Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Bethnal Green, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Alder | 10 | 0 | Insane | no. |
| Louisa Aller | 8 | 0 | Illness and destitution | no. |
| Sophia Amos | 12 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Elizabeth Agar | 8 | 0 | Aged | no. |
| Sarah Adams | 5 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| George Barrett | 18 | 0 | Aged | no. |
| James Bhone | 40 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Edward Bentley | 40 | 0 | Aged, and blind | workh. school |
| Edward Bailey | 20 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| George Bartrice | 13 | 0 | Aged | no. |
| Catherine Brackett | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Sophia Borson | 11 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Louisa Baugh | 7 | 0 | Aged, and destitution | no. |
| William Boison | 7 | 0 | no. | |
| Charles Bennett | 7 | 0 | Rupture | no. |
| Elizabeth Brooks | 5 | 0 | Broken arm | no. |
| John Budmore | 9 | 0 | Illness | no. |
| Elizabeth Bennett | 7 | 0 | Aged, and illness | no. |
| John Bramah | 9 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Thomas Bardon | 5 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| William Cox | 16 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Sarah Crawley | 22 | 0 | Aged and infirm | no. |
| Mary Castel | 12 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Elizabeth Clay | 10 | 0 | Aged, and afflicted with gout | no. |
| Edward Clare | 9 | 0 | Aged | no. |
| Samuel Crook | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Charles Cecil | 7 | 0 | Aged and asthmatic. | no. |
| George Clark | 9 | 0 | Aged. | no. |
| Robert Crawley | 13 | 0 | Aged, and deaf | no. |
| Samuel Collins | 6 | 0 | Unable to walk | no. |
| Jane Cox | 14 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Ann Clark | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Elizabeth Derine | 14 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Eliza Douglas | 7 | 0 | Paralysis | no. |
| Mary Downs | 7 | 0 | Aged | no. |
| Ann Eastman | 11 | 0 | Bed-ridden | no. |
| Mary Evans | 7 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Phcebe Ellison | 6 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Eliza Fulcher | 8 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Mary Ann Flawn | 5 | 0 | Insane | workh. school |
| Susannah Gill | 10 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| John Godfrey | 10 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Ann Gallaway | 9 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| John Gallaway | 9 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Elizabeth Griffiths | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Joseph Grisley | 9 | 0 | Aged | no. |
| George Grey | 12 | 0 | Aged | no. |
| Mary Guest | 5 | 0 | Aged, and partially blind | no. |
| Elizabeth Ghent | 16 | 0 | Imbecile | no. |
| James Hammersley | 8 | 0 | Aged | no. |
| Ann Hayes | 11 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Charles Harris | 8 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Maria Hull | 11 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Amelia Hart | 12 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Sarah Harmer | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Mary Junis | 64 | 0 | Aged, and blind | no. |
| Jane Jones | 14 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Mary Johnson | 11 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| Clara Jenkins | 9 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| M. A. Kenny | 5 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Ann Kenny | 18 | 0 | Blind | no. |
| Harriett Messer | 10 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Ann Merit | 9 | 0 | Paralysis | no. |
| Charlotte Mason | 20 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Ann Mills | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Isaac Mallindine | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| George Marslin | 8 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Ann Marriott | 7 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| Maria May | 7 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| James Mason | 13 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| James Martin | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Sarah Nadall | 5 | 0 | Insane | no. |
| Ann Naughton | 12 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Louisa Nelson | 10 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Maria Newdick | 20 | 0 | no. | |
| Elizabeth Newman | 5 | 0 | Deaf and dumb | no. |
| Elizabeth Potts | 10 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| James Paine | 11 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Mary Parker | 11 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Richard Perryman | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| William Paine | 10 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Mary Quince | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Samuel Rebeck | 8 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Thomas Ripley | 12 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Thomas Simmons | 12 | 0 | Aged | no. |
| M. A. Saunders | 17 | 0 | Aged, and infirm | no. |
| Mary Smith | 6 | 0 | Lame | no. |
| William Simpson | 8 | 0 | Lost use of limbs | no. |
| Sarah Saint | 11 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Emma Sutton | 11 | 0 | Fits | no. |
| Sarah Soul | 6 | 0 | Illness | no. |
| William Smith | 8 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Mary Smith | 15 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Moses Scannels | 6 | 0 | Illness, and destitution | no. |
| Aaron Scannels | 6 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Stephen Stokes | 5 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Mary Smith | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Ann Short | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| James Taberdaux | 13 | 0 | Old age | no. |
| Joseph Titchener | 13 | 0 | Old age, and infirm | no. |
| Charlotte Trander | 8 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Susan Thorn | 10 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Henry Taylor | 9 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| William Turrier | 11 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| John Tyler | 6 | 0 | Bad legs | no. |
| Catherine Vardin | 6 | 0 | Old age | no. |
| Susan Vandon | 5 | 0 | Imbecile | no. |
| Henry Wright | 14 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| John Whittenbuck | 7 | 0 | Paralysis | no. |
| William Walker | 20 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Sophia Wood | 20 | 0 | Insane | no. |
| Elizabeth Witton | 20 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Elizabeth Williams | 9 | 0 | Illness, and destitution | no. |
| William White | 6 | 0 | Lame, and destitution | no. |
| Ann White | 6 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Hannah Warhruck | 7 | 0 | Illness and destitution | no. |
| James Wilson | 6 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| Elizabeth Westwood | 17 | 0 | Blind | no. |
| Nathaniel Wynes | 5 | 0 | Destitution | no. |
| Richard Wright | 12 | 0 | ditto | no. |
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