Sheila: A traveller could be anyone permanently on the road, so a gypsy or a tramp or a hobo or any kind of vagrant. An ancestor of my wife's was described at her daughter's christening as a travelling woman, and the daughter had the wandering bug in her DNA too, although not as pronounced. Regards, John Moore >My g grandmother Annie Jane HEATH was described in family papers as >being a traveller. I am aware that one meaning for this would be a >travelling salesperson but I would have thought this would more >likely refer to a man. She was born in 1848 in Lambeth and died I >think in 1902. She married into a Jewish Family called JACOBS.. >Could this indicate perhaps that traveller referred to a Gypsy, or >did women have jobs at this time that would mean she travelled >during the course of the job. Unfortunately I don't have any family >members alive that could shed light on this mystery. > >In the 1861 census she is described as a general servant and in 1901 >as cook, not domestic. There is no date on the information to act as >reference > >cheers Sheila > > >. >************************************** >Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM >AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > >**MEANINGFUL Subject Lines - who, what, where, when, with SURNAMES >in CAPITAL letters** > >List Admin can be contacted at: [email protected] >. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message