Well Done Mort29, on my copy of the Genes index for 1851, the entire family appear to have been missed off.
Serena, James and other later born children are still together with their mother on the 1861, but those born earlier are no longer with the family nor is Trayton. He died in the Hastings district in the June quarter of 1860. (GRO Deaths ref Hastings 2b 15)
As you say, the profession of basket maker and the various birth locations of the children does suggest a travelling existence, perhaps even living in a woodland abode. There is a probability therefore that Trayton senior was not baptised at all which means P***85 may have some difficulty discovering who Trayton's actual parents were. A family living a forest existence in 1806 may have been lax about baptisms or the social prejudices of the time might make parish priests unwilling to perform such a ceremony
The 1861 census by the way adds credence to the Collison family being travellers, with the following living in a tent during a fair at Hampton Wick. Trayton Collison 23 , Ruth Collison 22, Absalom Collison 10 Mo
Roy G
p.s. Alceston = Alciston
