Gilderoy Scamp

Gilderoy Scamp
Scamp wearing his hat gifted from Mayer Rothschild
Born
Gilderoy Scamp

(1812-06-07)7 June 1812
Orpington, Kent, England
Died12 June 1893(1893-06-12) (aged 81)
Elham, Kent
Other namesKing of the Gypsies, King Scamp, King of the Roma
OccupationBoxer

Gilderoy Scamp (7 June 1812 – 12 June 1893) was a bare-knuckle boxer called "King of the Gypsies".[1] He succeeded his father upon his abdication in the early 1840s.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kenrick, Donald (6 August 2013). "Historical dictionary of the Gypsies". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ "St Augustines petty sessions". Kentish Gazette. 5 December 1865. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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