I want to clarify my position on South Asian DNA: it is ONE indicator of Romany heritage. After I tested on Ancestry DNA, I was contacted by a member of the Stanley family in America, telling me I was likely connected to him thru Romany heritage. Then I transferred my DNA data to GEdmatch, where my largest X DNA match is a man in the English Romany community. Mr. Stanley had told me that my Romany ancestor was likely my Smith, Cooper, or Riley line. The Riley line is a perfect X match for me. So at this point, I have my South Asian DNA, 2 DNA matches, both of whom have ancestors back in Staffordshire. These are clues, but not proof. Proof came when a 2nd cousin of mine took a DNA test, and we found each other. Oh yeah, she says, "we spoke the language in our house and I still remember some". Her grandfather was my grandmother's brother! Because my Dad moved to California, and my grandmother's family was up in Canada, we only visited Grandma and my 1st cousins when we went up to visit. Much later on, when my aunts were very old, they gave us a picture of their grandma and her other kids.
In conclusion: I am from a Romany family, that left the English community in 1912. Some of my 2nd cousins still know a lot more about our family connections than I do.