1881 Census: Residents of Barrow-upon-Soar Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Thos. BUTTERY | M | 47 | M | Head | Master Workhouse (Munic) | Thurcaston, Leicester | |
| Caroline BUTTERY | M | 42 | F | Wife | Matron Of Workhouse | Thurcaston, Leicester | |
| John Wm. BUTTERY | 17 | M | Son | Student (Sch) | Thurcaston, Leicester | ||
| Thos.Hy. BUTTERY | 15 | M | Son | Student (Sch) | Thurcaston, Leicester | ||
| Annie R. BUTTERY | 10 | F | Daur | Scholar | Rothley, Leicester | ||
| Mary Jane BUTTERY | 5 | F | Daur | Scholar | Rothley, Leicester | ||
| Chas.Per BUTTERY | 11m | M | Son | Rothley, Leicester | |||
| Samuel CUFFLIN | U | 48 | M | Officer | Porter At Workhouse (Munic) | Ansty, Leicester | |
| Jane EAST | W | 56 | F | Officer | Nurse At Workhouse | St Marys, Leicester | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Ann AINSWORTH | U | 50 | F | Inmate | None | Imbecile | Barrow, Leicester |
| Jacob AINSWORTH | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Laborer | Barrow, Leicester | |
| Emma ALLEN | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Servant | Barrow, Leicester | |
| Jno.W. BALL | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Quorndon, Leicester | ||
| Jane BARROWDALE | W | 66 | F | Inmate | None (No Occ) | St M... | |
| John BATES | U | 51 | M | Inmate | Farm Laborer | Siv... | |
| James BAUM | W | 86 | M | Inmate | F W Knitter (No Occ) | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | |
| Lucy M. BLOCKLEY | 1 | F | Inmate | Rothley, Leicester | |||
| Selina BLOCKLEY | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Late Dom Serv | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | |
| John BODYCOTT | M | 63 | M | Inmate | Late F W Knitter | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | |
| John BRANSTON | U | 85 | M | Inmate | Formerly Boatman (No Occ) | Barrow, Leicester | |
| Jonath BROOKSBY | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Pensioner | ... | |
| Wm. BROUGHTON | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Discharged Soldier (No Occ) | Quorndon, Leicester | |
| Thos. BROWN | M | 70 | M | Inmate | Late Boatman (No Occ) | Sawley, Derby | |
| William BURDETT | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Carpenter (No Occ) | Gt. Glenn, Leicester | |
| Robert CHAPMAN | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Late Bricklayer (No Occ) | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | |
| Edith A. CHESHIRE | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Rothley, Leicester | ||
| Edwd. CHESHIRE | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Rothley, Leicester | ||
| Fanny CHESHIRE | U | 41 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Rothley, Leicester | |
| Thos. CLEMENT | W | 77 | M | Inmate | F.W.Knitter (No Occ) | Arnesby, Leicester | |
| ...o H. COOKE | M | 41 | M | Inmate | Late Quarryman (No Occ) | Quorndon, Leicester | |
| John COOKE | M | 70 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer (No Occ) | Th... | |
| Daniel CUMBERLAND | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Late Farmer | ... | |
| Arthur DAKIN | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Silb... | ||
| Leah DAVIES | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Nottingham | ||
| Elisha DAVIS | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | St.Margarets, Leicester | ||
| Herb.Geo. DAVIS | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belgrave, Leicester | ||
| Chas. DAWSON | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Barkby, Leicester | ||
| Frederick DAWSON | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Barkby, Leicester | ||
| Betsy E. DODGE | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Sempstress (Late) | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | |
| Charles T. DODGE | 5m | M | Inmate | None | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | ||
| George DODGE | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | ||
| James DODGE | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | ||
| William DODGE | 3 | M | Inmate | None | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | ||
| Sarah EDWARDS | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Formerly Vagrant (No Occ) | ..., Ireland | |
| William FEAGLE | M | 53 | M | Inmate | Farm Laborer | 6... | |
| Jos. FINDLEY | U | 48 | M | Inmate | Late Quarryman (No Occ) | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | |
| Edith M. FOULDS | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Derby | ||
| Jane FOULDS | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Derby | ||
| Kate FOULDS | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Derby | ||
| Thos. FOULDS | 3 | M | Inmate | ||||
| William FOULDS | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Derby | ||
| Jno.G. GAMBLE | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Formerly Dom Serv | Sileby, Leicester | |
| James GEARY | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Late Gamekeeper (No Occ) | Markfield, Leicester | |
| John GEARY | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer (No Occ) | Markfield, Leicester | |
| Wm.P. GIBBONS | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Late F W K (No Occ) | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | |
| Willm. GIBSON | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Farm Lab | Deaf & Dumb | Barrow, Leicester |
| John GLOVER | M | 68 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farmer (No Occ) | Cossington, Leicester | |
| Dinah GRESLEY | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | ... | ||
| Sarah GRESLEY | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | ... | ||
