Here is some gathered info on the Ripley Family from Kent and Sussex it is not complete as you may well imagine, it's just what I cobbled together while doing research on another family and seems a waste just sitting there.
Ripley/Ripleigh first recorded as a gypsy 1841, the surname go's back to the late 1500's in Sussex may be earlier, surname can also found in the north,
John Ripley and his wife Lucy, John born Basingstoke, Hampshire, Lucy the Isle of Wight are living on the Old Corner in a caravan at Hollington, Sussex, children Caep-Charity-John-Samuel they had been living also at Northiam and Rye in Sussex and Hythe in Kent as a living they were Hawking,
also on Old Corner were William and Esther Ripley William born abt1865 and Esther abt1870 and a child Naomi,
Henry Ripley and wife Prissilar Henry born around 1860 at Hailsham, Sussex and Prissilar late 1860's at Flimwell on the Kent/Sussex boarder they lived in a cottage owned by a retired Brazil they were Marine Scrap Dealers [metal] the cottage was at st Marys in the Castle, Sussex, children Henry-Lousia-William and his brother Moses and his wife Ginlla both born Sussex early 1860's with two children Moses and Prissilar [the cottage was in a row of six or eight all occupied by Gypsies if I recall].
Moses Ripley and Genty his wife are living in a house on Old Hollington Lane, both born circa 1870 Moses on Little Common they have five children Celia-Nancy-James-Samson-William they are also scrap dealers,
Moses Ripley abt1870 and his wife Charity abt1865, five children Carline-Henry-Rose-Tom [a fifth child also called Henry may be a transcription error or they liked the name] they are Hawking,
Moses Ripley and wife Matilda Moses, abt865 Matilda abt1875 are living on Magham Down's both are licensed Hawkers, children Abram-Danel-Luke-Matthew-Moses-Sally-Sealer,
Moses Ripley marriage 1872 to Georgina Golding in Sussex,
Mostof the time they travel with Beeny and Brazil family, an early Ripley in Sussex was Ellioner Ripley aka Allen 1861 [Allen also Gypsy Adopted name, could be of the clan unsure] Meaning of the surname Shouting Man's Meadow, if it may be of any help to anybody.