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If a family was living in a caravan ie travellers or gypsies ect, would it be written on the census that they were?
Regards

No straight forward answer I'm afraid. Sometimes itinerant families were recorded and other times apparently not.

I think that a lot depended upon the enumerator and exactly how thorough they were. I have seen census entries where people were recorded as living in caravans, in barns and even one under a hedge.

I have definitely seen entries like this. In fact here is one!

1881 England Census about (Nk)
Name: (Nk)
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: (Nk)
Gender: Female

Civil parish: Thetford St Cuthbert
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street Address: Caravan In The Bridge Tav Meadow
Condition as to marriage: Married

Registration district: Thetford
Sub-registration district: Thetford


(Nk) 40
(Nk) 35
(Nk) 12
(Nk) 10
(Nk) 8
(Nk) 6
(Nk) 30

Better!

1881 England Census about Robert Barwick
Name: Robert Barwick
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann Barwick
Gender: Male
Where born: Wells, Norfolk, England

Civil parish: Grantham
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England

Street Address: Caravan Elmer St S
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Licensed Hawker

Registration district: Grantham
Sub-registration district: Grantham
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3231
Folio: 102
Page Number: 18
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Barwick 46
Ann Barwick 46
Joseph Barwick 20
Priscilla Barwick 16
Annie Barwick 14
Walter Barwick 9
Christopher Barwick 3
Adelina Barwick

bet that was a tight fit
10 in the bed and the little one said roll over, comes to mind

maddie

Heh heh!

thankyou

This is one of my relatives


1861 census - household transcription

Person: CLAYTON, Patricia
Address: In Tent, Pessell Lane, Alvechurch <<<<<<

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Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation
Disability Where Born Original
census
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CLAYTON, Joseph Head Married M 63 1798 Tinker & Chimney Sweeper
Northampton Kingsthorpe VIEW
CLAYTON, Patricia Wife Married F 63 1798
Northampton Wilton VIEW
CLAYTON, Mary Son Married M 44 1817 Tinker & Chimney Sweeper
Lincoln
N K VIEW
CLAYTON, William Son Unmarried M 32 1829 Tinker & Chimney Sweeper
Warwick Preston Buggott VIEW
CLAYTON, Joseph Son Unmarried M 23 1838 Chimney Sweeper
Warwick Malstock VIEW
CLAYTON, Joseph Grandson M 11 1850
Stafford Walsall VIEW
CLAYTON, William Grandson M 11 1850
Stafford Great Barr VIEW
CLAYTON, Sarah Ann Granddaughter F 9 1852
Stafford Shenstone VIEW
CLAYTON, Elizabeth Granddaughter F 6 1855
Warwick Sutton Coldfield VIEW
CLAYTON, Eliza Daughter In Law Married F 30 1831 Hawker Of Pegs & Nets
Fordingbridge
Hampshire VIEW
RG number:
RG09 Piece:
2118 Folio:
118 Page:
9

Registration District:
Bromsgrove Sub District:
3 Tardebigg Enumeration District:
15 Ecclesiastical Parish:
Withall

Civil Parish:
Alvechurch Municipal Borough:
Address:
In Tent, Pessell Lane, Alvechurch County:
Worcestershire

Thanks to all your answers. I have relations whom i am pretty sure they were living in caravans but it only says the area & where they were living. Occasionaly i have seen cottage or house written so how can i be sure they were in caravans?

Maybe an earlier or later census will give clues.
If you note neighbours names and look them up in other census, it may be possible to guess whether or not a caravan has moved in between the 'dwellings'.
Not often easy to prove type of dwelling until later census gave more details.

Gwyn