Hi - Back again,
This is all I know about the Booth gypsy connection...
1871 census
Radford, Sneinton, Land Society's field caravan, nottinghamshire
In first van
John Smith bn 1834 - his 2 co wives and all their children
next Van
Everitt Plumb bn 1833 Head 38 bn Nottinghamshire
Keziah Booth bn 1839 Boarder 32 Bn Leicestershire
James Plumb bn 1866 Son 5 Bn "
Henry Plumb bn 1868 son 3 bn "
Keziah Plumb bn 1871 daug 0 bn "
Everett Plumb bn 1864 son 7 bn Notts
Amelia Plumb bn 1860 daug 11 bn Leic
Everett Plumbs bn 1833 - his parents were
Nathan Plumb bn 1797 - 1885 Lambley and
Ann Cook bn 1806 - 1870 Gunthorpe Notts
One of their other daughters and Everett's sister was a Violetta Plumb bn 1833
who married in 1852 2Q Nottingham a William Caunt. Someone has a lot of their family history on line. They ended up living in Grantham.
Not sure if this helps you...
What I have learnt by reading books is that when looking for Gypsy relatives you have to forget how the non-gypsy folk use their names in a set way. Travelling folk interchange the surname - use mothers maiden name, or an alias - and change their first name from time to time as well - also they didn't always marry in the way we would call marry - so there is no legal trace - it's wonderful!!! But most often there is a christening somewhere - you just have to find it.
I really need to make the connection with the Smiths and Keziah Booth...
Kazi