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Offline Zelley

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Gypsy surnames in England
« on: Sunday 14 December 08 09:50 GMT (UK) »
A sample of some common Gypsy names borrowed from others
include Cooper, Lee, Lovell, Smith, Webb, White and Woods.
Zelley,  Lovell, Godbold, Woods, Phillips, Lewis, Emery,
Magee, Baker, White. Flisher, Kyne, Tilston, Valence/Vallens,
Mabb/Mabbe, Bellamy, Selley, Martha Smith, Arno (of Dartmouth, Devon}.
Dorset, London, Warwick, East Anglia, Kent,  Devon
North Wales          

The ancestors lived here and there, in many scattered
places, with various occupations

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Re: Gypsy surnames in England
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 27 August 17 21:54 BST (UK) »
Hi, I am trying to find out further information as to whether the surname Sellars is of Romany descent? Particularly in the Bridgwater, Somerset area? Thxs