1881 Census: Residents of Amersham Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John LEE | M | 36 | M | Master | Workhouse Master | Huddersfield, York | |
| Emma LEE | M | 35 | F | Matron | Workhouse Matron | Golcar, York | |
| James HUNT | U | 40 | M | School Master | Workhouse School Master (Munic) | Glemham, Suffolk | |
| Elizth. VAGO | U | 44 | F | School Mistress | Workhouse School Master (Munic) | Paddington, Middlesex | |
| Caroline BAY | U | 50 | F | Nurse | Workhouse Nurse (Inst) | Rickmansworth, Hertford | |
| Albert OWEN | U | 27 | M | Porter | Workhouse Porter (Munic) | Hereford, Hereford | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| John ADAMS | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| David ALDRIDGE | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Blind | Chesham, Buckingham |
| Elizth. ALDRIDGE | W | 86 | F | Inmate | Chalfont St Giles, Buckingham | ||
| John ALDRIDGE | M | 60 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chalfont St Giles, Buckingham | |
| Samuel ALDRIDGE | U | 3 | M | Inmate | Infant | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Sophia ALDRIDGE | M | 46 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Beaconsfield, Buckingham | |
| William ANDREW | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Ellen BAKER | M | 49 | F | Vagrant | Fieldwoman | Westminster, Middlesex | |
| Henry BAKER | M | 8 | M | Vagrant | Scholar | Leighton Buzzard, Bedford | |
| James BAKER | M | 53 | M | Vagrant | Agricultural Labourer | Westminster, Middlesex | |
| Margt. BALDWIN | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter Straw | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Harry BATES | U | 16 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| John BATES | W | 55 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| John BEESON | U | 79 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Annie BENNING | U | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Hannah BENNING | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Sarah Hannah BOWDERY | W | 69 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Mexboro, Oxford | |
| Ann BROWN | U | 36 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Sarah BROWN | U | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Thomas BURNS | U | 48 | M | Vagrant | Fireman | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Ellen CAVERLEY | U | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Kate CAVERLEY | U | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Mary Ann CAVERLEY | U | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | ||
| Alfred CHAPMAN | U | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Charles CHAPMAN | U | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Mary CHAPMAN | U | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| William CHAPMAN | U | 21 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| John CLARKE | U | 53 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Lee, Buckingham | |
| Emily CLIMPSON | U | 15 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| William CLIMPSON | U | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| George COOK | U | 45 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayers Labourer | Newington, Surrey | |
| William COOPER | W | 58 | M | Vagrant | Agricultural Labourer | Leicester, Leicester | |
| William COOPER | U | 18 | M | Inmate | Nil | Imbecile | Chesham, Buckingham |
| Samuel COUGHTREY | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| James COX | U | 64 | M | Vagrant | Agricultural Labourer | Hungerford, Berkshire | |
| Joseph COX | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Samuel COX | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Tailor | ||
| Elizth. CRANE | U | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | St Georges In The East, Middlesex | |
| Mary CRANE | U | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Raven Street, Middlesex | |
| Thomas CRANE | U | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | St George In The East, Middlesex | |
| William CRUMP | U | 51 | M | Inmate | Shoe Maker | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Richard DARMER | U | 35 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| William DARMER | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Lee, Buckingham | |
| Sarah DARVELL | U | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Thomas DEAN | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Lt Marlow, Buckingham | |
| James DIMMOCK | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham Bois, Buckingham | |
| Joseph EAST | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Hoop Maker | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Mary A. EDWARDS | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Chalfont St Peter, Buckingham | |
| James FITZGERALD | U | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | ||
| Thomas GREEN | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Daventry, Northampton | |
| William GRIMMETT | U | 39 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Beaconsfield, Buckingham | |
| Geo. GRISTWOOD | M | 64 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Hemel Hempstead, Hertford | |
| Samuel GROVER | U | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Chenies, Buckingham | |
| William GUNNELL | W | 88 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Elizth. HARE | U | 18 | F | Inmate | London Parish N K, London, Middlesex | ||
| William HARRIS | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Shovel Maker | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| John HARVEY | U | 48 | M | Vagrant | Agricultural Labourer | Kingston On Thames, Surrey | |
| Ellen HATCH | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Chalfont St Giles, Buckingham | ||
| Charles HAWKINS | U | 24 | M | Vagrant | Gardener (Dom) | Bromsgrove, Worcester | |
| George HEARNE | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Frederick Wm. HEILAS | U | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | ||
| Annie HESTER | U | 16 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Chas.John HINSON | U | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belfast, Ireland | |
| Margaret HINSON | U | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Singapore, East Indies | |
| Emma HUTCHINS | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Chalfont St Giles, Buckingham | ||
| Joseph JONES | U | 42 | M | Vagrant | Agricultural Labourer | Rugby, Warwick | |
| Eliza KEEN | U | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Penn, Buckingham | |
| Louisa KEEN | U | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Penn, Buckingham | |
| Rebecca KEEN | W | 36 | F | Inmate | Lace Maker | Penn, Buckingham | |
| Sarah KEEN | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chalfont St Giles, Buckingham | |
| William KEEN | U | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Penn, Buckingham | |
| John KING | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Penn, Buckingham | |
| William LACEY | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Gt Missenden, Buckingham | |
| Amelia LAKE | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Field Woman | Beaconsfield, Buckingham | |
| Samuel LEE | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Ann LINFORD | M | 66 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| James LINFORD | M | 71 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| George MATTHEWS | U | 20 | M | Vagrant | Rivetter (Shoe) | Salisbury, Wiltshire | |
