"I thought that I would
write to you both and let you know what has been
happening, yesterday I went to a meeting held by
the Romany and Traveller Family History Society.
I met several other member that were related to
the Blacks.
Jack Black (real name is Maurice) told us that
when he was younger he became very ill and nearly
died, while he was in bed this woman whom he had
never seen before came to him in a vision, he
said that she was wearing a black bonnet, which
was something that he would never forget, he made
a full recovery, a few year later he was looking
though some old photographs, when he came across
one of an old lady in a bonnet, when he asked his
father who she was, he was told that it was Jane
Black, apparently he is not the only one who has
seen her when they have been at deaths door, and
all the others that have seen her have made a
full recovery too.
He also remembers a story that has been passed
down though the ages, A Major somebody (I have
forgotten his name but will try to find out later)
who owned Savernake forest, used to come and
collect Jane Black and bring her back to his
estate to tell peoples fortunes, she also use to
be able to sex unborn donkeys, and on this
particular day he wanted her to tell him the sex
of his donkeys unborn baby (sorry I don't recall
what a baby donkey is called), she said that the
donkey was having twins and that when they were
born there would be a girl and a boy, the Major
did not believe her and said that every one knows
that donkey don't have twins, but sure enough
when the donkey gave birth there were twins and
there was one of each sex."
Sarah Barrass 15 October 2000
"Jack Black and his wife
also said, they said that Nelson Black's family (not
sure which Nelson) all had red hair, My sister
and I thought that this was really interesting. I
have a cousin from Australia, Justine, and she
also has red hair."
Sarah Barrass 19 October 2000