Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Chichester Incorporation, Sussex, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Graamark | 9 | 0 | Infirm | |
| Joseph Lambert | 9 | 0 | Idiot | |
| Jane Mould | 12 | 0 | Infirm | |
| Mary Newland | 26 | 0 | Weak intellect | |
| Elizabeth Oliver | 5 | 0 | Infirm | |
| John Scott | 12 | 0 | ditto | |
| Louisa Scale | 13 | 0 | Imbecile | |
| George Weller | 5 | 0 | Lame | |
| William Weller | 9 | 0 | Idiot | |
| Thomas Weller | 14 | 0 | Blind | |
| John Chatfield | 7 | 0 | Infirm | |
| Charles Turner | 6 | 0 | Blind | |
| Jane Loader | 5 | 0 | Lame |
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