Sylvanus' father was William Buckland, not John, which is just the name Sylvanus gave when he was in trouble with the law, presumably to distance himself from his family.
So Sylvanus Buckland did not come from Buckinghamshire, but Somerset
That's interesting stuff
So; Ye obviously have this guy pretty well pinned down, and ye reckon he's the same one Roser appears to have pinned ..... but, I can't seem to see where the guy's said to come from Buckinghamshire
And Sylvanus 'gave a different fathers forename when he was in trouble with the law' ....? Was Sylvanus often in trouble then? Only, Gypsys tended to adopt a different
surname when it hit the fan. Never before heard of Anyone changing their fathers forename. Most intriguing.
So; We have Sylvanus Buckland of Bath, who was a Blacksmith by profession and a very naughty boy!
Anyone know what he did, to get Transported? Was he, perhaps, in constant mischief and they got fed up with him? Or did he pull off one big action that got him sent over? (Though, of course, in those days it didn't seem to take a lot to get that sort of response, did it?)
Gilb, forgive me. I'm not trying to somehow up the Gypsy body count here. People ask if a surname is associated with Gypsys and I tell them, best I can. But, as I said above; It requires a lot more.
Only, 'Sylvanus'
is one hum dinger of a name, isn't it? And being a Blacksmith
and having been sent over? I'd have put money on a result there. What a shame ye can't get that one generation back. Because I'd like to see who was around this guy. See why William might decide to use such a name on his boy.
Incidentally: " William " is listed as
The Number One, all time most popular name for male Gypsys!
Wouldn't credit it, would ye?
Not that every William is a Romany. But, it seems just about Every Romany family managed to fit a William in. Crazy, eh?