Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Bourne Union, Lincolnshire, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Christian | 24 | 0 | Idiot | no. |
| James Kettle | 12 | 0 | Scrofula; totally unable to perform any kind of work | workh. school. |
| Thomas King | 14 | 0 | Aged and infirm | no. |
| Robert Turner | 20 | 0 | Idiot; an order obtained for his admission in asylum | no. |
| Joseph Webdale | 13 | 0 | Aged, infirm, and partially blind | no. |
| James Howson | 13 | 0 | Unable to work in consequence of diseased bones in leg | no. |
| William Hargrave | 22 | 0 | Idiot | no. |
| Francis Bloodworth | 20 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Richard King | 14 | 0 | Unable to work in consequence of ulcerated foot and leg | no. |
| Robert Allam | 18 | 0 | Idiot | no. |
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