Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Woodbridge Union, Suffolk, 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
William Benham | 22 | 0 | Weak intellect | no. |
Amy Brundley | 30 | 0 | Severe burn | no. |
William Clarke | 5 | 0 | Idiotcy | no. |
Mary Cracknell | 57 | 0 | Lameness | no. |
William Crane | 12 | 0 | Blindness | no. |
King Cresswell | 14 | 0 | Lameness | no. |
John Hill | 9 | 0 | ditto | no. |
James Hooks | 12 | 0 | Idiotcy | no. |
Sarah Payne | 6 | 0 | Age (80 years) | no. |
Elizabeth Smith | 5 | 0 | Rheumatism | no. |
Mary Berry | 20 | 0 | Idiotcy | no. |
Maria Riches | 6 | 0 | Epileptic fits | no. |
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