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Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 24 Send Message	Flora	Report	7 Apr 2005 23:40
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 24 Send Message	hi, my name is flora and i am trying to find out about where i can find records about travelling families, in scotland or about the border area of scotland and england,any help welcome...flora
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 522 Send Message	J	Report	7 Apr 2005 23:45
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 522 Send Message	Hi Try this site http(://)users(.)nwon(.)com/pauline/Travellers(.)html remove brackets Julie
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 1,173 Send Message	Sue (Sylvia Z )	Report	7 Apr 2005 23:47
	Flora, I have just 'nudged' a thread that is meant for you!! Hope you get some results. Sue
Member Since: December 2002 Posts: 0 Send Message	PennyDainty	Report	8 Apr 2005 00:00
Member Since: December 2002 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hi Flora, there is a site about Scottish Gypsies but I think that's really only giving a brief history. http://www.scottishgypsies.*co.uk/ Have you tried the borders family history society, maybe they could help. If you google Yetholm.....this was the where the Gypsy palace once was, and the Gypsy memorial stands in Yetholm too. Christine