Romany and Traveller Family History Society

Publications / Reprints of Classic Books about Gypsies

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The Gipsies Advocate

By James Crabb. Reprint of the Third Edition, published 1832. The Reverend James Crabb of Southampton tried to encourage others to join him in his attempts to improve the lives of Gypsies in Britain. If you would like to know what life was like for your Traveller ancestors in the early 1800s, then this is the book to read, particularly if you harbour romantic notions of the carefree Romany of bygo...

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The Gypsies

By John Hoyland. Originally published in 1816, this book is the first full attempt by a British author to examine and report on the history and lifestyle of the Gypsies of Britain. His method was to broadcast a questionnaire and invite interested parties to answer its questions through observation of the Gypsy families in their locality and by gathering in information at first hand from them. 102 ...

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