1881 Census: Residents of Pontefract Union Workhouse
Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
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Staff | |||||||
Enoch SOUTHWELL | M | 34 | M | Head | Work House Master | Bradford, York | |
Mary A. SOUTHWELL | M | 35 | F | Wife | Work House Matron | Nottingham, Nottingham | |
Jane PROBERT | M | 33 | F | Officer | Work House School Mistress | Ulverstone, Lancashire | |
Eliza WHITEHEAD | M | 29 | F | Officer | Work House Fever Nurse | Stamforth, York | |
Mary A. CARROLL | U | 36 | F | Officer | Work House Infirmary Nurse | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
Annie TEASDALE | U | 30 | F | Serv | Work House Cook Domestic Serv | Wakefield, York | |
Inmates | |||||||
Charles ABBY | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
Mary J. ABBY | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
Mary ADAMS | U | 48 | F | Inmate | Formerly Servant | Pontefract, York | |
Mary ARCHER | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Pontefract, York | ||
Jane ARMITAGE | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Purston, York | |
George ARMSTRONG | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brotherton, York | ||
Thomas ARMSTRONG | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brotherton, York | ||
Hannah ARRON | U | 47 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Methley, York | |
Harriet BALL | M | 66 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Vagrant | Chesterfield, Derby | |
John BALL | W | 54 | M | Inmate | Labourer Vagrant | Mansfield, Nottingham | |
Leonard BALMER | U | 38 | M | Inmate | Labourer | York, York | |
Annie BARBER | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Pontefract, York | ||
Arthur BARBER | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Pontefract, York | ||
Herbert BARKER | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Beaghall, York | ||
William BARKER | U | 25 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer Vagrant | Leeds, York | |
Elizabeth BARTON | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Cotton Weaver Vagrant | Blackburn, Lancashire | |
William H. BATESON | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
Charlotte BEAUMONT | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Brotherton, York | ||
Mary A. BLACKBURN | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Knottingley, York | |
Rose BLACKBURN | W | 56 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Knottingley, York | |
William BOLAND | W | 59 | M | Inmate | Glass Blower | Mayo, Ireland | |
Alice BOWLING | 1 | F | Inmate | Castleford, York | |||
Mary BOWLING | U | 27 | F | Inmate | Servant | Brant Broughton, Lincoln | |
Ann BRAMHAM | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Pontefract, York | |
Ann BRIGGS | U | 77 | F | Inmate | Farmers Servant | Imbecile | Knottingley, York |
James BRITON | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Coal Pit Labourer | Rothwell, York | |
Emeline BROADHEAD | U | 36 | F | Inmate | Farmers Servant | Imbecile | Knottingley, York |
John J. BROOK | U | 27 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Pontefract, York | |
John BROWN | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Puddler Vagrant (Iron) | Chester, Cheshire | |
Mary A. BROWN | W | 55 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Knottingley, York | |
Eliza BRUST | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knottingley, York | ||
Samuel BRUST | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knottingley, York | ||
Elizabeth CADMAN | M | 29 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Stockport, Lancashire | |
Jane CADMAN | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Pendlebury, Lancashire | ||
Sarah A. CADMAN | 1m | F | Inmate | Pontefract, York | |||
Thomas CADMAN | M | 28 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Wolverhampton, Stafford | |
William H. CADMAN | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Castleford, York | ||
Hannah CAIRN | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Ireland | |
Samuel CANNING | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Ireland | |
Ann CAREY | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Bramwith, York | ||
John CAVIN | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Whitwood, York | ||
Margaret CAWFOOT | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Ireland | ||
William CLARKE | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bolton, Lancashire | ||
Marshall COLEMAN | M | 45 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Northampton | |
Fanny COOPER | W | 68 | F | Inmate | Formerly Tailoress | London, Middlesex | |
Sarah COOPER | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | ||
Charlotte CRANSWICK | W | 65 | F | Inmate | Pontefract, York | ||
James DEARN | 1 | M | Inmate | Pontefract, York | |||
Martha DEARN | M | 41 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Imbecile | Pontefract, York |
Peter DENBY | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Baker | Cowick, York | |
Charles DICKINSON | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brotherton, York | ||
