1881 Census: Residents of Abergavenny Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Richd. JEFFRIES | M | 50 | M | Head | Master Of Union Workhouse (Munic) | Chapel En Le Frith, Derby, England | |
| Hannah JEFFRIES | M | 53 | F | Wife | Matron Of Union Workhouse | Sheffield, York, England | |
| Martha JEFFRIES | U | 25 | F | Daur | Assistt Matron Workhouse | Chapel En Le Frith, Derby, England | |
| Sarah PREWET | U | 31 | F | Schoolmistress Workhouse | Goytrey, Monmouth, England | ||
| Ann WILLIAMS | U | 27 | F | Nurse (Sub Med) | Llantillio Pertholey, Monmouth, England | ||
| Willm. MORRIS | W | 44 | M | Wardsman Of Infirmary (Munic Officer) | Brilley, Hereford, England | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| Henry ALLEN | U | 35 | M | Inmate | Stone Mason | Bristol, Gloucester, England | |
| Francis ANDERSON | M | 46 | M | Inmate (Head) | Gardener (Dom) | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Rose ANDERSON | 10 | F | Inmate | Gardeners Daur | St Johns, Worcester, England | ||
| Sarah ANDERSON | 13 | F | Inmate | Gardeners Daur | St Johns, Worcester, England | ||
| Sarah ANDERSON | M | 47 | F | Inmate | Gardeners Wife | St Johns, Worcester, England | |
| John BALDWIN | M | 65 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Burton On Trent, Stafford, England | |
| Peter BARON | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Northampton, England | |
| Mary Jane BEATHE | M | 24 | F | Inmate | None | Blind | Glamorgan, Wales |
| Hannah BOWEN | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Mary BREWER | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Arthur BROWNING | U | 33 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Thos. BROWNING | W | 70 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England | |
| Annie BRYANT | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Ireland | ||
| Frances BRYANT | W | 34 | F | Inmate | Ireland | ||
| Mary Jane BRYANT | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Devonport, Devon, England | ||
| Andrew BURNS | W | 56 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Cicily M. BUTLER | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Llanfoist, Monmouth, England | ||
| Mary A. BUTLER | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Llanfoist, Monmouth, England | ||
| Miriam BUTLER | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Llanfoist, Monmouth, England | ||
| Ann CALLAGAN | M | 46 | F | Inmate | Ireland | ||
| Margaret CALLAGAN | 13 | F | Inmate | Ireland | |||
| Catherine CANDY | U | 51 | F | Inmate | Ireland | ||
| William COBNER | M | 56 | M | Inmate | Basket Maker | Goytrey, Monmouth, England | |
| Mary COCHRANE | W | 80 | F | Inmate | None | Ireland | |
| Jeremiah COURTNEY | U | 67 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Thomas CUMMINS | 9 | M | Inmate | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |||
| Esther DANIEL | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Straw Bonnet Maker | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Ada DAVIES | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Govilon, Monmouth, England | ||
| David DAVIES | U | 31 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Glamorgan, Wales | |
| Elizabeth DAVIES | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Matilda DAVIES | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Govilon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Sarah DAVIES | M | 40 | F | Inmate | General Servant | Llanfoist, Monmouth, England | |
| Sarah A. DAVIES | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Govilon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Thomas DAVIES | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Govilon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Patrick DELAY | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Coal Mine | Ireland | |
| Ada DIXON | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Blakeney, Gloucester, England | |
| Patrick DOVE | U | 27 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Edith EDWARDS | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Abbeydore, Hereford, England | ||
| Thomas EDWARDS | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Ellen FINN | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| James FINN | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| John FINN | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Kate FINN | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Roger FINN | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Mary FLYMAN | W | 90 | F | Inmate | Ireland | ||
| Richard FRANCIS | 5 | M | Inmate | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |||
| Chas. Henry GEARY | 3 | M | Inmate | ||||
| Francis GIBBONS | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | North, America | |
| David GROCOCK | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Builth, Brecknock, Wales | |
| Mary HACKFORD | M | 65 | F | Inmate | None | Forest Of Dean, Gloucester, England | |
| John HAGGERTY | W | 67 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Blind | Ireland |
| Ann HARRIS | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Ann HARRIS | W | 66 | F | Inmate | None | Filton, Hereford, England | |
| Edith Emily HARRIS | 5m | F | Inmate | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |||
| Elizabeth HARRIS | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Pontypool, Monmouth, England | |
| Mary Elizth. HARRIS | 12m | F | Inmate | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | |||
| Sarah A. HARRIS | W | 36 | F | Inmate | None | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | |
| George HATTON | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Jane HATTON | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Mary HATTON | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Elizabeth HILL | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Hannah HINDLEY | M | 74 | F | Inmate | Laund, Nottingham, England | ||
| Joseph HINDLEY | M | 73 | M | Inmate | Nailmaker | Halifax, York, England | |
| John HITCHINGS | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Butler (Domestic Servant) | St Catherines, Gloucester, England | |
| Margaret HODGES | W | 72 | F | Inmate | None | Talybont, Brecknock, Wales | |
| Sylvanus JENKINS | M | 53 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Emma JONES | U | 38 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Llanelly, Brecknock, Wales | |
| George JONES | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Harfield, Gloucester, England | |
| Gwenllian JONES | 10m | F | Inmate | Petercroft, Lancashire, England | |||
| Hannah JONES | W | 80 | F | Inmate | None | Llandilo, Carmarthen, Wales | |
| Henry JONES | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Jacob JONES | W | 69 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Cwmniscoy Lower, Monmouth, England | |
| John JONES | M | 54 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Llanfoist, Monmouth, England | |
| John JONES | W | 64 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Llangattock, Brecknock, Wales | |
| Joseph JONES | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Thomas JONES | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
| Thomas JONES | U | 29 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Birmingham, Warwick, England | |
