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Romany ancestors

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Unknown Report 28 Oct 2014 22:53

Hi could anyone tell me if its possible to find out if an ancestor was a Romany don't know how to go about it.

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 28 Oct 2014 23:04

You could try asking on here:

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1342925

Elizabeth has kindly offered to share her knowledge about Romany ancestors, she might be able to advise you.

Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 29 Oct 2014 10:35

Marriages Jun 1879 (>99%)
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ALLISS Henry Horncastle 7a 1026
Brown Julia Horncastle 7a 1026


Baptism
County Lincolnshire
Place Stickney
Church St Luke
RegisterNumber 707
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 07 Sep 1884
Forename Juliet
Sex F
FatherForename Henry
MotherForename Julia
FatherSurname ALLISS
MotherSurname
Abode Stickney
FatherOccupation Draper & Grocer

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl

(for reference)

Chris :)

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 29 Oct 2014 12:59

Hello Carol and welcome to the Community boards.



(I'll let Carol know how to find her replies) :-)

Researching:
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Dea

Dea Report 29 Oct 2014 13:12

Try this site:

http://romanygenes.com/#/gypsies-romany/4522151027

Dea x

Unknown

Unknown Report 29 Oct 2014 16:07

Thanks all of you