Fred DICKINSON | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knottingley, York | ||
James DONNOLLY | U | 18 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Pontefract, York | |
Margaret DONNOLLY | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Pontefract, York | ||
Ann DORITY | M | 34 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Ireland | |
Annie DORITY | 1 | F | Inmate | Pontefract, York | |||
James DORITY | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Pontefract, York | ||
Stephen DORITY | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Castleford, York | ||
William DORITY | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Castleford, York | ||
Benjamin DOUGHTY | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Womersley, York | |
George DUNTON | 10m | M | Inmate | Wales | |||
George DUNTON | M | 28 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Southwick, Sussex | |
Martha DUNTON | M | 24 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Barrow In Furness, Lancashire | |
George A. EASTWOOD | 3m | M | Inmate | Pontefract, York | |||
Jane EASTWOOD | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Servant | Hemingborough, York | |
Ann EDWARDS | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Lincoln |
Aaron FAIRBURN | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
Ann FAIRBURN | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
Ann FRYER | U | 61 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Pontefract, York | |
James GAMBLE | W | 58 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Beverley, York | |
John GILDEY | W | 50 | M | Inmate | Labourer Vagrant | Ireland | |
Mary GILL | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Ireland | ||
John GRIFFIN | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | N K, Ireland | |
William HARDCASTLE | M | 78 | M | Inmate | Waterman | Knottingley, York | |
George HARRISON | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wakefield, York | ||
John HARRISON | M | 39 | M | Inmate | Worsted Weaver | Hull, York | |
John HARRISON | U | 25 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Huddersfield, York | |
Maria HARRISON | M | 41 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Thorn Lees, York | |
George HENRY | M | 55 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Wakefield, York | |
Sarah HENRY | M | 57 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Rothwell, York | |
John HEPWORTH | U | 42 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Tanshelf, York | |
Martha HEPWORTH | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Tanshelf, York | |
John HILL | U | 51 | M | Inmate | Labourer Vagrant | Dudley, Worcester | |
Mary HILL | U | 33 | F | Inmate | Pontefract, York | ||
Ann HINDMARSH | W | 64 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Milforth, Westmorland | |
Anne HIRST | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Mexborough, York | |
Catherine HOWE | W | 68 | F | Inmate | Liverpool, Lancashire | ||
William HOWRAM | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Lime Pit Labourer | Imbecile | Knottingley, York |
Hardy JACKSON | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Kellington, York | |
Malah JOHNSON | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hensall, York | ||
Mary KELLY | W | 30 | F | Inmate | Field Work Vagrant | Ireland | |
Thomas KELLY | 7 | M | Inmate | Field Work Vagrant | Keighley, York | ||
Thomas KELLY | M | 45 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Sligo, Ireland | |
James KING | M | 63 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Horton, York | |
William KIRBY | U | 53 | M | Inmate | Railway Labourer Vagrant | Nottingham, Nottingham | |
David LEE | U | 58 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Darrington, York | |
Mary LORREMAN | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Castleford, York | ||
Hannah LUMBY | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Castleford, York | ||
John LUMBY | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Castleford, York | ||
Elizabeth MALE | M | 34 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Hull, York | |
Samuel MALE | M | 47 | M | Inmate | Waterman | Stoke, Stafford | |
William MARRIOTT | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
Henry MARSDEN | M | 52 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Brotherton, York | |
David MAY | U | 38 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer Vagrant | Huggate, York | |
Emily MEDDYCROFT | M | 24 | F | Inmate (Head) | Housewife | Tipton, Stafford | |
Herbert MEDYCROFT | 3 | M | Son | Scholar | Normanton, York | ||
Mary A. MEDYCROFT | 6 | F | Daur | Scholar | Normanton, York | ||
Walter MEDYCROFT | 2 | M | Son | Normanton, York | |||
Annie MILLETT | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Pontefract, York | ||
William MIREE | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
Edward MITCHELL | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Glass House Labourer | Huddersfield, York | |
George MONKMAN | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Middlesborough, York | ||
Thomas MONKMAN | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarborough, York | ||
