My Mother's family were such travelers. I never really knew my Grandfather but was often looked after by my Granny as a child and lived very close to her as an adult. She lived in Durham during the winter on a municipal spot. In the winter her family would travel in Scotland. Until she emigrated to Canada between the two world wars, she had never lived in a house. She certainly had no romantic notions about the lifestyle that the Romany people were forced into.
Thank you for sharing that. It's always good to hear stories such as hers. It would've been a huge change for her. I hope she had a good life in Canada.
A very interesting video. My mother told me gypsies would visit the field near her village in Longston , Edinburgh each summer. They sharpened knives, shears and repaired pots etc. My greatgrand mother came from Kirk Yelthom, her father had the smithy for fifty years, up till 1900.
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This was so amazing I'm proud of my Scottish roots and never knew that thank you so very much and hello from Michigan USA
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Another really interesting video. The Scottish Borders is definitely an area that is packed to bursting with history.
It certainly is, and I feel it a bit underrated. It's a beautiful part of the country, as you know x
@@scotlandshistory It's definitely somewhere I will be exploring more of
I live in Toronto now but love Scottish history and never heard this. It was well told.
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Lovely tale and graphics 😊
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My Mother's family were such travelers. I never really knew my Grandfather but was often looked after by my Granny as a child and lived very close to her as an adult. She lived in Durham during the winter on a municipal spot. In the winter her family would travel in Scotland. Until she emigrated to Canada between the two world wars, she had never lived in a house. She certainly had no romantic notions about the lifestyle that the Romany people were forced into.
Thank you for sharing that. It's always good to hear stories such as hers. It would've been a huge change for her. I hope she had a good life in Canada.
@@scotlandshistory Yes she did. She lived to be 99. I don't think that she would have had the same longevity if she was on the road.
A very interesting video.
My mother told me gypsies would visit the field near her village in Longston , Edinburgh each summer. They sharpened knives, shears and repaired pots etc.
My greatgrand mother came from Kirk Yelthom, her father had the smithy for fifty years, up till 1900.
Thank you. That's really interesting. It would've been hard work in the smithy.
Scottish proud! ✊
@@gatorbodine2011 thank you so much for watching.
Interesting stuff , according to ancestry dna im 3% from egypt ,my familly bloodline is young gypsies from the borders
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Seems to have been a hard life for those who did it but colourful too.
Yes I agree. They were a hardy bunch. Thank you for watching x
I'm related to the Faas and Douglas I always knew I had royal ancestry 😂
Haha, yes. They're very interesting people. Thank you so much for watching.