Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Northallerton Union, North Riding of Yorkshire, 1861
In 1861, the Poor Law Board published a return of the name every adult pauper who had been a workhouse inmate for a continuous period of five years or more, together with the duration of their residence (in years and months), the reason for it, and whether they had been brought up in a District or separate Workhouse School. It was noted that the term 'District School' had been widely misinterpreted by respondents as meaning any school in the local area, such as a national or private school, and that there was only one instance in the whole report of an inmate actually having been in such a school.
Name | Yrs | ms. | Reason | School |
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William Smith | 5 | 2 | Cripple | |
Ann Hall | 21 | 7 | Deaf; & c | |
William Grabham | 5 | 2 | Orphan | national school. |
Mary Ridley | 7 | 2 | Not able to support herself and children | national school. |
Sarah, her child | 7 | 2 | With mother | national school. |
Edward ditto | 7 | 2 | ditto | national school. |
Elizabeth Thornton | 16 | 3 | Weak intellect |
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