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Smith's Lincolnshire
« on: Friday 01 February 19 20:34 GMT (UK) »
Hello  i have just come across a marriage record

William Smith to a Charlotte Smith, 3rd August 1806 , Howell Lincolnshire , Gypsies

Just wondered if this could be Rosetta Smith's parents ,if so any ideas please who Charlotte Smith's parents could be.

I am also interested in Thomas Sherriff born 1834 son of Thomas Smith / Sherriff and Sophia Twiddy if anyone has any info on him it would be very much appreciated.

many thanks



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Re: Smith's Lincolnshire
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 03 February 19 02:10 GMT (UK) »
I can see the marriage on FreeReg
Lincolnshire
Place   Howell
Church name   St Oswald
Marriage date   03 Aug 1806
Groom forename   William
Groom surname   Smith
Groom occupation Gypsy
Bride forename   Charlotte
Bride surname   Smith?
Bride occupation   Gypsy
Witness1 forename   Peter
Witness1 surname   Carrot
Witness2 forename   Joshua
Witness2 surname   Dewsnop

Amended Joshua Dewsnop might have been the vicar Emmanual Dewsnop's son
Wemyss/Crombie/Laing/Blyth (West Wemyss)
Givens/Normand (Dysart)
Clark/Lister (Dysart)
Wilkinson/Simson (Kettle or Kettlehill)

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Re: Smith's Lincolnshire
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 03 February 19 18:13 GMT (UK) »
You might like to look at nearby marriages/baptisms

Edward Smith and Mary Russell wed Monday 22nd October, 1804 at All Saints church Hougham, Lincolnshire, both Gipsies & Sojourners (Find My Past)

William Smith was baptised on Sunday 22nd January, 1815 at St Marys at South Kyme, Lincolnshire
The father was James Smith and the mothers name was Unity. Fther was a Traveling Gipsy.

Possibly the men were all related and of the same generation? (Find My Past)
Wemyss/Crombie/Laing/Blyth (West Wemyss)
Givens/Normand (Dysart)
Clark/Lister (Dysart)
Wilkinson/Simson (Kettle or Kettlehill)

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Re: Smith's Lincolnshire
« Reply #3 on: Monday 04 March 19 18:12 GMT (UK) »
Thank you i will take a look at that


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Re: Smith's Lincolnshire
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 04 August 24 14:23 BST (UK) »
Good evening from New Zealand 😁
So this is my first ever comment. I chose this thread because A I'm from Lincolnshire originally and we've just managed to Link our ancestry tree to a Wilson Smith.. with a newspaper article about his death in 1839 saying he was king of the Gypsies?
Does this ring any bells 🤔. PS I'm very rusty at forums ... My last foray being in 2004 when we started our move to NZ 😆

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Re: Smith's Lincolnshire
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 10 August 24 15:36 BST (UK) »
Good evening from New Zealand 😁
So this is my first ever comment. I chose this thread because A I'm from Lincolnshire originally and we've just managed to Link our ancestry tree to a Wilson Smith.. with a newspaper article about his death in 1839 saying he was king of the Gypsies?
Does this ring any bells 🤔. PS I'm very rusty at forums ... My last foray being in 2004 when we started our move to NZ 😆

Could Wilson be a corruption of Wisdom I wonder.

Maybe start your own thread and tell us what you know about Wilson Smith
Gypsy DRAPERs, children of Billy and Mary - Ellen,Darnity,Spencer,Billy Jnr,Kisby,Ellick
Descendants of Fred and Esther (Garrett) WHITLOCK - Wavendon, Woburn Sands area
Descendants of George and Barbara (Willis) SUTTON - Earls Barton and Nether Heyford
BISSELL - Hanslope, New Bradwell, Bucks and Aston, Birmingham area
Lavinia DRAPER died 1840 Cranfield
Gypsies in the Bow Brickhill and Beds/Bucks border areas