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Travellers?Gypseys

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Kuri

Kuri Report 21 Jun 2007 00:15

Do anyone know of a website especially for Travellers, ie people who liived in caravans and travelled around the coountry as hawkers or horse dealers. In the Kent area. Thankyou. Carol.

Researching:
Kent,Ellis Dunmall Eastwood James in the Kent and Cambridge area

Cheshiremaid

Cheshiremaid Report 21 Jun 2007 00:55

I have added a thread which is now further down this page...I don't know if this will help. Linda

TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 21 Jun 2007 13:36

Hi,not sure what you really looking for but i have found this whilst looking info;Remember to take out brackets; http://www.geocities(.)com/~patrin/tradition.htm http://www.rootschat(.)com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=08346ed0025c8371f4cdfda9128515f4&board=387.0 http://romany.rootschat.net/ http://www.bbc(.)co(.)uk/kent/romany_roots/ Thought i had more but they are to do with fairs and circus. Tina

Researching:
Ayres,Turner,Stockwell, Hampshire,Berks and Dorset. Stokes-Hitchin,Hertfordshire

Julie

Julie Report 21 Jun 2007 13:50

Have a look at this one http://www.rtfhs.org.uk/

TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 21 Jun 2007 13:52

I have just found a small list posted by someone else on one of the sites i mentioned in the other post. http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/history/communities/gypsy-traveller.html http://www.gypsy-traveller.org/contacts.html http://www.gypsy-traveller.org/history/ http://sca.lib.liv.ac.uk/collections/gypsy/intro.htm http://www.shef.ac.uk/nfa/ http://www.journeyfolki.org.uk/ http://www.btinternet.com/~radical/thefolkmag/gypsies.htm http://website.lineone.net/~rtfhs/links.html

Researching:
Ayres,Turner,Stockwell, Hampshire,Berks and Dorset. Stokes-Hitchin,Hertfordshire