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Travelling People / Re: Paltons Park Romany Experience & Museum
« on: Monday 21 November 22 01:35 GMT (UK) »
Any idea where the caravans went please?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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I'm new to this thread and just started researching the branch of my tree which myself and my siblings were led to believe we had Romany ancestors in.
I see that there were Finch (Finca) 'gypsies passing through' in 1542 and wondered if they harked from Scotland?! I also wondered if it is know where Margaret Finch came from originally and if that was her maiden name or a married name?!
I'm new to this thread and just started researching the branch of my tree which myself and my siblings were led to believe we had Romany ancestors in. The names I'm looking at initially are: FINCH (Suffolk then Southwark) PETERS & MINNS in Southwark. Occupations include, Agricultural labourer, Horse Dealer, Costermonger, Hawker of vegetables, general dealer, greengrocer...
I see that there were Finch (Finca) 'gypsies passing through' in 1542 and wondered if they harked from Scotland?! I also wondered if it is know where Margaret Finch came from originally and if that was her maiden name or a married name?!
Myself and two siblings had the DNA test and my sister is 37% Scottish compared to me 12% and my bro just 8% ...
DNA - we have all got differing results: England & Northwestern Europe, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Germanic Europe, Norway & Sweden through ancestry.com
try not to give out the full details of people
on Denieces profile that she lets me see she states this
Direct ancestors with the surname Baillie
From DENIECE ….. tree ...
michael
I just wanted to show you this dna match to me that contains a Cooper, she herself comes out of the Lowthers plus i share four dna matches with this match named Lesley, they are two Boswell males with the same Christain name but i can see they are different people, plus Big Jack from America who as the champions of ancestry, and finally a Female whose Granparents are Smiths and Lees on one side...
on Denieces profile that she lets me see she states this
Direct ancestors with the surname Baillie
From DENIECE ….. tree:
Agnes Baillie
1803–1879