Railway Tavern, 22 Well Street, Bedford St. Paul, Bedfordshire, 1861
(RG9 991 8 171 22)
John Silvester, 25, lodger, travelling theatrical performer, Sheffield
James Lockton, 19, lodger, travelling theatrical performer, London
William Jones, 33, lodger, travelling theatrical performer, London

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, 1861
RG9/849 6 73 18    Rita Pettigrove 
Thomas Yelden, 65, Hull, Yorkshire, marine store dealer
Ann Yelden, 61, wife, Lambeth
Harriet Yelding, 4, grand-daughter, Lambeth
Bettsy Fossett, 8, grand-daughter, Beaconsfield
Caroline Fossett, 14, grand-daughter, Beaconsfield

Caravans, All Saints Derby, Derbyshire, 1861
RG9/2498/19/18/32
Thomas Gregory, head, 32, Somerset, exhibition proprietor (Show)
Thomas Wright, 17, servant, London, musician
John Ruppell, 23, servant, Somerset
Mary Ruppell, 49, servant, Norfolk
Susal Rupell, 21, servant, Leith, Scotland
James Buckley, head, 46, Manchester, showman (Show)
Jane Buckley, wife, 50, Manchester
John Manders, son, 23, Dublin, Ireland, showman
William Wallace, 21, servant, Glasgow, Scotland, showman
G. Bird, 21, servant, London, showman
Francis Godprey (Godfrey?), head, 58, Derbyshire, exhibition proprietor
Sussan Godprey, wife, 57, Stockport Cheshire
Richard Godprey, son, 20, Quarm, Leicestershire
Thomas Godprey, 22, son, Lancashire, musician
Edward Anderson, 23, servant, Ireland, ostler
Nelly Ryan, widow, 81, servant, Ireland
John Jones, head, 27, Oswestry, Shropshire, toy dealer (Van)
Ann Jones, wife, 25, Cleaverley, Shropshire
Joseph Hall, head, 58, Belper, Derbyshire, confectioner (Van)
Joseph Hall, son, 22, Belper, confectioner
William Hall, son, 19, Belper, confectioner
Henry Hunt, head, 48, Belper, confectioner (Van)
Eliza Hunt, 46, wife, Belper, confectioner
Henry Hunt, son, 22, Belper, confectioner
John Harris, head, 39, Leicestershire, showman (Show)
Eliza Harris, 37, wife, Leicestershire
William Harris, son, 15, Leicestershire
Eli Smith, 20, workman, Nottinghamshire, labourer
Samuel Blood, 34, head, Belper, hardware dealer (Van)
Mary Blood, wife, 29, Derbyshire
William Burton,  17, servant, confectioners son, mother and father gone away (Van)
John Tyler, head, 58, Wymeswold, Leicestershire, confectioner (Van)
Charles Tyler, 21, son, Wymeswold, Leicestershire

Mdme? Batty, Wild Beast Show, 3 men, one woman

Lodging House, Edmund St, Exeter, Devon, 1861
William Strevens, head, 60, Callington, Cornwall
Mary Ann Stevens, 62, Callington, Cornwall
Elizabeth Hancock, 13, lodger, Durham, S?
William Hancock, 7, brother, Cardiff, Wales
Sophia Hancock , Holsworthy, Devon.
Elizabeth Murray, 7, lodger, Glouchester, Bristol

5, Mount Pleasant Terrace, St Andrew, Devon, 1861
(RG9/1442 10 6 6)
Antonio Quagliani, lodger, 45, Briscia, Italy, travelling equestrian
Amelia, wife, 40, Briscia, Italy, equestrian lodgers
Adalogisa, 11, Lyons, Frances
Adelaide, daughter, 17, Cuni, Italy
Clementine, daughter, 20, Constantinople
Edwardo, son, 4, London
Ernesta, daughter, 12, Secey Chambery
Josephina, daughter, 19, Whailburg, Germany
Luigi, son, 13, Venice, Italy
Napoleone, 2, Boulogne, France
Romeo, son, 15, Briscia, Italy
Sebastian, son, 23, Vrxx Fuchany, Turkey

Caravans, West Street, Bridport, Dorset, 1861
 (RG9 1368 6 19 32)

William Hurford, head, 31, Yeovil, Somerset, showman attending fair
Amelia Hurford, wife, 29, Bath, Somerset
Edward Elliott, head, 30, Scotland
Sarah Elliott, wife, 28, Liverpool
Edward Elliott, son, 11, Weymouth
Emily Elliott, daughter, 5, Puriton
Mary Ann Elliott, daughter, 7, Wedmore, Somerset

William Brewer, head, 22, NK, Somerset, showman
Matilda Brewer, 25, NK, Somerset
William Brewer, 9, son, NK, Somerset
George Brewer, son, 3, NK, Somerset

