.. I exclaimed, frustated one day
A colleague took up the challenge, did a bit of Googling and so I first came across the fascinating area of Gypsy Genealogy
However, I confess to being a bit swamped (the Boswell thread on Rootschat is now up to 47 pages!) and don't really know where to start
Father is Isaiah Boswell, mother is Elizabeth King (m 1884 St John, Chelsea, wit: Amos & Jane Lee)
I have 1871 for Isaiah is this family in Travelling Caravan, Kensal Wharf, Kensal Green RG10/91/22/37/187
James Boswell,Head,Wid,M,49,Licensed Hawker,Worcestershire, England,
Racheal Boswell,Daughter,Unm,F,13,,Notting Hill, London, England,
Maria Boswell,Daughter,Unm,F,11,,Southwark, London, England,
Isaiah Boswell,Nephew,Unm,M,27,,Peterborough, Huntingdonshire, England,
Charlotte Boswell,Niece,Unm,F,12,,Notting Hill, London, England,
Jeanette Boswell,Niece,Unm,F,5,,Notting Hill, London, England,
1881 11 Admiral Terrace, Kensington RG11/42/38/31/784
Isaiah Boswell,Head,Mar,M,35,Builder's Labourer,Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England,
Elizabeth Boswell,Wife,Unm,F,27,Laundress,Hayes, Middlesex, England,
Zachariah Boswell,Son,Unm,M,7,,Marden, Kent, England,
Albert Boswell,Son,Unm,M,5,,Kensal Green, Middlesex, England,
Eleanor Boswell,Daughter,Unm,F,2,,Kensal Green, Middlesex, England,
That's my only sighting of Zachariah
Elizabeth goes on to
1891 living with a William Boswell of Marylebone in Hazelwood Crescent, Kensington RG12/29/78/7/51
while Isaiah is still at Admirals Terrace RG12/24/67/28/844. I have Isaiah dying in 1899 whereupon
Elizabeth marries James Henry Long in 1900 (d 1901)
marries Thomas Frederick Richards in 1902 (d 1909)
Other children are Thomas b1872 Marden, Albert b1876 Kensal Green and Eleanor b1879 Kensal Green
Elizabeth dies in 1912
1901 Census 26a, Edenham Street, Kensington RG13/30/70/45/223
1911 Census 23, Golborne Gardens, Kensal Green RG14/2/192
I have Elizabeth's family going back a few generations and do have info on Thomas, Albert & Eleanor's later families so I'm interested in what happened to Zachariah (I do have a suspicion that Zachariah might be Thomas, but confirmation would be great) and the background to Isaiah Boswell's family
Can anyone help or point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
Steve