1881 Census: Residents of Cannock Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Isacc J. BLOOMFIELD | M | 31 | M | Head | Workhouse Master (Munic) | Stonham, Suffolk | |
| Margarte BLOOMFIELD | M | 28 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron (Munic) | Leeds, York | |
| Harriet BLOOMFIELD | U | 4m | F | Daur | Cannock, Stafford | ||
| Henry G. WALKER | U | 62 | M | Officer | Workhouse Porter (Munic) | High Offley, Stafford | |
| Rachel BROOKE | 23 | F | Officer | Female Industrial Trainer (Munic) | Cawthorn, York | ||
| Sarah MC LAVEY | 52 | F | Officer | Workhouse Nurse (Hos.) | Ashburn, Derby | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| Willm. ASPLEY | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Imbecile | Bednall, Stafford |
| Mary Ann BARBER | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv General | Imbecile | Bilston, Stafford |
| Elizabeth BARNES | U | 46 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servt | Codsall Wood, Stafford | |
| Maria BARNES | U | 50 | F | Inmate | None | Imbecile | Hatherton, Stafford |
| James E. BIRCH | M | 77 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Walsall, Stafford | |
| Elizabeth BIRCHALL | U | 89 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servt | Does Not Know | |
| James BLOCKUS | M | 50 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Blind | Newcastle, Stafford |
| George BOWDLER | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Door Lock Smith | Calf Heath, Stafford | |
| Joseph BOWDLER | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Coven, Stafford | |
| Joseph BOX | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Brickmaker | Handford, Stafford | |
| James BROADBENT | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Boot Lock Smith | Slade Heath, Stafford | |
| Annie BROCKUS | 2 | F | Inmate | Brewood, Stafford | |||
| Elizth. BROCKUS | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Brewood, Stafford | ||
| George BROCKUS | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brewood, Stafford | ||
| James BROCKUS | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brewood, Stafford | ||
| Jane BROCKUS | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Brewood, Stafford | ||
| Jane BROCKUS | M | 41 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Wolverhampton, Stafford | |
| Richard BROOME | U | 73 | M | Inmate | Hammer Maker | Cannock, Stafford | |
| John BUTLER | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Navvy | Wheaton Aston, Stafford | |
| Samuel CLEWLEY | U | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brewood, Stafford | |
| John COCKBILL | M | 63 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Brailes, Warwick | |
| Henry CRADDOCK | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Littlewood, Stafford | ||
| John CRUDGINTON | W | 90 | M | Inmate | Wheelwright | Bridgenorth, Shropshire | |
| Henry DAWKINS | U | 15 | M | Inmate | Errand Boy | Calf Heath, Stafford | |
| Thomas DEAKINS | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Calf Heath, Stafford | ||
| George DEARAY | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Worthin, Shropshire | |
| Elizabeth DEWSBURY | U | 36 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housekeeper | Stretton, Stafford | |
| Ellen DEWSBURY | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Huntington, Stafford | ||
| John DEWSBURY | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Huntington, Stafford | ||
| Joseph DEWSBURY | 3 | M | Inmate | Huntington, Stafford | |||
| Thomas DEWSBURY | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Rednall, Stafford | ||
| Mary DOLMAN | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Formerly Charwoman | Brewood, Stafford | |
| John DRAWBRIDGE | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Northampton | |
| Thos. DURR | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ireland | |
| Alfred H. EMERY | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hednesford, Stafford | ||
| Thomas A. EMERY | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hednesford, Stafford | ||
| Henry FENTON | U | 42 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Loxley, Stafford | |
| Joseph FOX | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Cotsall, Stafford | |
| Rose GAGG | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Willenhall, Stafford | ||
| Thomas GARBUTT | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Four Ashes, Stafford | |
| Ann GLOVER | W | 42 | F | Inmate | None | Imbecile | Livesey Bank, Shropshire |
| George GLOVER | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wheaton Aston, Stafford | ||
| John HALL | U | 81 | M | Inmate | Engine Driver | Gailey, Stafford | |
| John HAMMOND | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Cliberymortimer, Shropshire | |
| Thomas HANCOX | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Navvy | Hatherton, Stafford | |
| Francis HARTSHORN | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brawsley, Shropshire | ||
| William HEMMERSLEY | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Gardener | Acton Trussell, Stafford | |
| John HENNEY | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Cannock, Stafford | |
| Jane HICK | U | 47 | F | Inmate | None | Idiot | Cannock, Stafford |
| Benjamin HODGKISS | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Church Eaton, Stafford | |
| Richard HODGKISS | M | 89 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Marston, Stafford | |
| Nathaniel INGRAM | U | 27 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Church Hatton, Shropshire | |
| Mary JACKSON | U | 68 | F | Inmate | Field Worker | Brimsford, Stafford | |
| Caesar JELLYMAN | U | 20 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Calf Heath, Stafford | |
| Harriet JELLYMAN | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Calf Heath, Stafford | ||
| Zaccheus JELLYMAN | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Farmers Boy | Calf Heath, Stafford | |
| George JENKINSON | U | 35 | M | Inmate | None | Penkridge, Stafford | |
| Emily JONES | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Rugeley, Stafford | ||
| Fredk. S. JONES | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Birmingham, Warwick | ||
| George JONES | M | 81 | M | Inmate | Hawker Earthenware | Longton, Stafford | |
| John KENT | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Pillington, Stafford | |