Henry Bailey, head, 25, Redriff, London, traveller in a van
Mary Bailey, wife, 24, Bath, Somerset
Mary Bailey, daughter, 3, Nottinghamshire
Matilda Bailey, daughte, 6 months, Porlock, Devon

East Side, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 1861
William Wallser, 15, lodger, hawker, Mile End Road, London
John Wallser, 10, lodger, hawker, Mile End Road, London

29 Liverpool Road, Manchester, 1861
(RG09/2940/6327)
Timothy Newsome, 28, boarder, 38, Bristol, Somerset, traveller
Selina Newsome, boarder, 36, Scotland
George Newsome, 13, boarder, Scotland
Pauline Newsome, 7, boarder, Scotland
Rosina Newsome, 4, boarder, Ireland

Portland Street, Manchester, 1861
(RG9/2943 Folio 114 Page 6)
"Sangers Equestrian Troupe located in Travelling Carriages on the night April 7th"
John Sanger, 40, circus proprietor, Newbury, Berkshire
Elizabeth Sanger, 32, wife, Newbury, Berkshire
John Sanger, 7, son, Norwich, Norfolk
Laurina Sanger, 4, daughter, Scotland
George Sanger, 37, brother to head, circus proprietor, Newbury, Berkshire
Ellen Sanger, wife, 28, Liverpool
Laurina Sanger, daughter, 8, Cheadle, Staffordshire
Harriet Sanger, daughter, 6, Walsall, Staffordshire
Charles Forbes, 33, unmarried, servant, labourer and watchman, Manchester
William Chapman, 12, brother-in-law, London
Caroline Crocket, 15, niece, equestrian, London
David Hughes, 18, proprietor brother-in-law, 18, travels with shooting gallery, Manchester

45 Crown Lane, Manchester St. George, Lancashire, 1861
(RG9/2961 25 69 27)
Patrick Duffy, head, 39, Ireland, theatrical performer
Margaret Duffy, wife, 38, Ireland, theatrical performer
Christopher Duffy, son, 13, Salford, theatrical performer
Rose Duffy, daughter, 10, Manchester, theatrical performer
John Duffy, son, 8, Leeds, Yorkshire, theatrical performer
Elizabeth Duffy, daughter, 5, Hull, Yorkshire
Thomas Duffy, son, 3, London
Margaret Duffy, daughter, 7 months, Liverpool

Travelling Vans in Stable, St. Helens, Lancashire 1861
(RG9/2749 Folio 5 Page 3)
Thomas Williams, 37, traveller with show, Warrington
Sarah Williams, wife, 32, Wigan
Randle Williams , son, 14, Liverpool
Alice Williams, daughter, 11, Rochdale
Louisa Williams , daughter, 8, Wales
James Lewis, 36, traveller with show, Liverpool
Martha Lewis, 24, Warrington
George Lewis, 4, Manchester
Elizabeth Lewis, 2, Warrington

Travelling Vans, Hardshaw, St. Helens, Lancashire, 1861
(RG9/2749 6b 5 3)
William Stephenson, head, 34, traveller with show, Kent, Chatham
Elizabeth Stephenson, wife, 28, Lancashire, N?church
Leonora, daughter, 9, Lurry Brighton
James Donchough, hd, 41, traveller hardware, Jersey
Ann Donchough, wife, 31, Dudley, Worcestshire
Frederick Buckley, head, 30, traveller with show, Lancs, Rhodes
Harriet, wife, 26, Middlesex, London
James, 9, Yorks, Leeds
Robert, 6, Leeds
Andrew, 2, Yorks, Thirsk
Thomas, 3 months, Manchester
Samuel Webb, head, 30, traveller hardware, Lancs, Warrington
Ellen, wife, 30, Manchester
Ellen, 3, Manchester
Thomas Rupell, 29, traveller with show, Staffordshire
Marriah, wife, 28, Middlesex, Camhi?
Harriet, 7, Liverpool
William 3, Lincolnshire, Lincoln
Lavinia, 1, Scotland
Thomas Day, 19, son, Herefordshire, Barnet
Thomas Mackintosh, hd, 47, traveller with show, Lincolnshire, Lincoln
Elizabeth, wife, 47, Kent, Stroud
Elizabeth, 12, Cornwall, Pinchon
James, 10, London
Marria, 7, London
Thomas, 5, Yorks, Halifax
Solomon, 2, Hamptonshire, Northampton

