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Offline Katysofia

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REEDS and WHITES
« on: Tuesday 07 February 23 21:05 GMT (UK) »
Hi I just looking for anyone with reeds and whites in their family. Me great nanna was Elizabeth White, from a line of reeds and whites.  Great grandad alex burgess. The whites and burgesses were well known gypsy families in and around hexham. I believe some of the reeds had come down from Scotland but Elizabeth's side are definatly romany.
 Elizabeth and alex born in the 1890s.

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Re: REEDS and WHITES
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 08 February 23 21:50 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat!

Do you have a copy of their marriage certificate which would give you the name of their fathers & the occupations?
Alexander Burgess sept qtr 1920 Hexham vol 10b pg 915 to Elizabeth White

1939 register shows them in Hexham
Alexander Burgess date of birth 13 Feb 1884
Elizabeth date of birth 7 July 1896

1921 census has this household in Hexham
Alexander Burgess born Scotland 1884
Elizabeth born Newcastle upon Tyne 1896
Agnes Burgess born Annitsford(?) Northumberland 1905
Rosilina Burgess born Hexham 1921
Thomas White born Hexham 1913
John White born Hexham 1915
James White born Hexham 1918
Margaret White born Hexham 1864

This looks like Elizabeth & family in 1911
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWMP-KFX

and possibly this family in 1901
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS99-TKY

possible birth regs
Elizabeth White sept qtr 1896 Newcastle upon Tyne vol 10b pg 28 mmn Reed
Agnes White june qtr 1905 Tynemouth vol 10b pg 325 mmn Reed

marriage 8 Nov 1884 Hexham Thomas White & Margaret Reed gro ref dec qtr 1884 Hexham vol 10b
pg 432
Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb

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Re: REEDS and WHITES
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 09 February 23 13:20 GMT (UK) »
Hey thanks for ur reply.
Yeah i know the occupations etc through oral history. Alex burgess was out on a borstall ship age 13. He then got kicked out navy after a short time for stealing and fighting. He then made his money fighting bare knuckle down the farmers market on a Saturday.  Elizabeth often worked at the market stalls. Before that a fee of them were hawkers and a couple miners and platelayers.

I was looking more for people related to the reeds and whytes around that area.

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Re: REEDS and WHITES
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 07 November 23 08:29 GMT (UK) »
Alex burgess and Elizabeth where my great grand parents
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