Sarah MORRELL | W | 89 | F | Inmate | Lincoln, Lincoln | ||
Benjamin MYERS | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Pontefract, York | ||
Benjamin MYERS | M | 39 | M | Inmate | Tanner | Otley, York | |
John MYERS | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Pontefract, York | ||
Joseph MYERS | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Pontefract, York | ||
Mary NENDICK | W | 61 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Grimsby, Lincoln | |
Thomas NICHOLSON | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer Vagrant | Horbury, York | |
William PARKER | M | 82 | M | Inmate | Formerly A Sailor | Beaghall, York | |
James PERCIVAL | U | 29 | M | Inmate | Labourer Vagrant | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
Alice PICKARD | U | 27 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Pontefract, York |
Elizabeth PICKARD | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Pontefract, York |
Esther PICKARD | 1 | F | Inmate | Pontefract, York | |||
Philip POUTON | U | 36 | M | Inmate | Blacksmiths Striker Vagrant | Llaneach, Glamorgan, Wales | |
John REYNARD | U | 51 | M | Inmate | Grocers Assistant | Imbecile | Pontefract, York |
Joseph RHODES | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Shropshire | |
David RICHARDSON | 68 | M | Inmate | Baker | Wetherby, York | ||
Mary A. RICHARDSON | U | 48 | F | Inmate | Formerly Servant | Howden Dyke, York | |
Charles ROBERTS | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Wentbridge, York | |
Thomas ROBINSON | U | 45 | M | Inmate | Coal Pit Labourer | Deaf And Dumb | Allerton Bywater, York |
Thomas ROUTLEDGE | M | 67 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Pollington, York | |
Ann SHEPHERDSON | W | 62 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Manchester, Lancashire | |
Thomas SHERRY | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
John SMITH | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Mechanic Vagrant | Birstal, York | |
Annie SPENCER | 1 | F | Inmate | Castleford, York | |||
Esther SPENCER | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Dublin, Ireland | ||
John A. SPENCER | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Cross Gates, York | ||
Mary J. SPENCER | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | N K, Derby | ||
Mary SPENCER | W | 30 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Limerick, Ireland | |
Thomas SPENCER | 2 | M | Inmate | N K, Stafford | |||
Thomas Pat SPENCER | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Castle Eden, Durham | ||
Annie STAINTHORPE | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Ackworth, York | ||
Archer STAINTHORPE | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Methley, York | ||
Sarah STAINTHORPE | M | 36 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Methley, York | |
Clara STANDFIELD | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Servant | Selby, York | |
Mary STANDFIELD | 2m | F | Inmate | Pontefract, York | |||
Benjamin SUMMERSGILL | W | 59 | M | Inmate | Moulder (Iron) | Garforth, York | |
Walter SWALES | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Methley, York | ||
John TAYLOR | U | 53 | M | Inmate | Engine Tenter | York, York | |
Fanny THORPE | W | 81 | F | Inmate | Knottingley, York | ||
John TOWNSLEY | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knottingley, York | ||
Richard TOWNSLEY | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knottingley, York | ||
John WATSON | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Birkin, York | ||
Joseph WATSON | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Birkin, York | ||
William WATSON | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Birkin, York | ||
Thomas WEATHERALL | U | 57 | M | Inmate | Glass House Labourer | Allerton Bywater, York | |
William WEBSTER | M | 64 | M | Inmate | Sail Maker | Knottingley, York | |
Thomas WELSH | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Mayo, Ireland | |
Elizabeth WHITLAM | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Formerly Servant | Featherstone, York | |
James WILD | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knottingley, York | ||
Charlotte WILKINSON | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Staymaker Vagrant | Leeds, York | |
Eleanor WILKINSON | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Allerton Bywater, York | |
James WILKINSON | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Labourer Vagrant | Manchester, Lancashire | |
Louisa WILKINSON | U | 16 | F | Inmate | Sheffield, York | ||
Maling WILLIAMS | M | 58 | M | Inmate | Glass House Labourer | Wisbeach, Cambridge | |
Thomas WILLIAMS | M | 76 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Coleford, Gloucester | |
Frederick WILSON | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
James WILSON | W | 33 | M | Inmate | Confectioner Vagrant | Scotland | |
William WILSON | M | 62 | M | Inmate | Stone Mason | Ackworth, York | |
Issac WOMACK | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Highway Board Labourer (RD) | Brotherton, York |
Total residents: 178
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