Lodgers in Pub, Church Street, St. Helens, Lancashire, 1861
George Gough, 30, traveller and hawker, Ashby-de-la-zouch, Leicester
Ann, wife, 31, traveller and hawker, Loughborough
Samuel Sinson, 38, traveller and hawker, Ashby-de-la-zouch
Mary, wife, 34, Hertford
Peter Brown, 50, traveller shooting gallery, Bolton, Lancs
William Williams, 50, lion trainer, America

Dunton Bassett, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, 1861
(RG9 2245 13 40 5)
John Twigdon, head, 47, Dunton, Leicestershire, carrier
Mary Twigdon, wife, 48, Little Thorpe, Leicestershire
Maryann Twigdon, daughter, 23, Dunton
George Twigdon, son, 17, Dunton
Hannah Twigdon, daughter, 14, Dunton
Thomas Twigdon, son, 8, Dunton
Harriet Arnold, visitor, unmarried, 23, Warwickshire
Susannah Jee, visitor, unmarried, 23, Leicestershire

The Grounds, Railway Appr, Hammersmith, London, 1861
William Beach, 30, travelling steam circus, Uxbridge
Sarah, wife, 27 Cranford MD
William, son, 9, Chard Somerset
Charles, 3, Ealery Dean MD
Sarah, 10, Egham Surrey
James Yelloby, 36, brother in law, Westminster Surrey
Emily Yelloby, 37, sister in law, Walworth, London

Show Vans at Fair, Chelsea, London, 1861
RG9/33 1 28 51
Thomas Lewis, 40, unmarried, Shoreditch, showman
Thomas Marden, 16, bromley, Essex, showman
Eilliam Hallett, head, 27, Stepney, showman
Matilda Hallett, wife, 23, Highworth, Wiltshire
George Hall, head, 45, London, 45
Susuan Hall, wife, 41, London
Mary A Hall, daughter, 17, Walworth, Surrey
Caroline Hall, daughter, 14, Walworth
James Hall, son, 10, Walworth
Susan Hall, daughter, 8, Walworth
Emma Hall, daughter, 6, Walworth
Sarah A Hall, daughter, 2, Walworth
Charles Hall, son, 1, Walworth
James Bond, head, 27, Liverpool, fancy stall at fair
Jane Bond, wife, 25, Lambeth, Surrey
Sophia Bond, daughter, 4, Litchfield
James Bond, son, 3, Molsey, Surrey
Alfred Bond, 3, Walworth, Surrey

Other showman at Chelsea fair (London):
William Glibory and family
Edward Miller and wife
Joseph Cranford and mother Mary Cranford
William and Harriet Green with niece Emma Olifant
William Oulton and family
Charles and Sarah Mullins
William and Mary Danger
John and Elizabeth Call and family
James, Rolando and Caroline Scott
Samuel and Sarah Maine
John, Ann and Henry Giller
Thomas Miller and William Hyde
James and Martha Croule
William and Elizabeth Chivers
John and Margaret Miller and family
John and Elizabeth Hornsley and family
Thomas, Joseph and Ann Mullett
George Bond and John Stringfield
John and Esther Mattess and family
Alexander and Sara Crole

165 Clay Hill, Tottenham, Edmonton, London, 1861
(RG9/794 9 62 32)
William Cooke, 52, Riding Master, Dundee, Scotland
Mary Ann [Spicer] Cooke, 52, wife, Canterbury, Kent
Alice Maude M Cooke, 17, daughter, Glasgow, Scotland
Victor Claude Cooke, 12, son, Birmingham, scholar
William H. Cook, son, visiter, equestrian, Halifax, Yorks
Caroline Cooke, 23, son's wife, visiter, Middlesex, London
Kate L, 2, son's daughter, visiter, Middlesex, London
Arthur Cooke, son's son, visiter, 11 months, Middlesex, London
John William Cooke, 25, son, visiter, Scotland
Helen Cooke, 21, son's wife, Thames Ditten, Surrey
Ellen F Cooke, son's daughter, visiter, 4 months, Middlesex, Poplar
William Cooke, 2, son's son, visiter, London
George Benjamin Garstin, 31, visiter, actor, Hull, Yorks
Sarah Newey, 48, visitor, Birmingham
Louisa Alice Newey,  16,  Birmingham

Caravan, Market Place, Great Yarmouth Fair, Norfolk, 1861
(RG9/1193 13 58 32)
William Wilson, head, 33, Canterbury, showman
Henrietta Wilson, wife, 29, Spaxton, Somerset
Thomas Wilson, son, 12, Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire
Ellen Wilson, daughter, 10, Christchurch, Hmpshire
Frederick Wilson, son, 8, Hampton
Emily Wilson, daughter, 4, Southampton
William Wilson, 6 weeks, Haddington, Berkshire

