Re: Gipsy Rose Lee
Hello Shan
I've got Gypsy Rose Lee's too, 9 infact, although 3 are Rosetta Lee's!
My claim to fame is, my 1st cousin, 4 times removed was Royalty.
Her name was Urania Lee, her parents were Abraham Lee (my ggg-greatuncle) and Mary Smith. Mary was also known as Dark Sarah, Queen of the Devils Dyke.
When Sarah died, the title went to her eldest child Urania Lee 06/06/1851-28/04/1933. Urania was married to Levi Boswell. There is a lot of infomation on the internet about her. I even managed to download a short film of her funeral from the Pathe site. She died and was buried in Farnbrough, Kent. Her funeral was huge, estimates say over 15,000 people attended, although I think that is a bit of an exaggeration. I do know that my Nan went, and so did Mum's cousin, who will be 90 next month, and can remember it well.
In various writings about her, people called her 'Gypsy Rose Lee' as she was a fortune teller. She fortold the death of the King, and the exact day and time of her own death.
Sandra
ps, Shan, It's been hot here in Aldershot today, what was the weather like in Ash? lol
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