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Travelling People / Esau & Henty Smith of the Black Patch & the Charlie Chaplin mystery
« on: Wednesday 22 February 12 16:44 GMT (UK) »
Hi All
I think most of you with links to the Black Patch will have heard the Charlie Chaplin story by now. If not there's plenty online.
I have recently made a connection between Absolom Smith king of the Gypsies who died at Twyford, Leicestershire in 1826 (who was a brother of Jasper)
linking them to & Esau & Henty King & Queen of the Black Patch.
This is thanks to another researcher. Anyway this alleged link to Chaplin is through is mother Hannah Hill (also noted online as Hannah Smith Hill) it's says that Hannah Hill was descended from Romany roots.
Try as I might I cannot make any connection with Chaplin's mother or Grandmother. One website suggests the connection is through his Great Grandmother.
Elsewhere another site goes as far to suggest that Esau might be Chaplin's Grandfather.
Has anyone delved into this? also I could do with an accurate list of Esau & Henty's Children/Grandchildren etc if anyone has such a list.
Thank you
I think most of you with links to the Black Patch will have heard the Charlie Chaplin story by now. If not there's plenty online.
I have recently made a connection between Absolom Smith king of the Gypsies who died at Twyford, Leicestershire in 1826 (who was a brother of Jasper)
linking them to & Esau & Henty King & Queen of the Black Patch.
This is thanks to another researcher. Anyway this alleged link to Chaplin is through is mother Hannah Hill (also noted online as Hannah Smith Hill) it's says that Hannah Hill was descended from Romany roots.
Try as I might I cannot make any connection with Chaplin's mother or Grandmother. One website suggests the connection is through his Great Grandmother.
Elsewhere another site goes as far to suggest that Esau might be Chaplin's Grandfather.
Has anyone delved into this? also I could do with an accurate list of Esau & Henty's Children/Grandchildren etc if anyone has such a list.
Thank you