Thread: romany ancestors

hi everyone

can anyone tell me how i trace romany ancestors . i have been trying to trace my stockwell ancestors for a long time now i was chatting to my cousin and he said he had been told we could have romany connections. We belive our great grandparents william and mary stockwell (nee stanley) could have been romanys williams full name was william henry sedgley stockwell he often used to call himself just henry or sedgley. I do not have any info about marys parents but williams were called thomas and elizabeth stockwell. the story is that when she died mary had a traditional funeral and was burned with her belongings in her caravan. I cant find anyway of confirming this info could anyone advise me on how to go about doing this .



thanks angiee

Hi Angie,



Have you looked at the links and tips forum. There are several sites there. Put "Romany" in the search engine at the top right of the forum, then click GO.

hi starlight

i had not had a look at the links and tips forum, i didnt think to do that . i have since you sugested it to me. its great lots of information and links on there.



thank you for your help

angiee