Scamp Family

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Joshua Scamp

In the Churchyard of St Mary's, Odstock in the county of Wiltshire lies the resting place of Joshua SCAMP, a gypsy who was executed at Fisherton
gaol in 1801. The inscription on his grave clearly shows that he committed no crime:
In memory of Joshua Scamp
Who died April 1st 1801
May his brave deed be remembered
To his credit here and hereafter
Joshua Scamp's friends persuaded the vicar to bury him in the churchyard, a privilege not usually bestowed on felons but an action perhaps explained by the burial entry in the Parish Register:

4 April 1801: Joshua Scamp, a gypsy, hanged supposed wrongfully
The following is an extract from the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, Third Series, Vol IV p190.
From County of Wiltshire: Fisherton Gaol. Statistics of Crime 1801-1850 compiled by the Governor of the Gaol, W Dowding.
1801 Lent Assizes
Executed aged 40, Joshua Skemp , for stealing a horse the property of John Maish at Sevington.
This man was a gypsy and his fraternity made extraordinary efforts to save him from capital punishment in consequence of which he was respited till 2-3 weeks after the others named above.
At his execution he ascended the platform with firmness and looking around saw his wife and daughters, called them to him and asked if they were prepared to take away his body. On their answering to the affirmative he commended their care and then conversed with other persons. Turning to one of many gypsies present he said: "You see what you have brought me to, live soberly and take care of your wife and family".
He asserted his innocence to the last and behaved with undaunted courage, unmixed with indecent levity or stupid insensibility. Having stretched the rope tight and tried it with his own hand, he gave the signal and died almost immediately. He was a remarkably robust and powerful man. Some time after it became known that the gypsy whom he particularly addressed was his daughter's husband who being afterwards executed at Winchester confessed that his father in law hanged innocently to save the life of his son in law who had stolen the horse

Another notable Scamp was of course Gilderoy who featured in the 1893 issue THE SKETCH MAGAZINE 7 Jun as :-

"Gilderoy Scamp The King of the Kentish Gypsies"
Linda Hayward her self a grt,grt,grt, Grandaughter of Gilderoy wrote an article in the Romany & Family History Society Journal Vol 4 No 7 in June 2000.
Gilderoy was baptised at All Saints Church Birchington, 14th June 1812,Linda says that she does not know if he was actually born there though ,the 1861 census has his birth place as Bickington, Kent and aon same census!!! as birchington see Cenuus below (I have found double entries before)

Obituary in the "Folkstone Herald" 27th May 1893 - 'Gilderoy Scamp ("Scissors to Grind") has gone over to the majority.'

(Oral Recorded tree as held at the University of Liverpool)

