Cuxwold
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tracing the Thorpe family..travellers & hawkers.
in 1861 family were in 2 caravans at the " SPREAD EAGLE " yard , presumably a pub , Buckden , Hunts, but then seem to be based at the
" CROWN INN " St.Ives, Cambs thro unitl 1901.
Their names were quite distinctive.
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Hi Cuxwold
Perhaps this is of interest 
"The Reading Standard" 19 Aug 1898
Sylvester THORPE and John HARRIS, Gypsies, were married at Kings Lynn this week. A Gypsy named "Prince" and his wife were best man and bridesmaid. The two couples arrived at church in the same cab. The bride was wearing a gorgeous dress of maroon plush with an immense hat covered with waving feathers whilst he bridesmaid wore a costume of golden plush. The groom and best man were dressed in velvet with vermillion neck ties. On leaving the church, a piano organ, hired for the occasion, played dance music and the party enjoyed a lively waltz in the street. Revels and feastings went on for two days by a party of 50 Gypsies who, it is said, presented the bride with a pint pot containing a substantial sum of money. The young married couple are spending their honeymoon in a caravan which was especially built at a cost of £150.
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Thanks for the details, which ties in with my research.
Sylvesta was the daughter of James Thorpe bn 1851. and she had 2 children by 1900 a Mark Harris and John Harris
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Hi Cuxwold
I'm really pleased that you can tie them in ................. little gems like that are a bit of a rarity but do help bring names and dates to life
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is this donna bunton ?
this is ron.. cuxwold is my roots chat
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yes i've found this site helpful
i'm intrigued as to how the info from the READING STANDARD was found . i'd
certainly like a copy.
if you have access to ancestry.co.uk i have traced the ancesters of JOHN HARRIS M 1898 , back to 1861
Johns mother Abigail was a GRAY.Her mother was Sophia Gray bn 1824
BEDFORDSHIRE, father unknown , with brothers..GOLIAS bn 1842 and MANDORA bn 1846.
try rg9/960/94/24
rg10/1609/108/26
rg12/1513/23/7
rg13/1479/59/28
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donna , i've e mailed to see if I can obtain a copy of the READING STANDARD
DATED 19 AUG 1898
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I received a reply from Reading Library.
they can print copy of the article , but they say it may not be very clear
I shall send for it anyway , it costs £ 1.73 !.
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Donna,
The reference to James Thorpe / Eliza Buttress was via the Family Search IGI site.
I found a reference to an Eliza Thorpe bn 1849 at Foxton Cambs . Her parents were the aforementioned James / Eliza .( igi batch no C138132)
Ialso found another daughter Lucy bn 1849, but this may be the Holland Thorpe that married Edward Frankland.
From yourself I got the name of Ambrose's wife as Draper..but I cannot find any corroboration either on the Freebmd or Family Search of their marriage.
All the other details I took from the 1861 census..and there the names are all Thorpe.
Where did you find the birth details for Ambrose ?
Ron
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boy what a rarity indeed !!