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Flood · 25-10-2006, 06:52 PM

Well, I've discovered that I have gypsy ancestors in my family. It turns out that my great-grandfather, Noah Hughes, was a gypsy. He was born in a field in Devon when the river that ran along the bottom of the field was in flood, and thats why his parents called him Noah!
I don't know anything about his parents, but I do know that some Hughes and Penfolds were living on Chimney Down Moor in Devon.
Noah settled in Tiverton when he married and had his first family. Unfortunately his first family all died, and my gran was his daughter from his second marriage.

25-10-2006, 06:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Flood AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: A great place in Devon called Tiverton. Posts: 4,325 Total Awards: 4	Travelling Hughes Well, I've discovered that I have gypsy ancestors in my family. It turns out that my great-grandfather, Noah Hughes, was a gypsy. He was born in a field in Devon when the river that ran along the bottom of the field was in flood, and thats why his parents called him Noah! I don't know anything about his parents, but I do know that some Hughes and Penfolds were living on Chimney Down Moor in Devon. Noah settled in Tiverton when he married and had his first family. Unfortunately his first family all died, and my gran was his daughter from his second marriage.