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D.Tales from the Gray family
1914
4 tales from the Gray family collected in Grimsby and Nottingham in 1914. [Unrelated notes on chemistry, 1906, on verso upto f.32.] .
I. "Jesting tales," told by Shanny Gray
c.1915
6 handwritten accounts of tales told by Shanny Gray, (undated/no location listed). 1)"The clever Irishman" 2) "The phanton hare" 3) "I fun', I fun'" 4)"The cap what paid"
O. Fragment of manuscript account of the Grays [Family]
No date
Loose sheets leaves numbered ‘27’ - ‘36’.
N.Typescript accounts and articles.
No date
Typescript manuscripts by T.W Thompson, titled "The North Country Grays as tale-tell[er]s’ and "The East Yorkshire Grays, Johnny Smith and others." Also includes corrections and additions for ”T...
R. "Borrow’s Gypsies Addenda. (1909-1931)"
1909-1931
2 exercise books with handwritten notes concerning research, accounts and genalogical connections of Gypsy and Traveller family groups featuring in the works of George Borrow, [includes references but...
Northern broadsheet
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)
No.5 (summer 1959) Includes 'The fortune teller' (Translated from an improvised rhyme by Ethelenda Gray, a north-country gypsy) [by] Dora E. Yates.
Northern broadsheet
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)
No.5 (summer 1959) Includes 'The fortune teller' (Translated from an improvised rhyme by Ethelenda Gray, a north-country gypsy) [by] Dora E. Yates.
F. Tales collected by John Myers from ‘Ashton’ and 2 ballads taken by Alfred James from Jonathan Ayres.
1911-1916
3 handwritten accounts of tales collected by John Myers from ‘Ashton’ (of Hull district) and 2 ballads taken by Alfred James from Jonathan Ayres. Collected c. 1911-16.
Numbered (3)
Oct/1914
Handwritten (pencil) account of Gypsy Traveller related tales. Recorded from Gus Gray, Cleethorpes. Names, dates and locations of other contributors are sometimes also listed
G. "Bui Boswell's shoes and what was in them," told by Noah Young
1914
Tale told by Noah Young, Preston, Lancs, 13/Jan/1914. Also includes corrections and additions to ‘The Gypsy Grays as tale-tellers’, [Journal of Gypsy Lore Society 3rd. ser., vol.1, pp.118-137].
Numbered (2)
c.1914
Handwritten (pencil) account of Gypsy Traveller related tales. Some recorded from Gus Gray, Cleethorpes. Names, dates and locations of other contributors are sometimes also listed.
Numbered (4)
Nov/1914
Handwritten (pencil) account of Gypsy Traveller related tales. Some recorded from Eva Gray, Grimsby. Names, dates and locations of other contributors are sometimes also listed