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Lily Hendey 1934


Travellers
« on: Sunday 20 April 08 19:57 BST (UK) »

I have found out that some of my relatives were 'travellers' (gypsy/romany) and they had no fixed abode and were living in benders (temporary shelter made of branches). They travelled about the south hop picking and general labouring does any one know if they were picked up on the census. Do you think that the transcriber had to actively seek them out ?
Any info would be great
Westy
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Burke, Mythen - Co Wexford, Ireland
Hendey,Hayward,Stevenson,Wells,Scott,Hutchings, Wren - Hampshire
Dickinson - Bristol
Russell -Salisbury
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Re: Travellers
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 20 April 08 21:01 BST (UK) »

This site tells you about travellers in the census

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/census2.html

Have you found the Romany Roots site?

http://passingthrough.wetpaint.com/
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Middx - Vaus, Roberts, Eversfield, Inman, Star, Holbeck, Wyatt, Bickford, Smith, Redwood
South Stoneham, Hants - Small, Hammerton, Grist, Fryer, Trodd
Beaulieu/Boldre, Hants - Woodford, Croutear, Beck, Bendell, Keeping, Harding
Kent - Bayly, Borer, Mitchell, Plane, Vernon, Farrance, Chapman, Medhurst, Lomax, Wyatt
Devon - Tope, Bickford, Foster
YKS - Quirk, McGuire, Benn
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Lily Hendey 1934


Re: Travellers
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 20 April 08 23:04 BST (UK) »

Very helpful, many thanks
Westy
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Burke, Mythen - Co Wexford, Ireland
Hendey,Hayward,Stevenson,Wells,Scott,Hutchings, Wren - Hampshire
Dickinson - Bristol
Russell -Salisbury
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