Romany Gypsies are the descendants of a migration of peoples from Northern India in the 10th to 12th century CE, who spread across Eastern and Western Europe, reaching Great Britain in around the 1600’s.
Irish Travellers – or Pavee – and Scottish Travellers – are the descendants of a nomadic people who have traditionally inhabited Ireland and mainland Britain.
Roma usually refers to the descendants of the migration of various groups of peoples from Northern India in the 10th -12th century who settled in Eastern and Western Europe.