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Travelling People / CURTIS
« on: Monday 10 July 06 01:48 BST (UK)  »
  :) Hyah. Anyone help me get beyond ~ or more on ~ Jacob CURTIS, please? Christened: 24 FEB 1796 St Sepulchre, London, his mother was Ruth Curtis.

 Jacob came down to PORTSEA where he spawned quite a little dynasty of Hawkers. They seem to have concerned themselves largely with fish.

 I have, probably, about all I'm ever going to get on his descendants. Now trying to hack my way further back. Like Who did Ruth marry  ???

 Anyone else interested in this lot; I have loads, and the papers to back it up  ;)



  Thanks  :)

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Somerset Completed Lookup Requests / Re: 1841 lookup - BURGE
« on: Saturday 08 July 06 21:01 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: AnjiM on Saturday 21 January 06 16:25 GMT (UK)
Matthew Burge, Horsekeeper.

 You still about, AnjiM? Only I have BURGE in my line and this caught my eye.

 My own Burge, ('Polly', my maternal GGrandma) was, as I'm informed annecdotally, a full blooded Irish Tinker.

 Point 1. Tinkers would have to do with horses.

Polly married into English Traveller stock (ROLFE) and one of her daughters married GAITES.

 Point 2. Gaites is well known around the west country and, again, I've heard that spelling may be the Irish form.

 I could go on and on, listing saliant points. But to summarise; I have a strong suspicion there's more than a little Irish Traveller blood mixed in with all this.

 In fact, I'm pursuing the suspicion that the Gaites's themselves came over on the boat and settled around Bath. Traveller blood definately gets drawn to the same. I wonder if the BURGE / GAITES / West Country nucleii give us a lead?

 Any thoughts, please? Anyone?


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