| John HACKETT | M | 71 | M | Inmate | Late Excavator (No Occ) | Quorndon, Leicester | |
| Wm. HARRISON | U | 70 | M | Inmate | F W Knitter (No Occ) | ... | |
| John HART | U | 79 | M | Inmate | Farm Laborer (No Occ) | Rothley | |
| Geo.Jas. HENSON | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Barkby, Leicester | ||
| Jane HOLLAND | U | 55 | F | Inmate | None | Sileby | |
| Wm. HOSE | U | 84 | M | Inmate | Formerly Quarryman (No Occ) | Houghton, Leicester | |
| Thomas LESTER | U | 77 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer (No Occ) | Newtown Linford | |
| Benj. LOCKWOOD | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Quarryman (No Occ) | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | |
| Francis LOCKWOOD | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker (No Occ) | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | |
| John LOCKWOOD | W | 77 | M | Inmate | F W Knitter | Barrow, Leicester | |
| Samuel MAPLES | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Late Decorator (No Occ) | Sileby | |
| Mary MATTHEWS | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Late Servant | Ratc... | |
| Jno. MAYS | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer (No Occ) | Bugbrook, Northampton | |
| Edward MORPE | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Late Groom | ... | |
| John MUSSON | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Farm Laborer (No Occ) | Barrow, Leicester | |
| William NEWSTEAD | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Carpenter (No Occ) | Sileby | |
| Fred. NOON | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | ||
| James PARSONS | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Late Joiner (No Occ) | ||
| Saml. PEARSON | U | 69 | M | Inmate | F.W. Knitter (NO Occ) | Plumtree, Nottingham | |
| Willm. POUNDER | U | 83 | M | Inmate | Gardener (No Occ) | Old Dalby, Leicester | |
| Jessie PRESCOTT | W | 47 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Scotland | |
| Abel PRESTON | U | 19 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | ... | |
| Isaac PRESTON | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Farm Laborer (No Occ) | Belgrave, Leicester | |
| Anthony REPTON | U | 77 | M | Inmate | Late Boatman (No Occ) | ... | |
| Henry RICHARDSON | 75 | M | Inmate | Quarryman (No Occ) ((Farm Laborer)) | Barrow | ||
| Henry ROWE | M | 43 | M | Inmate (Head) | Slater | St.Margarets, Leicester | |
| Thos. ROWE | 6 | M | Inmate (Son) | Scholar | St.Margarets, Leicester | ||
| William ROWE | 11 | M | Inmate (Son) | Scholar | St.Margarets, Leicester | ||
| Hannah RYDER | U | 44 | F | Inmate | None | Idiot | Barrow, Leicester |
| Jno.G. SAWBRIDGE | 66 | M | Inmate | Cabman (No Occ) | St Margarets, Leicester | ||
| Harriett SHAW | U | 38 | F | Inmate | None | Imbecile | Newtown Linford |
| Sarah SHELTON | W | 84 | F | Inmate | None (No Oc) | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | |
| James SIMMONDS | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Sarah SIMMONDS | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Eliza SMITH | U | 55 | F | Inmate | Servant | Blind | Barrow, Leicester |
| Elizth. SMITH | W | 83 | F | Inmate | None (No Occ) | Newton Harcourt, Leicester | |
| John SMITH | M | 80 | M | Inmate | F W Knitter (No Occ) | Mt Sorrel, Leicester | |
| William SMITH | 10m | M | Inmate | ||||
| M.A. SPENCER | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Croxton, Leicester | ||
| S.E. SPENCER | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Croxton, Leicester | ||
| Sarah SPENCER | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Cowlson Bassett, Nottingham | |
| Eliz. SUMMERFIELD | W | 39 | F | Dom Ser | General Servant | Quorndon, Leicester | |
| ...no SWANN | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer (No Occ) | Quorndon, Leicester | |
| Alice TAYLOR | U | 71 | F | Inmate | None (No Occ) | Imbecile | Quorndon, Leicester |
| Wm. TAYLOR | U | 43 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayer | Barnsley, York | |
| James TOONE | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Farm Laborer (No Occ) | Barkby, Leicester | |
| Mary E. TOONE | M | 47 | F | Inmate | None | Sileby, Leicester | |
| Eliza UTTING | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | ... | |
| Harriett UTTING | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Late Servant | ... | |
| Mary UTTING | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Late Servant | ... | |
| Mary M. WADD | 8m | F | Inmate | Rothley | |||
| James WEBB | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Formerly Baker (No Occ) | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Eliz. WEBSTER | W | 76 | F | Inmate | None (No Occ) | ... | |
| Willm WELLS | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Farm Laborer (No Occ) | Barkby, Leicester | |
| Jas.W. WHATNALL | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Alfred WHYLE | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leicester | ||
| Elizth. WHYLE | M | 38 | F | Inmate | Sempstress | Sileby, Leicester | |
| John Thos. WHYLE | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leicester | ||
| William WHYLE | 8m | M | Inmate | Belgrave, Leicester | |||
| ...no WINTERTON | W | 60 | M | Inmate | F W Knitter (Hosiery) | Barrow, Leicester | |
| William WOODHOUSE | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Late Boatman (No Occ) | Barrow, Leicester | |
| John WRIGHT | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Farm Laborer (No Occ) | Rothley, Leicester |
Total residents: 121
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