1881 Census: Residents of Blandford Forum Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John C. TURNER | M | 54 | M | Master (Head) | Workhouse Master | Crewkerne, Somerset | |
| Mary A. TURNER | M | 58 | F | Matron (Wife) | Workhouse Matron | Swanage, Dorset | |
| Hannah P. TURNER | U | 26 | F | School Mistress | Schoolmistress | Blandford, Dorset | |
| Cleaver TURNER | 9 | M | Visitor | Scholar | London, Middlesex | ||
| Mary MILLER | W | 28 | F | Servant | General Servant | Madras Brit Subt, India | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| John ALLEN | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | Blandford, Dorset | |
| Maria BAKER | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Pauper | Blandford, Dorset | |
| Albert BILES | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | M St Andrew, Dorset | ||
| Ann BILES | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab | Lunatic | Milborne, Dorset |
| Georgina BILES | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | M St Andrew, Dorset | ||
| Charles BISHOP | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Horse Keeper | Milborne, Dorset | |
| Eliza BUTT | W | 77 | F | Inmate | General Servt | Lunatic | Long Critchell, Dorset |
| Fanny BUTT | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Blandford, Dorset | |
| Ann CHEESMAN | U | 59 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Pauper | W Whitchurch, Dorset | |
| Henry CHEESMAN | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | W Whitchurch, Dorset | |
| Emily COUNTER | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Blandford, Dorset | |
| James COUNTER | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Hendon, Middlesex | ||
| William COUNTER | 3m | M | Inmate | Blandford, Dorset | |||
| Sarah COWARD | W | 49 | F | Inmate | Hawker Pauper | Blandford, Dorset | |
| Charles DANIELS | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Discharged Soldier Pauper | T Rawston, Dorset | |
| John DAWSON | W | 61 | M | Inmate (Casual) | General Labourer Pauper | Newcastle, Northumberland | |
| David DEAR | U | 42 | M | Inmate (Casual) | Ag Lab Pauper | Staple, Somerset | |
| Edward GOUGH | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Pimperne, Dorset | ||
| Robert GOVER | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | T Keyneston, Dorset | |
| Eliza HAND | U | 30 | F | Inmate | General Servt Pauper | M St Andrewiney, Dorset | |
| Frederick HEWETSON | 15 | M | Inmate | Lunatic | London, Middlesex | ||
| George HEWLETT | M | 61 | M | Inmate | Fishmonger | Plush, Dorset | |
| James HEWSON | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | London, Middlesex | ||
| Lillie HEWSON | 15 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | London, Middlesex | ||
| Eliza HOLLOWAY | 1 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Blandford, Dorset | ||
| Blanche HOUSE | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Hilton, Dorset | ||
| Charles HOUSE | M | 45 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | Hilton, Dorset | |
| Ernest HOUSE | 10m | M | Inmate | Pauper | T Launceston, Dorset | ||
| George HOUSE | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Hilton, Dorset | ||
| Hetty HOUSE | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Hilton, Dorset | ||
| Jane HOUSE | M | 42 | F | Inmate | Glover Pauper | Hilton, Dorset | |
| Kate HOUSE | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Hilton, Dorset | ||
| Laura HOUSE | 2 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Hilton, Dorset | ||
| Mercy HOUSE | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Hilton, Dorset | ||
| Elizabeth HUNT | U | 25 | F | Inmate | General Servt Pauper | Pimperne, Dorset | |
| George HURINGTON | U | 53 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | Overton, Hampshire | |
| Arthur KAIL | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Pimperne, Dorset | ||
| Percival KAIL | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Pimperne, Dorset | ||
| Sidney KAIL | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Pimperne, Dorset | ||
| William KAIL | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Pimperne, Dorset | ||
| George KING | W | 50 | M | Inmate (Casual) | Shoemaker Pauper | Dover, Kent | |
| Alfred KINGSBURY | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | W Whitchurch, Dorset | ||
| Hensley KINGSBURY | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | W Whitchurch, Dorset | ||
| Elias LUCAS | U | 44 | M | Inmate | Woodman Pauper | T Gunville, Dorset | |
| James MASTERS | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | East Stour, Dorset | |
| John MATTON | W | 59 | M | Inmate | Baker | Blandford, Dorset | |
| Charles MORES | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Blandford, Dorset | ||
| Frances MORES | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Blandford, Dorset | ||
| Elizabeth MOREY | U | 21 | F | Inmate | General Servt Pauper | Lunatic | Hilton, Dorset |
| Louisa NEWTON | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Gen Serv Pauper | Salisbury, Wiltshire | |
| Charles PALMER | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Pimperne, Dorset | |
| Emma PALMER | U | 44 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Pimperne, Dorset | |
| Alice PARK | U | 19 | F | Inmate | General Servt Pauper | Cattistock, Dorset | |
| John PERCEY | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Blandford, Dorset | |
| Mary PORTSMOUTH | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Gen Serv Pauper | Almer, Dorset | |
| Sarah RANDALL | U | 25 | F | Inmate | General Servt Pauper | M St Andrew, Dorset | |
| Ann RICKETTS | W | 57 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Lunatic | Stafford, Dorset |
| Mary ROBERTS | U | 73 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Shaston, Dorset | |
| George SEAGER | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Carpenter Pauper | Stourpaine, Dorset | |
| John SIMPSON | U | 48 | M | Inmate (Casual) | Ag Lab Pauper | St Albans, Hertford | |
| Charles SINGLETON | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | W Whitchurch, Dorset | |
| George STARKES | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | T Gunville, Dorset | ||
| Blanche STICKLEY | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | M St Andrew, Dorset | ||
| Emma STICKLEY | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Glover Pauper | M St Andrew, Dorset | |
| Lloyd STICKLEY | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | M St Andrew, Dorset | ||
| Martha STICKLEY | W | 74 | F | Inmate | General Servt Pauper | Mapperton, Dorset | |
| Verner STICKLEY | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | M St Andrew, Dorset | ||
| Mary TUCKER | U | 64 | F | Inmate | Button Maker | Hilton, Dorset | |
| Hester VACHER | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Blandford, Dorset | ||
| Alexander WATTS | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer Pauper | Shroton, Dorset | |
| Ellen WEDMORE | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Poole, Dorset | ||
| George WELLS | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Blandford, Dorset | ||
| Ambrose WHITMARSH | M | 79 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Pimperne, Dorset | |
| Robert WHITTEY | U | 87 | M | Inmate | Lime Burner | Butleigh, Somerset |
Total residents: 79
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