White Horse St Pancras 1861 Census

[Big Dave R]

One of my ancestors (Alfred Benton b Horncastle 1839) is recorded on 1861 census at the White Horse, North Street, St Pancras.  He's one of 10 people there who's occupation is coachmaker.  Is that because of it's proximity to St Pancras station I'm wondering.  I can't work out how they're describing relationship to head, it looks like "tramp" to me, but unless that word had a different connotation then doesn't seem right.  Can anyone enlighten me please?
RG9/101/33 p59

[CaroleW]

Alfred is a coachmaker - the first occupant relationship listed after the head of household is shown as Tramp & all others have been dittoed - all were coachmakers

[Big Dave R]

It's not the occupation, it's relationship to head I'm curious about.  Would expect to see "lodger" or similar but definitely doesn't say that .
(I'm looking at image not transcript)

[JenB]

Alfred is a coachmaker - none of the occupations of others on the image are “tramp”.  Looks like another Ancestry error

But all the coachmakers are entered as 'Tramp' in the relationship column.

[CaroleW]

Had just amended my reply - see above

[Dundee]

Initially, the term "tramp" had a broad meaning, and was often used to refer to migrant workers who were looking for permanent work and lodgings.

I think this is probably the context in that census.

Debra 

[mazi]

St Pancras station was not there in 1861, although the railway started purchasing land for it’s construction in 1861.

The nearby kings cross was open, early railway carriages then were basically Coaches on railway wheels.

Mike

[maddys52]

Initially, the term "tramp" had a broad meaning, and was often used to refer to migrant workers who were looking for permanent work and lodgings.

I think this is probably the context in that census.

Debra 

I was just going to write something similar - there is a newspaper item in 1861 which mentions a person described as "a coachman on tramp" (giving the alarm at a fire in different public house - in Reading). In fact, quite a few references now that I look for them, over the years.

[Big Dave R]

Initially, the term "tramp" had a broad meaning, and was often used to refer to migrant workers who were looking for permanent work and lodgings.

I think this is probably the context in that census.

Debra 

Thanks, at least takes the image of Charlie Chaplin out of my head !