My Romany Family

Buch | Softcover

68 Seiten

2024
Robert Dawson (Verlag)
978-1-914353-04-8 (ISBN)

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Family and social history account of Romany William Smith

William describes his life from childhood hop picking to the present. He shows how his Ames/Hames family – so little known amongst Romany families – originated with an Irish and Romany union in the early 19thC and how since they have linked with several Smith lines and with the Booths, often using Smith and Booth as alternative names. In the process, he shows how some of the Smiths were descended from the famous Black Patch’s Woodfine Smith (1780-1867) and his wife Sarah Boswell. We meet several characters, including the story teller Len Holland, Grandma Spicella, the Matchetts, beliefs, traditions, philosophy, the Woodwards and Sherriffs. Names index.

William Smith is a Romany who has lived his life as a member of the ethnic minority despite its difficulties. He was widowed but then met his future wife Sharon.

Introduction, Who are we Romanies, My family and its origins, My maternal side, My paternal side, Other relatives, My childhood, Our speech, Old stopping places, Nicknames, A bit of my philosophy, Just a personal note to finish, The surprise ending, Families index.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.03.2024
Zusatzinfo	95 photos
Verlagsort	Alfredon
Sprache	englisch
Maße	198 x 297 mm
Gewicht	248 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-914353-04-8 / 1914353048
ISBN-13	978-1-914353-04-8 / 9781914353048
Zustand	Neuware