| John Geo. MATTHEWS | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Mary MATTHEWS | M | 66 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servant | Chesham Bois, Buckingham | |
| George MAYO | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Thomas MILES | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Joseph MORGAN | U | 54 | M | Vagrant | Agricultural Labourer | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Job NASH | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Gt Missenden, Buckingham | |
| John NASH | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Martha NEAL | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Coleshill, Hertford | ||
| Joseph NOAH | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Shoe Maker | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Thos. OLDFIELD | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Butcher | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Mary PALMER | W | 50 | F | Vagrant | Fieldwoman | St Pancras, Middlesex | |
| Henry PARKES | U | 39 | M | Vagrant | Agricultural Labourer | Plymouth, Devon | |
| Moses PARSONS | U | 36 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Imbecile | Hughenden, Buckingham |
| Henry PAYNE | U | 73 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Joseph PAYNE | U | 80 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Joseph PEARCE | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Leighton Buzzard, Bedford | |
| James PEEDLE | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Gt Missenden, Buckingham | |
| Ann PLESTED | U | 48 | F | Inmate | Blind | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Herbert PLESTED | U | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Martha PLESTED | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Percival PLESTED | U | 8m | M | Inmate | Infant | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| James PRICE | U | 15 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holloway, Middlesex | |
| Albert PRINCE | U | 25 | M | Vagrant | Engine Fitter | Exeter, Devon | |
| David RACKLEY | U | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Ellen RACKLEY | U | >m | F | Inmate | Infant | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| James RACKLEY | M | 58 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Rebecca RACKLEY | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Hemel Hempstead, Hertford | |
| Charles RACKSTRAW | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Shoe Maker | Lt Marlow, Buckingham | |
| James READING | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| George REVELL | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Huntfield, Suffolk | |
| George RICHARDS | U | 25 | M | Vagrant | Engine Fitter | Leeds, York | |
| Ann RINGSELL | U | 38 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | ||
| Emily RINGSELL | U | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| George ROGERS | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Cabinet Maker | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Emily RUSSELL | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Eliza SARGEANT | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Chalfont St Giles, Buckingham | |
| Edmund SAUNDERS | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Haslemere, Buckingham | |
| Emma SAUNDERS | U | 39 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servant | Haslemere, Buckingham | |
| Jane Elizth. SAUNDERS | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | High Wycombe, Buckingham | |
| John Wm. SAUNDERS | U | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Chalfont St Giles, Buckingham | |
| Rebecca SAUNDERS | W | 34 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Iver Heath, Buckingham | |
| Sarah SAUNDERS | U | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chalfont St Giles, Buckingham | |
| William SAUNDERS | U | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Chalfont St Giles, Buckingham | |
| Richard SCOTT | M | 58 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Maids Moreton, Buckingham | |
| Ann SEYMOUR | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Field Woman | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Fanny SEYMOUR | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Joseph SLADE | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Potter | Coleshill, Hertford | |
| Ann SMITH | W | 63 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Newport | |
| David SMITH | U | 2 | M | Inmate | Infant | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Ellen SMITH | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Cardigan, Wales | |
| James SMITH | W | 55 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| James SMITH | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Eli SPURR | U | 15 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Chalfont St Giles, Buckingham | |
| George STACEY | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Harefield, Middlesex | |
| Mary STALWOOD | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chalfont St Peter, Buckingham | |
| Sarah STALWOOD | U | 16 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Chalfont St Peter, Buckingham | |
| Frederick STEEL | U | 27 | M | Vagrant | Shoe Maker | Uppingham, Rutland | |
| Cath THOMPSON | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Embroiderer | Paddington, Middlesex | |
| Susan TOWNS | U | 16 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Gt Missenden, Buckingham | |
| James TRUEMAN | U | 39 | M | Vagrant | Rope Maker | Swindon, Wiltshire | |
| Fanny TURNER | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Mary WALDEN | U | 46 | F | Inmate | |||
| Ephraim WALLINGTON | M | 66 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Esther WALLINGTON | W | 68 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter And Laundress | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Michael WARD | W | 45 | M | Vagrant | Agricultural Labourer | Claremorris, Ireland | |
| George WILSON | U | 29 | M | Vagrant | Shoe Maker | Stafford, Stafford | |
| William WINGFIELD | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Imbecile | Chalfont St Peter, Buckingham |
| Ann WINGROVE | M | 46 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servant | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| John WOLVIN | W | 87 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Penn, Buckingham | |
| Alfred Edwd. WORLEY | U | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Beaconsfield, Buckingham | |
| Alfred Edwd. WORLEY | U | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Beaconsfield, Buckingham | |
| Alice WORLEY | U | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Beaconsfield, Buckingham | |
| David WORLEY | M | 68 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Beaconsfield, Buckingham | |
| Eliza WORLEY | U | 36 | F | Inmate | Dress Maker | ||
| Wm.Chas. WORLEY | U | 2 | M | Inmate | Infant | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Alfred WRIGHT | U | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| Arthur Wm. WRIGHT | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| George YOUNG | W | 55 | M | Inmate | Clerk | Gt Missenden, Buckingham |
Total residents: 162
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