1881 Census: Inmates of Ampthill Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Charles SHARLAND | U | 51 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse (Munic) | Minehead, Somerset | |
| Mary LANE | U | 33 | F | Matron | Matron Workhouse (Munic) | Dilwin, Hereford | |
| Jane AUSTIN | U | 31 | F | School Mists | Schoolmistress Workhouse | Hellingby, Sussex | |
| Sarah AGER | W | 59 | F | Nurse | Nurse Workhouse (Munic) | North Crawley, Buckingham | |
| Frederick GEORGE | U | 33 | M | Porter | Porter Workhouse (Munic) | Kempston, Bedford | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Bertram ASHTON | 6 | M | Inmate | Shillington, Bedford | |||
| James BALLS | M | 73 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labour | Pulloxhill, Bedford | |
| William BALLS | 5 | M | Inmate | Clophill, Bedford | |||
| Mary BARRETT | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Hawnes, Bedford | |
| Charles BASS | U | 58 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labr | Maulden, Bedford | |
| Joseph BATTAMS | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labr | Steppingley, Bedford | |
| William BETTLES | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labour | Cranfield, Bedford | |
| Richard BILCHNER | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labour | Cranfield, Bedford | |
| George BRAYBROOK | 4 | M | Inmate | Ampthill, Bedford | |||
| John BRAYBROOK | 2 | M | Inmate | Ampthill, Bedford | |||
| Mary BRAYBROOK | 5 | F | Inmate | Ampthill, Bedford | |||
| Rosa BROWN | U | 12 | F | Inmate | Clophill, Bedford | ||
| John BURNAGE | 11 | M | Inmate | Houghton, Bedford | |||
| Ellen CHANCE | W | 90 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Wootton, Bedford | |
| Ann CLARK | 6 | F | Inmate | Ampthill, Bedford | |||
| Thomas CLARK | 8 | M | Inmate | Ampthill, Bedford | |||
| Ann COLES | 3 | F | Inmate | Shillington, Bedford | |||
| Eliza COLES | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Shillington, Bedford | |
| Ellen COLES | 7 | F | Inmate | Shillington, Bedford | |||
| James COLES | M | 70 | M | Inmate | Agrl Laborer | Shillington, Bedford | |
| Jethro COLES | 12 | M | Inmate | Shillington, Bedford | |||
| Thomas COX | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Ampthill, Bedford | ||
| William CUNLAITH | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labr | Barton, Bedford | |
| George DENTON | 13 | M | Inmate | Clophill, Bedford | |||
| Mary DENTON | 9 | F | Inmate | Shillington, Bedford | |||
| Matilda DIX | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Flitwick, Bedford | |
| Thomas DIX | 6 | M | Inmate | Maulden, Bedford | |||
| William DIX | 2 | M | Inmate | Ampthill, Bedford | |||
| Jane DOUGHTY | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Ampthill, Bedford | |
| Mary A. DOUGHTY | U | 52 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Marston, Bedford | |
| Ambrose DUDLEY | 9 | M | Inmate | Marston, Bedford | |||
| Elizabeth DUDLEY | 11 | F | Inmate | Marston, Bedford | |||
| William ELLIOT | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Shillington, Bedford | |
| George FANE | U | 48 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Flitwick, Bedford | |
| Sophia HALLSWORTH | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Lacemaker | Cranfield, Bedford | |
| John HOLLIS | U | 28 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labr | Imbecile | Lidlington, Bedford |
| Mary A. HUDSON | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Marston, Bedford | |
| William HUDSON | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labr | Silsoe, Bedford | |
| Hannah HUGHES | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Lacemaker | Cranfield, Bedford | |
| Ann JEFFS | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Imbecile | Houghton, Bedford |
| Alfred KITCHENER | 14 | M | Inmate | Shefford, Bedford | |||
| Charles KITCHENER | 12 | M | Inmate | Shefford, Bedford | |||
| Sarah KNOWLES | M | 30 | F | Tramp | Washerwoman | S Hardingstone, Northampton | |
| James LACK | 11 | M | Inmate | Cranfield, Bedford | |||
| Mary LACK | M | 43 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Cranfield, Bedford | |
| William LACK | 8 | M | Inmate | Cranfield, Bedford | |||
| Elizabeth LINE | U | 45 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Marston, Bedford | |
| John LITCHFIELD | 6 | M | Inmate | Derby | |||
| Louisa LITCHFIELD | 12 | F | Inmate | Derby | |||
| Sarah NEAL | W | 86 | F | Inmate | Ampthill, Bedford | ||
| James NEWMAN | U | 51 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labr | Upper Gravenhurst, Bedford | |
| Annie OLNEY | 5 | F | Inmate | Westoning, Bedford | |||
| Louisa OLNEY | 11 | F | Inmate | Westoning, Bedford | |||
| Walter OLNEY | 10 | M | Inmate | Luton, Bedford | |||
| Samuel RICHARDSON | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labr | Maulden, Bedford | |
| Emma SALSBURY | 14 | F | Inmate | Cranfield, Bedford | |||
| Elizabeth SEAMART | M | 31 | F | Tramp | Bedford, Bedford | ||
| Emily SEAMART | 4 | F | Tramp | Bedford, Bedford | |||
| James SHARPE | M | 74 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labour | Maulden, Bedford | |
| Francis SMITH | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labr | Maulden, Bedford | |
| Rebecca SMITH | W | 75 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Silso, Bedford | |
| Sarah SMITH | U | 38 | F | Inmate | Lace Maker | Imbecile | Cranfield, Bedford |
| Joseph SPIRES | M | 54 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Ampthill, Bedford | |
| Elizabeth SQUIRES | U | 63 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Silsoe, Bedford | |
| Ann STEPHENS | U | 50 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Imbecile | Clophill, Bedford |
| Thomas TURVEY | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labr | Houghton, Bedford | |
| Martha WALKER | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Lidlington, Bedford | |
| Maria WALTON | U | 52 | F | Inmate | Deaf & Dumb | Marston, Bedford | |
| Eliza WHITE | M | 64 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Imbecile | Clophill, Bedford |
| James WHITE | 14 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labour Ag Lab | Cranfield, Bedford | ||
| Alfred WHITTAMORE | U | 25 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Uppr Gravenhurst, Bedford | |
| Ann WILLINGHAM | U | 64 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Westoning, Bedford | |
| Charles WILSON | 16 | M | Inmate | Farm Servt | Shillington, Bedford | ||
| George WILSON | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Agrl Labr | Barton, Bedford | |
| Mary WILSON | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Shillington, Bedford | |
| Walter WILSON | 12 | M | Inmate | Shillington, Bedford | |||
| John WOODING | U | 35 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Houghton, Bedford | |
| Louisa WOODING | 13 | F | Inmate | Marston, Bedford | |||
| Maria WOODING | M | 40 | F | Inmate | Straw Plaiter | Marston, Bedford | |
| Mary WOODING | 11 | F | Inmate | Marston, Bedford | |||
| Alfred YOUNG | 8 | M | Inmate | Houghton, Bedford | |||
| Charles YOUNG | 9 | M | Inmate | Ampthill, Bedford | |||
| Mary YOUNG | 11 | F | Inmate | Ampthill, Bedford | |||
| William YOUNG | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Imbecile | Elstow, Bedford |
Total residents: 89
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