Hello everyone,
I want to know if I have Romany ancestors , What their occupations were and what they did . Can someone tell me more about the peolpe and their occupations and if their were Romanies or travellers.
Herbert Edgar Smith b.1866 in Heston or Burstow or Copthorne, Surrey to Edward Smith b.1828 in Worth , Sussex(son of Edward Smith b. 1796 in Balcombe, Sussex and Elizabeth Fuller b.1802 in Worth, Sussex, Elizabeth was the daughter of James Fuller and Elizabeth Marden b.1772 in East Grinstead, Sussex ) Herbert Edgar Smith 's mother was Amelie Pattenden b.1829 in East Grinstead, Sussex daughter of Edward Pattenden b.1788 in East Grinstead and Lucy Brooker b.1791 in Worth , Sussex. Edward was the son of John Pattenden b.1753 East Grinstead and Elizabeth Gower b.1757 in East Grinstead, and Grandson of Richard Pattenden b. 1727 in East Grinstead and Mary Clark b. 1725 in East Grinstead ) Herbert Edgar Smith married on the 25 Dec 1883 in thornton heath Jessie Cooper b. 1867 in Heston, Middlesex, daughter of John Cooper b.1833 in Blacton , Middlesex and Mary Underwood b. 1840 in Chertsey, Surrey, Granddaugther of William Cooper and Richard Underwood. That's one line of my family .
Then...
Louisa Emily Mills b. 1902 in Bracknell, Berkshire, Illegitimate daughter of Ellen Eliza Mills b. 1877 in Bracknell, Berkshire. Ellen Eliza Mills was the daughter of John Mills b. 1854 in East Ilsley, Berkshire and Elizabeth Peacock b. 1851 in Warfield, Berkshire (Daughter of ? Taylor and Eliza Peacock b . 1830 in Warfield to John Peacock b.1797 in Shinfield, Berkshire. Elizabeth Peacock b.1851 was maybe the Granddaugther of Henry Taylor b. 1803 in Lincham, Lyneham? Wiltshire.
John Mills b. 1854 in East Ilsley, Berkshire was the son of Joseph Mills b. 1827 in East Ilsley and of Letitia Goddard b. 1829 in West Ilsley, Berkshire. He was also the Grandson of William Mills+Mary Prior and William Goddard +Mary Hitchman of Wantage.
That's my maternal family and i hope some of you can help me , because i'm very interested in this family .
Best regards
Jane