Genealogy Chat

enumerator add , 'cohabiting' , also " This is a girl although name seems to be that of a boy " (Leander) and by two names "Unfortunates...In open air by roadside in Dockwell lane", interestingly it is caravans and tents... so a travellers site... names Penfold, Hoadley ? and Geary if anyone has them in tree. (1891 Heston)

How very 'PC' of him! :)

Interesting that he actually managed to enumerate them.

I read 'somewhere' that, more often than not, they were left the household schedule to complete but the travellers had gone before the enumerator called again.

This meant that they were either entered as a guess... Man aged about 30... Or at the end of the return as 'Gypsies/Travellers' and just a head count, based on the memory of the enumerator when he originally visited.

Chris

I found three families on one census "living" in the booking office at Macclesfield station.

Madmeg

Waiting for the 6.15am to somewhere???

Lets hope it was to a better life than they were leaving :-)

Chris

someone on here is doing the Penfold gypsy tree - I found some info for them a few days ago

someone called Valerie on Surname Board - have just nudged it

I've just sent Valerie a message telling her to look at this thread

NIce idea Chris, but they were probably just sheltering for the night, back on the streets the next day.

I was an ennumerator in 1991, and you didn't just get a list of addresses to visit, you got a map of your patch, and it was your job to check out the whole area. I had a river valley included, and had to check for people camping, ask householders if they had a caravan on the premises if anyone was living in it, and if shops had people living in a flat above.

Valerie have PMd you with the names of Penfolds.