Tents, Turnpike Road, Nethrop, Oxfordshire, 1861
Walker Hoadley, 28, Newton, Wiltshire, hawker
Selina Hoadley, wife, 23, Newton
William Hoadley, son, 6, Newton
Patience Hoadley, daughter, 4, Newton
Cecil Hoadley, son, 2, Newton
Beny Tassell, 28, Mayfield, Bucks
Eliza Tassell, wife, 28, Chalfont
Beny Tassell, son, 4, Chalfont
Alice Tassell, daughter, 2, Buckinghamshire
Adam Tassell, 2 months, Buckinghamshire

List of persons not in houses
Putney Road, Batwick, Bath, Somerset, 1861 (RG9/1685/6/17/28/104)

William Manders, head, 39, London, proprietor of menagerie
Rosina Manders, wife, 38, Edinburgh
Charlotte Cockayan, domestic servant, widow, 39, Windsor
Martinia Maccorno, unmarried, 25, Angola, Africa, performer of lions and tigers
Joseph Burgess (Burgers?), married, 43, St. Albans, keeper and tamer of animals
Daniel Baily, 30, unmarried, keeper and tamer of animal

Henry Chapman, 55, London, panorama exhibitor
Harriet Chapman, wife, 53, London, panorama exhibitor
Harriet Chapman, unmarried, 29, Edinburgh
Amelia Chapman, daughter, 22, unmarried, London
Henry Chapman, son, 12, London

44 Belgrave Street, Brighton, Sussex, 1861
(RG9/595 Folio 60 Page 12)
James Newsome, head, 35, Newcastle, equestrians (proprietor of circus)
Pauline Newsome, wife, 34, Gross Glokan, Austria
Adelaide Newsome, daughter, 16, Paris
Emma Newsome, daughter, 13, London
Maria Newsome, daughter, 10, Paris
Lizzie Kayes, niece, 12, Dundee, Scotland
Andrew Ducrow, 8, nephew, Berlin
Charles Ducrow, 14, nephew, Paris
Victorine Gllants, 41, house servant, Belgium

12 Peckover Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, 1861
(RG09/3319/27/5)
Clifford Wallett, visitor, 18, unmarried, horse rider, Kingston Upon Hull
John Speckman, head, 25, Streetgate, Lancashire, horse rider
Mary Speckman, wife, 23, Wales, horse rider
John Speckman, son, 6, Liverpool
Ruth A. Speckman, daughter, 1, Manchester

Caravans, Market Place, Doncaster, Yorkshire, 1861
(RG9/3518 10 43 13)
George Bent (brothers), 17, Leicester, showman
Charles Bent (brothers) , 8, Leicester
Joseph Crecraft, head, 36, showman, Leicester
Elizabeth Crecraft, wife, 35, Trowbridge
Maryann Crecraft, daughter, 12, Trowbridge
John Crecraft, son, 9, Trowbridge
Martha Crecraft, daughter, 1, Warwick
Ann Wombwell, head, 73, proprietor of menagerie, N/K
John Blight, brother in law, 59, N/K
Elizabeth Blight, sister, 63 N/K
Edwin Blight, nephew, 39, married, N/K
Helen Blight, niece, 25, married, N/K
Emma Blight, niece, 33, unmarried,
Henry Blight, nephew, 28, unmarried, N/K
Ann Blight, niece, 19, unmarried, N/K
Thomas Davey, 30, unmarried, servant, N/L

17 Millwright Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1861
(RG9/3378 14 105 12)
Henry Hough, head, 37, Wakefield, Yorkshire, showman, traveller swing boats
Caroline Hough, 32, wife, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Mary Ann Hough, daughter, 9, Wigan, Lancashire
James Robinson, boarder, 14, Leeds, Yorkshire, cart driver

Caravans, Pickhill with Roxby, Thirsk, Yorkshire, 1861
(RG09 3633 13 18)
James Edmondus, 47, travelling showman, Scotland
Ellen Edmonds, wife, 47, Scotland

Jacob Smith, 41, travelling showman, Helperby, Yorks
Harriet Smith, wife, 43, Helperby

Walter Murphy, 31, travelling showman, Dublin
Betsey Murpy, wife, 22, Hull, Yorkshire
John Murphy, son, 6, Guisborough, Yorks
William Murphy, son, 3, York
Thomas Murphy, son, 2, York

Thomas Welch, 36, travelling showman, Ireland
Mary Welch, wife, 40, Ireland
Hannah Welch, daughter, 13, Leeds, Yorks

Nathan Webster, 33, travelling showman, High Town, Yorks
Mary Webster, wife, 34, Scotland

Scotland

Travelling Caravan, Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1861
William Butterworth, 38, photographic artist, Rochdale
Martha Butterworth, wife, 29, Rochdale
Joseph Butterworth, son, 2, Rochdale