I am researching the inter-related WHITLOCK and DRAPER and RAINBOW families in the Beds/Bucks/Northants border area. Some but not all of them "travelled". Ellen DRAPER (born c1820) married John RAINBOW and her sister Darnity DRAPER (c1829) married Richard WHITLOCK. They had four DRAPER brothers I know of Spencer (c1824), Billy(William) (c1833), Kisby (c1834) and Ellick(Alexander) (c1837). However there is an Israel DRAPER in Olney on the 1881 census aged 72 lodging at 8 Berrills Court with a Katherine Leybutt. In 1851 Israel is at Clifton Reynes with a wife Rebecca born Clifton and four children born in various locations. This moving around and Israel's unusual given name made me wonder if he too was a member of a Romany family. Then yesterday my attention was draw to this ancestry.com data 1871 Census Olney at Thompsons Cottages William Rainbow Head Married 28 Malster born Sherrington, Bucks Rachel Rainbow Wife Married 29 born Sherrington, Bucks Kisby Rainbow Son 7 born Sherrington, Bucks Frederic Rainbow Son 5 born Newport, Bucks Louisa Rainbow Dau 2 born Sherrington, Bucks James Rainbow Son 9m born Sherrington, Bucks Israel Draper Uncle 64 Ag Labourer born Newton, Bucks I know this RAINBOW family - William is the son of Ellen nee DRAPER, so to be William's Uncle Israel looks to be Ellen's brother (Rachel was a BOON before her marriage to William). Is anyone researching Israel DRAPER and his family? Any sightings of them or any travellers would be welcome. Thanks Dianne