1881 Census: Residents of Aberystwyth Union Workhouse, Vainor Lower, Cardigan, Wales
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| David THOMAS | M | 37 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse (Munic) | Manordivy, Pembroke | |
| Mary THOMAS | M | 42 | F | Wife | Matron Of Workhouse (Munic) | Llanilar, Cardigan | |
| William THOMAS | 10 | M | Son | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| Catherine J. THOMAS | 9 | F | Daur | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| John THOMAS | 6 | M | Son | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| Elizabeth EVANS | U | 36 | F | Serv | Industrial Trainer (Munic) | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| Mary JONES | U | 42 | F | Serv | Cook (Dom) | Trerddol, Cardigan | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| John DAVIES | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Sailor | Deaf & Dumb | Aberystwith, Cardigan |
| Elizabeth ARNOLD | 12 | F | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |||
| William BISHOP | U | 42 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Woolwich | |
| Rowland DAVID | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Imbecile | Llanilar, Cardigan |
| Alfred DAVIES | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| Anne DAVIES | 7 | F | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |||
| Elizabeth J. DAVIES | 8 | F | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |||
| Henry DAVIES | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| Isaac DAVIES | M | 53 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Goginan, Cardigan | |
| Isaac DAVIES | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Llanfihangel Croyddin, Cardigan | ||
| Lewis DAVIES | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Llanbadarnfawr, Cardigan | ||
| Margaret DAVIES | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Laborers Widow | Idiot | |
| Mary DAVIES | W | 45 | F | Inmate | Tailors Widow | Llanilar, Cardigan | |
| Sarah DAVIES | 10 | F | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |||
| Thomas DAVIES | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| Jane DUDLICK | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Aberystwith, Cardigan |
| Elizabeth EDWARDS | W | 90 | F | Inmate | Farmers Widow | Blind | Glanystwyth, Cardigan |
| John EDWARDS | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| Mary EDWARDS | U | 41 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| Elizabeth EVANS | U | 38 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Llanychaiarn, Cardigan |
| Evan EVANS | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Laborer | ||
| Jenkin EVANS | W | 32 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Blind | Llanddewibrefi, Cardigan |
| John EVANS | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| Louisa EVANS | 11 | F | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |||
| Margaret EVANS | M | 67 | F | Inmate | Laborers Widow | Lunatic | Talybont, Cardigan |
| Thomas EVANS | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| William EVANS | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Llanbadarn, Cardigan | |
| Jonathan FOSSET | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Newport Pagnel | |
| Anne GRIFFITHS | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Liverpool | |
| Jane GRIFFITHS | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Butlers Widow | Pembroke | |
| Elizabeth HARRIS | U | 90 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| D.W. HUGHES | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Llanfihangel Genau R Glyn, Cardigan | ||
| J.E. HUGHES | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberdare, Glamorgan | ||
| Jane HUGHES | M | 32 | F | Inmate | Laborers Wife | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| Mary HUGHES | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Blind | Llanbadarn, Cardigan | |
| Thomas HUGHES | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Imbecile | Carmarthen, Carmarthen | |
| William J. HUGHES | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| Catherine JENKINS | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Llanilar, Cardigan | |
| William JENKINS | 4 | M | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||||
| David JONES | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Blind | Llanrhystid, Cardigan |
| David JONES | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Painter | Deaf | Paddington |
| Elizabeth JONES | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| Emilly JONES | 9 | F | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||||
| Griff JONES | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Treddol, Cardigan | ||
| J.P. JONES | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| James JONES | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Idiot | Aberystwith, Cardigan |
| John JONES | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Idiot | Llanbadarn, Cardigan |
| John JONES | W | 50 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Idiot | Llanrhystid, Cardigan |
| Lewis JONES | M | 75 | M | Inmate | Roller (Iron) | Llanbadarn, Cardigan | |
| Richard JONES | U | 39 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Idiot | Llanbadarn, Cardigan |
| Sam JONES | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| Samuel JONES | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| Thomas O. JONES | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| William JONES | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Butcher | Bow Street, Cardigan | |
| Charles LEWIS | W | 52 | M | Inmate | Baker | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| Jane LLOYD | W | 71 | F | Inmate | Laborers Widow | Imbecile | Aberystwith, Cardigan |
| Thomas MASON | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Imbecile | Cwmrheidol, Cardigan |
| Willoughby MILLER | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Solicitor | Scotland | |
| John NATHAN | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Imbecile | Wrexham, Denbigh |
| Peter NIGHTINGALE | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| William OLIVER | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| Elizabeth PRICE | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Aberystwith, Cardigan |
| Lewis PRICE | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Cabinet Maker | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| Margaretta PUGH | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Cwmsymlog, Cardigan | ||
| Richard REES | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Sailor | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| Mary RICHARDS | U | 53 | F | Inmate | Llanafan, Cardigan | ||
| Evan J. SAMUEL | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Briton Ferry | ||
| R. SAMUEL | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Briton Ferry | ||
| Henry THOMPSON | U | 21 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Idiot | |
| David WALTERS | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Llanbadarnfawr, Cardigan | |
| Thomas WHITE | U | 64 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| David WILLIAMS | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Carrier | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| Elizabeth WILLIAMS | U | 56 | F | Inmate | Nurse (Dom) | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |
| Henry WILLIAMS | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | ||
| Margaret E. WILLIAMS | 12 | F | Scholar | Cardiff, Glamorgan | |||
| Margaretta WILLIAMS | 6 | F | Scholar | Aberystwith, Cardigan | |||
| Mary J. WILLIAMS | 10 | F | Scholar | Cardiff, Glamorgan | |||
| David WOODCOCK | W | 32 | M | Inmate | Laborer | Imbecile | Aberystwith, Cardigan |
Total residents: 85
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