I just found out about my Romany roots from taking a DNA test, and matching 2 people with strong Romany heritage. The first match, related to the Stanley family in America, told me I must be gypsy, thru one of my ancestors named Cooper, Smith, or Riley, but I didn't see the connection because I am also East European, and thought my small amount of "South Indian" DNA came from there. But my next match was on my X chromosome to a gypsy lady in England, so that's when it fit perfectly to Riley, my grandmother's grandmother.
So, my 3g grandparents were William Riley and Elizabeth (Meriden?), WIlliam was an "iron pedlar". Their kids were Henry Riley b. 1816 Alrewas, and Caroline Riley b.1820 Alrewas (my 2g grandmother). Caroline married Samuel Roberts (don't think he was Romany, but?), and their daughter Elizabeth Roberts, my great-grandmother, immigrated to Canada.
Henry Riley continued to live the traveller life, he was also a pedlar, he married Charlotte Meacham and they had the following children: another Caroline Riley, then William Henry Riley, Samuel Riley, and Clara Jane Riley. Caroline married Joseph Holyman and had 9 kids. One of her daughters, Harriet, married Samuel Egerton. Clara Jane Riley married Enoch Watson.
So, my Romany names are: RILEY, MERIDEN, maybe ROBERTS, MEACHAM, HOLYMAN, EGERTON, WATSON, so far.