1 Raili Scamp
2. Jack Scamp
died Ramsgate 1857
aged 99 years
3. Jack Scamp b. 1795-1800?
died at Ramsgate 1871
4. Raili Scamp b. 1820? d. 1903 at Ramsgate
sp. Mathers (daughter of Jack Mathers and a daughter of Tom Lee)
5. Raili Scamp b. 1845
sp. gaujo
6. Sidney Scamp (Ramsgate Scamps)
6. Matthew Scamp
6. ETC
5. Oliver Scamp
5. George Scamp
sp. Mary
6. Raili Scamp
6. Esther Scamp
5. Sinamenti Scamp
sp. William Gardner
6. Souwester Gardner b. 1880 (Plumstead Scamps)
sp. daughter of Plato Boswell
5. Sam Scamp
5. a daughter
sp. Baker
5. another daughter
4. Jack Scamp b. 1840?
lived first at Margate, then at Canterbury
5. George Scamp
sp. Young
5. Jack Scamp
5. Charlie Scamp
5. Grace Scamp
sp. Widdington
5. Bill Scamp
5. Tom Scamp
5. Martha Scamp b. 1869
sp. Williams
6. Charlie Williams
6. a daughter
sp. Leonard Wood
son of Old Gerry Wood of Canterbury
4. Byron Scamp
4. Gilderoy Scamp
3. Gilderoy Scamp b. Birchington 1812
d. at Folkestone May 27th 1893 aged 81
sp. Kitty Barton
4. George Scamp b. 1834
5. Blucher Scamp (Folkestone Scamps)
5. John Scamp
5. Nelson Scamp
5. Solomon Scamp
5. Samuel Scamp
5. Gilderoy Scamp b. 1860 d. 1927
buried at Cheriton Road Cemetery
5. Leander Scamp
5. Rose Scamp
sp. a gaujo Stapley (Macfarlane)
5. Wellington Scamp
5. Koli or Loli Scamp
4. a daughter
sp. a Lee
5. George Dangerfield Lee
5. Deighton Lee
3. William Scamp
ETC
2. Gilderoy Scamp
sp. Sophia Boswell
sister of Taiso
3. Raili Scamp
(Eat-The-Cat)
sp. Vansi Lee, daughter of Sam Lee
4. Tom Scamp (? Hairy Tom, sp. Sally Lovel, emigrated to America)
sp. Sally, daughter of Dick Boswell and Kitty Evans
4. Mary Ann Scamp
4. Sam Scamp
sp. Tianna ?
5. Selina Scamp
sp. Tom Lee
6. Seth Lee
sp. Lucy Price, daughter of Caradoc
6. Hyam Lee
6. Rose Lee
6. Liz Lee
6. Wally Lee
6. Jim Lee
5. Shandra Scamp
sp. Dona Lovel
6. Lena Scamp
5. Elafaia Scamp
5. Samson Scamp
sp. Gravelini Lee
6. Ivor Scamp
6. Albert Scamp
6. Perum Scamp
sp. Darklis Lee
6. Delai Scamp
6. Bella Scamp
6. Agnes Scamp
6. Bekki Scamp
6. Freedom Scamp
6. Vira Scamp
6. Nora Scamp
5. Rebecka Scamp
sp. Uriah (Huie) Lovell, son of John Lovell and Harriet Ellen Wood of Llanrwst, N. Wales
4. Nelson Scamp, killed at Swansea
4. Clara Scamp
sp. Sharrus Lee, son of Samson Lee
4. Saifi Scamp )
4. Sally Scamp ) both co-wives of Nathanel Lovell
5. Moti Lovell
5. Ismail Lovell
5. Elder Lovell
5. Jack Lovell
5. Seth Lovell
5. Liz Lovell
5. Avon Lovell
5. Urich Lovell
5. Edwin Lovell
5. Ruth Lovell
5. Noah Lovell
sp. Gairje (at Carnarva)
5. Janic Lovell
4. Rabbi Scamp
3. George Scamp?
3. Charles Scamp
3. Noah Scamp
2. Lucy Scamp
sp. Abel Boswell
brother of Taiso
3. Allen Boswell
sp. Delata Boswell (Taiso’s daughter
4. Samson Boswell
sp. Patience Lee
sp. Gazi
4. Mizelli Boswell
sp. Plato Boswell
3. Séla Boswell
sp. Justina Sipton
3. Levi Boswell
sp. Mary Lee
4. Henrietta Boswell
sp. Sant Buckley
4. Agnes Boswell
sp. Frank Buckley
4. Louise Boswell
3. Plato Boswell
sp. Mizelli Boswell
sp. Freedom Lane
3. Bias Boswell
sp. Fina Lee
3. Ryley Boswell
sp. Alli (Cardiff)