| Annie KITCHEN | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Essington, Stafford | ||
| Emma KITCHEN | 3 | F | Inmate | Wyrley, Stafford | |||
| Georgina KITCHEN | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Essington, Stafford | ||
| John LANE | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Carpenter & Joiner | Bristol, Gloucester | |
| Robert LAWSON | W | 65 | M | Inmate | General Blacksmith | Cheslyn Hay, Stafford | |
| Margaret LAYCOCK | W | 53 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Milinthorpe, Westmorland | |
| Robert LAYLAND | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Blind | Gt Wyrley, Stafford |
| James LEAVER | U | 42 | M | Vagrant | General Labourer | Bolton, Lancashire | |
| William LOCKLEY | U | 62 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Penkridge, Stafford | |
| Ann LOWE | U | 75 | F | Inmate | Formerly General Servt | Brewood, Stafford | |
| James LYDON | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ireland | |
| Frank MACHIN | U | 41 | M | Inmate | None | Idiot | Brewood, Stafford |
| Thomas MACK | M | 67 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Ireland | |
| Susan MARSHALL | W | 64 | F | Inmate | Formerly Dressmaker | Acton Trussell, Stafford | |
| Joseph MARTIN | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Gardener | Tipton, Stafford | |
| William MITCHELL | M | 52 | M | Inmate | Hatter | Halifax | |
| Samuel MOLE | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Sedgley, Stafford | |
| Annie MORETON | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servt | Wheaton Aston, Stafford | |
| William MORRIS | U | 54 | M | Inmate | None | Shifnall, Stafford | |
| Abraham MORTIMER | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Penkridge, Stafford | ||
| Thomas MORTON | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Pit Sinker | Wheaton Aston, Stafford | |
| Emma MYATT | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Norton, Stafford | ||
| Phoebe MYATT | M | 27 | F | Inmate | Housewife | W Hanpton, Stafford | |
| John PARKER | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Bednall, Stafford | |
| Mary E. PASSMORE | U | 15 | F | Inmate | None | Deaf & Dumb Idiot | Wyrley, Stafford |
| Amy PAYNE | 5 | F | Inmate | None | Imbecile | Brewood, Stafford | |
| Annie PAYNE | 14m | F | Inmate | None | Brewood, Stafford | ||
| Mary F. PAYNE | M | ... | F | Inmate | None | Wolverhampton, Stafford | |
| Eliza PEAKE | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv General | Essington, Stafford | |
| George PEARSON | W | 58 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Cheslyn Hay, Stafford | |
| Florence POOLE | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | (British), India | ||
| Fredk. POOLE | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | (British), India | ||
| Mary Jane POOLE | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Coven, Stafford | ||
| Thomas POOLE | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Coven, Stafford | ||
| Thos. POWELL | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Saredon, Stafford | |
| Joseph PROUDMAN | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Butcher (General) | Meesham, Derby | |
| Ann ROOK | M | 38 | F | Vagrant | None | Derby, Derby | |
| Catherine ROOK | 13 | F | Vagrant | None | Derby, Derby | ||
| George ROOK | M | 40 | M | Vagrant | Mechanic Riviter | Derby, Derby | |
| Hannah ROOK | 11 | F | Vagrant | None | Derby, Derby | ||
| Joseph ROOK | 2 | M | Vagrant | None | Derby, Derby | ||
| Mary ROOK | 5 | F | Vagrant | None | Derby, Derby | ||
| Sarah ROOK | 7 | F | Vagrant | None | Derby, Derby | ||
| James RUSHTON | W | 56 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Stone, Stafford | |
| George SAUNDERS | U | 44 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Kings Bromley, Stafford | |
| William SHELLEY | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Stonemason | Conay, Stafford | |
| George SHERLEYE | U | 31 | M | Inmate | None | Brewood, Stafford | |
| Lewis SIMPSON | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Iron Moulder | Penkridge, Stafford | |
| Caroline SMITH | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv General | Norton, Stafford | |
| George SMITH | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Engine Tenter Colliery | Brownhills, Stafford | |
| Robert SMITH | U | 34 | M | Vagrant | General Labourer | Ashton, Lancashire | |
| William SOUTHERN | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Bradeley, Stafford | |
| John SPENCER | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Hednesford, Stafford | |
| Eliza STOKES | U | 43 | F | Inmate | Formerly General Servt | Imbecile | Bloxwich, Stafford |
| Samuel TOMKINSON | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Cross Green, Stafford | |
| Thomas TOMLINSON | W | 91 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Does Not Know | |
| George TOWNSEND | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Coven, Stafford | |
| Richard WALKER | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Brewood, Stafford | |
| Thomas WARD | U | 19 | M | Vagrant | Sailor | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Sarah WEBB | U | 58 | F | Inmate | None | Imbecile | Penkridge, Stafford |
| Thomas WEBB | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Shepherd | Coton Clanford, Stafford | |
| Charles WHITEHOUSE | M | 66 | M | Inmate | Cabinet Locksmith | Wednesfield, Stafford | |
| Sarah A. WHITEHOUSE | M | 60 | F | Inmate | Formerly On Canal Boat With Husband | Gnosall, Stafford | |
| Ann WILLIAMS | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Field Worker | Coven, Stafford | |
| James WILLIAMS | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Wood Sawyer | Marteley, Worcester | |
| William WILLIAMS | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Brickmaker | Treentham, Stafford | |
| George WILLINGTON | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Musician | Cannock, Stafford | |
| Charlotte WOOD | U | 57 | F | Inmate | None | Imbecile | Penkridge, Stafford |
| Hannah WOODHALL | W | 64 | F | Inmate | Formerly Schoolmistress | Dudley, Stafford | |
| Joseph WOOLEY | M | 65 | M | Inmate | Formerly Coal Miner | Norton, Stafford | |
| Hannah WOOTTON | U | 72 | F | Inmate | None | Imbecile | Cannock, Stafford |
| Mary A. WRIGHT | W | 40 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servt | Church Eaton, Stafford |
Total residents: 139
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