| Wm. JONES | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | St Chads, Shropshire, England | |
| Ann KILBY | U | 7 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Margaret LANE | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Ireland | |
| Thomas LEONARD | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Violinist (Musician) | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| George LEWIS | U | 37 | M | Inmate | Blind | Brecknock, Wales | |
| James LEWIS | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Machen, Monmouth, England | ||
| Joseph LEWIS | M | 78 | M | Inmate | Ostler (Huntsman) | Llangattock Fisk, Monmouth, England | |
| Benjm. MATTHEWS | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Brickmaker | Tipton, Stafford, England | |
| William MATTHEWS | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Gardener (Dom) | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Joseph MEREDITH | M | 68 | M | Inmate (Head) | Farm Labourer | Garway, Hereford, England | |
| Mary MEREDITH | M | 63 | F | Inmate | Farm Labourer Wife | Glasbury, Brecknock, Wales | |
| Geo. MONSELL | U | 53 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Caldicott, Monmouth, England | |
| William MORGAN | W | 81 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Brymawr, Monmouth, England | |
| Willm. MORGAN | M | 67 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Llangattock Usk, Monmouth, England | |
| Wm. MORGAN | W | 77 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Llangattock On Usk, Monmouth, England | |
| John MURPHY | U | 54 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Elizabeth NAMER | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Isabella MC NEIL | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Monmouth, England | ||
| Mary MC NEIL | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Dorchester | |
| John NELSON | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Printer Compositer | St Marys, Warwick, England | |
| Wm. NICHOLAS | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Carpenter & Wheelwright | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Bob PLUM | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Edward PRICE | M | 66 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Llanhadon, Radnorshire, Wales | |
| George PRICE | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Ostler (Huntsman) | Blind | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England |
| Martha PRITCHARD | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Thomas PRITCHARD | M | 63 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Marden, Hereford, England | |
| Walter PRITCHARD | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Caroline PROSSER | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Crickhowell, Brecknock, Wales | |
| Charles PROSSER | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Charlotte RANDALL | M | 40 | F | Inmate | General Servant | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Thomas REES | M | 76 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Kate REGAN | 9 | F | Inmate | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |||
| Nora REGAN | 7 | F | Inmate | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |||
| David ROBINSON | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Shoe Maker | Sydney, Wales | |
| John SHEA | U | 61 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Pontypool, Monmouth, England | |
| Mary A. SKUSE | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Wm. SKUSE | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| John SMITH | U | 51 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Ann SPENCER | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Midwife | Henbury, Gloucester, England | |
| Frederick STEPHENS | U | 19 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Llangattock Citra, Monmouth, England | |
| Margaret STEVENS | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Llangibby, Monmouth, England | ||
| John STONE | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Maltster | Chumleigh, Devon, England | |
| Dennis SULLIVAN | M | 19 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Jas. SULLIVAN | U | 21 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Wm. TERSDALE | U | 36 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Carlisle, Cumberland, England | |
| Elizabeth THOMAS | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Llanvihangel Crucorney, Monmouth, England | ||
| Emily THOMAS | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Ernest THOMAS | 8 | M | Inmate | Llanvihangel, Monmouth, England | |||
| George THOMAS | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Chepstow, Monmouth, England | |
| George THOMAS | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Chepstow, Monmouth, England | |
| John THOMAS | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | ||
| Sarah A. THOMAS | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Llanvihangel Crucorney, Monmouth, England | ||
| Sarah THOMAS | W | 68 | F | Inmate | Midwife | Leominster, Hereford, England | |
| Thomas THOMAS | U | 19 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Llanellen, Monmouth, England | |
| Ann TOVEY | M | 32 | F | Inmate | None | Llanwenarth Citra, Monmouth, England | |
| Edward TOVEY | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ebbw Vale, Monmouth, England | ||
| James TOVEY | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ebbw Vale, Monmouth, England | ||
| William TUBERVILLE | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Thos. TUPPER | U | 23 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
| Geo. Thos. VAUGHAN | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| William VAUGHAN | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Holford, Shropshire, England | |
| Wm. VAUGHAN | W | 53 | M | Inmate | Gardener (Dom) | Hereford, Hereford, England | |
| John WARR | 63 | M | Inmate | Carrier | Dymock, Gloucester, England | ||
| David WATKINS | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Butcher | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| Margaret WATKINS | W | 54 | F | Inmate | None | Newport, Monmouth, England | |
| Thomas WATKINS | 2 | M | Inmate | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |||
| Louisa WEAVER | M | 28 | F | Inmate | None | Abergavenny, Monmouth, England | |
| George WELSH | M | 79 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Admaston, Shropshire, England | |
| Thomas WEST | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Usk, Monmouth, England | |
| Emily WILKINS | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Bristol | |
| Frederick WILKINS | U | 1 | M | Inmate | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England | ||
| Charles WILLIAMS | W | 69 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Hartlebury, Worcester, England | |
| Michael WILLIAMS | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Gardener N D | Llanarth, Monmouth, England | |
| Thomas WILLIAMS | M | 50 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Raglan, Monmouth, England | |
| Thomas WILLIAMS | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Blaenavon, Monmouth, England |
Total residents: 158
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