S.J.DAY

Gilderoy Scamp

1861*district: Blean Sub-registration district: Herne
Chl Leroy Scamp 47 hd b Bickington, Trav/ Tinker
Katherine Scamp 45 wife b Ashford, Kent
Flora Scamp 7 b Bredgak, Kent
Grace Scamp 15 b Herne, Kent
Rosehanah Scamp 9 b Throwley, Kent
Flora Scamp 4
Second entry**
1861*Chislet, Kent (Caravan)
Giederoy Scamp 30 Is this him ages are a bit out
as he was b 1810? so way out unless 2 wed a Catherine?
Katherine Scamp 37
Grace Scamp 13
Rosannah Scamp 11
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1871*Folkestone : Kent
Gildroy Scamp 60
Catherine Scamp 60
Clara Scamp 16
Gilderoy Scamp 12
Rose A Scamp 20
William J Scamp 8
*
1871*Plumstead, Kent (Gypsy Tents Birstall Heath)
Salomander Scamp 24 hd b Kent(all b Kent)
Cloranda? Scamp 15 brother hawker of bee hives
George Scamp 13 brother hawker of bee hives
Marlille Scamp 9 sister hawker of bee hives
Mary Scamp 11 sister hawker of bee hives
Riely Scamp 24 brother b Charlton, Kent hawker of bee hives
Sampson Scamp 17 brother hawker of bee hives
Sidney Scamp 5 brother
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Esther Baker hd 22 b Kent
Sidney Baker son 1 b Kent
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Henry Dighton 23 hawker of clothes pegs
Sarah Dighton 23
John Dighton 2
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Mathew Lunnen?35 widow hawker of clothes pegs
Charles Lunnen?12
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1871* Kent > St Mildred
George baker 65 general dealer b Canterbury, Kent
Sarah Baker wife 64 b Canterbury, Kent
Ann Baker dau 16 field worker b Canterbury, Kent
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John Scamp 45 hd General dealer b
Susanah Scamp 39 wife b Canterbury, Kent
George Scamp 3 b Canterbury, Kent
Grace Scamp 10 b Canterbury, Kent
John Scamp 12 b Canterbury, Kent
Martha Scamp 17 months b Canterbury, Kent
Roselta Scamp 14 b Canterbury, Kent
Thomas Scamp 8 b Canterbury, Kent
William Scamp 4 b Canterbury, Kent
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1881 Census - Folkestone, Kent
Gildaroy SCAMP, M, Age 65, cutler b/ Birchington, Kent
Catherine Scamp 64 b Ashford, Kent
Gildsroy Scamp 20 b Chilham, Kent
Clara Scamp 24 b Ramsgate, Kent(Wife of Gildaroy jnr)
*
1891 Census - Gilderoy Scamp, Age 81, Born Birchington, Kent, Head, Occ: Grinder.
*
1881 Dwelling Solithwall Gipseys Tent Deal, Kent
Riley SCAMP Head M 61 Ewell, Kent, Grinder (Artiz)
Sarah SCAMP Wife M 63 Ewell, Kent,
Sampson SCAMP Son U 27 Adisham, Kent,
George SCAMP Son U Male 23 Charing, Kent,
Mary SCAMP Daur U Female 21 Ramsgate, Kent
Marsala SCAMP Daur U Female 19 Elham, Kent
Sidney SCAMP Son U Male 18 Aslesford, Kent
*
Oliver SCAMP Head W Male 38 N.K., Kent Hawker
Riley SCAMP Son Male 14 Woolwich, Kent
Subina SCAMP Daur Female 8 Maidstone, Kent
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1881 Dwelling Solitwall Gipseys Tent Deal, Kent
Riley SCAMP Head Male 33 N.K., KentHawker
Sidney SCAMP Son Male 11 Gravesend, Kent
Mathew SCAMP Son Male 8 Hythe, Kent
*
1881*Charlton, Kent
George Scamp41 hd b Staple kent
Ann Scamp 42 wife b Dartford, Kent
Nelson Scamp 9 son b Dover, Kent
Rose Scamp 12 dau b Dover, Kent
Safely E. Scamp 1 son b Dover, Kent
Solomon Scamp 14 son b Dover, Kent
Wellington S. Scamp 4 son b Dover, Kent
William Scamp 17 son b Swingfield, Kent

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