Stanfield

[Trees]

Please
Has anyone come across a Romany family with the surname STANFIELD please
I ask as My 3x great grandmother Jemima STANFIELD married a John Greatwood in 1846 giving her father as James and her adress as Hill Street. I cant find her in 1841 but there is a James living at Hill Street he was a hawker, a son was a nail maker and a daughter a prop maker.

Is it possible that these were from the Romany community?
Another of the Stanfields married a Whitehouse and I know I have a travelling Whitehouse family but have not connected this one to them yet
This is just a hunch at the moment and I would be grateful if you can add credence to the theory
Trees

[Romany Knaves]

Hi'
Not come across Stanfield as a Gypsy surname [Stanford] nor Greatwood thou Whitehouse is a surname used, don't forget a Hawker is not all way's a Gypsy.

[Trees]

Many thanks I must try a different approach

[jacquelineve]

 There's this, but...

Jemima Stanfield  birth 3 June 1819
                           bapt 4 Sept  1822  St Martins Birmingham-Mother Ann Stanfield

Jackie

[Trees]

Many thanks yes that is the birth I have but it's proving difficult to pin point her. when she married she said her father was James Stanfield a coach man and the only James in the area on the census (from the same Road as she said she was living in on the marriage ) was a hawker.

[jacquelineve]

  Difficult is'nt it,when children who  appear to be illigit., that the info they give at marriage sometimes

 is'nt always true. I know that this has happened in my family.


Jackie

[Trees]

Yes very difficult this is particularly so as I have the illeg.daur of an illegit. daughter both giving father's on the marriage certificates hey ho one day a light may shine on them. At least I can illiminate travellerfolk this time it was a longshot

[jacquelineve]

   Good Luck!

Jackie