistcoat pieces, value 18s,, the property of Francis Batt, and George Walls, also a cutler, aged 25, was charged with ...

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Saturday 15 June 1839
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 


 Leighton Bussard. NAMES OF THE COMMITTEE. Richard Thomas Gilpin, Esq. Thomas Chew. John Grant, Esquire. William Cotchin. Bernard Fountaine. Esquire. Thomas Janes. Robert Bryan, Esquiie. David Lee Willis. W. R. Lawford. Edward Procter. Samuel 
 
 
  Saturday 29 June 1839
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 


Shillings and Sixpence per head, Will be provided at the Golden Bell Inn, Three o'clock precisely. Tickets may - be had Mr. John Cotchin, of the Bell Inn

  Saturday 16 January 1836
  Huntingdon, Bedford & Peterborough Gazette
  Huntingdonshire 

Town and County News
  On Saturday last a man named William Draper, alias William Kearey, a gipsy traveller, was apprehended in Barnwell, by Goldsmith, having in his possession a mare, which is suspected
 

Saturday 23 January 1836
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 

Local Intelligence
 really think I have the same description in paper this morning of a mare detained at Cambridge, and man named William Henry alias Draper


Saturday 05 March 1836
 Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 
Local Intelligence
  were removed from Aylesbury Gaol on board the Justinia Hulk, Woolwich:—namely, transported for life, George Draper, horse stealing
 


  Saturday 05 March 1836
 Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire

Local Intelligence
Charles Allen, stealing brass; James Morris and John Hootton, stealing woo! ; Thomas Gunn, sheep stealing; William Draper, alias William Kearey, horsestealing


Saturday 28 May 1836
  Bucks Herald
  Buckinghamshire 

Local Intelligence
  viz., Henry Hooper, convicted the Lent Assize, 1836, of burglary Daniel Warner, do. of a burglary; William Draper, alias William Kearey, of horse stealing 
 

Saturday 08 November 1834
  Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire   

Inquest.—An inquest was held before W. Walford, Esq , coroner, at the Queen’s Head, on Saturday, the Ist inst., on the body of Riley Smith, whose death was occasioned one of Golby’s Birmingham waggons passing over him, on the preceding fair day (Thursday .)— One witness deposed to seeing several countrymen strike the horses with their sticks, while the waggoner did all in his power to stop them. Verdict, Accidental death.



 Saturday 03 March 1832
  Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire 


Samuel Kempster, was charged with haring stolen one piece of wood, the property of John warley. John Warley said—l live at Hyde Heath, and ...

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Saturday 08 January 1831
  Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire 

BUCKS SPECIAL COMMISSION. The f ollowing is the calendar of the prisoners in our county gaol, for felonies and misdemeanours, who are take their trials at the .Session of Oyer and Special Gaul Delivery, to holden at Aylesbury, Monday the 10th day January, 1831, before the Honourable Sir James Allan Park, Kuiylit, one of the Judges of His Majesty’s Court of Common Fleas, the  the Honourable Sir Win. Holland, Knight, one of the Barons of His Majesty’s Court of chequer, and the Honourable Sir John Fatteson, knight, one of the Judges of His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench. Joseph Fowler, committed the 27th November, by the Rev. C. U. Ashfield, W. Esq., J. Lee, Esq. L.L.D., and H. Ludgate, Esq., charged., with having on the ‘26th November, at the parish of Wycombe, riotously assembled and demolished the paper-machine of Zachary Allnutt. George Showier, Win. Scotchings, Win. Dewberry, John Monk, John Rolfe, James Miller, Daniel Gostclow, Richard Scotchings, Joseph Dewberry, George Carter, Thos. Hughes, John Scotchings, James Kirby, Goorge Kirby, Daniels, jun., Richard Mott, John Stanley, Win. Kirby, JosephC’arter.JohaMiller, John Wales, Robert Thos. Matthews, and David Redhead, on the 30th November, R. Ludgatc, Esq., W. Rickford, Esq.,and the Rev. C. R. Ashheld, charged with having on November, at the parish of Stone, with destroyed a thrashing-machine, value £5., of the goods of John Farmborough
 
 

Saturday 05 December 1829
  Bucks Gazette
  Buckinghamshire 

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT. Aylesbury
 John Fisher, on the same day, convicted of leaving his family : one month.—Daniel Kempster, on the same day, convicted of poaching: six months
 

 Saturday 21 October 1826
  Windsor and Eton Express
  Berkshire 

  Their names are Thomas Walker, his wife, and Moses Draper. They are gipsies, and go about from fair to fair. The account they gave of themselves before Mr. Caldwell was this i Thomas Walker said ...
 
 
Saturday 15 March 1823
 Oxford Journal
  Oxfordshire

HERTFORD ASSIZES
 Saturday, the trials being disposed of, the following convicts received sentence of death  Thomas Hoskins and Hezekiah Draper, for horse stealing; William Paine and John Todd, for burglary ; Thomas Clapham, for highway robbery


 Saturday 22 March 1823
 Norwich Mercury
  Norfolk

PRISONERS
 —  Death. J. Osborn and G, Cole, for uittering base money.   T Cooper, alias Draper, and T. Smith, alias Johnson, for horse stealing—Guilty. Death

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Thursday 23 May 1822
 Morning Advertiser
  London 

  Horse-stealing. —Yesterday, Joseph Smith and John Draper, two gypsies, were brought up charged with stealing two horses from the premises of Messrs. Thomas Seager and Dorset, residing at Mill-hill 
 
 

Monday 15 October 1781
  Reading Mercury
  Berkshire 


  Lazerus Draper and Sarah Draper, for a highway robbery in Oxfordshire
 
 
Saturday 09 February 1782
  Kentish Gazette
  Kent 


Likewise were committed to the house of corretion,  as rogues and vagabonds, George Draper his wife, Lorana Draper, Ann Draper, Damon Draper, Martha Draper, and Draper. The above persons are Gypsies, all one family, and have long been a terror to the neighbourhood

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 Gipsies Roll of Honour
 World War One
    28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918.
 
Thomas Cunningham
Mathew Cunningham
John Jack Cunningham VC
Ambrose Bacon
Charles Bacon
Samuel Brazil   
Sidney Harris MM
Abraham Keat 
David Keet 
Benjamin Lee
Abraham Ripley
Abraham Ripley 
Alfred Riley Scamp
Samuel Scamp
Riley Scamp
Silvester Gordon Boswell
John Cole
William Smith
Alfred Scamp   East Kent Regiment   L/8117   Pte   
Charles Scamp   East Kent Regiment   2960   Pte   
Gilderoy Scamp   East Kent Regiment   204082   
Solomon Scamp   East Kent Regiment   SR/10386   
W R Scamp   East Kent Regiment   204080   Pte
Henry Deacon
John Wiltshire - Northumberland Fusiliers 3/10068-Rank-Private   
Kisby Draper  Private West Yorkshire Regiment, service number 52039.