1881 Census: Residents of Chorley Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Cyrus WILLIAMS | M | 43 | M | Master (Head) | Workhouse Master | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Margaret WILLIAMS | M | 41 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Mary Ann PARTINGTON | U | 23 | F | Officer | Schoolmistress | Horwich, Lancashire | |
| Hannah FOREST | W | 56 | F | Officer | Female Imbecile Nurse | Wheelton, Lancashire | |
| Robert SMITH | M | 44 | M | Officer | Male Imbecile Nurse | Sandiacre, Derby | |
| Alice Maud WILLIAMS | U | 34 | F | Officer | Hospital Nurse | Shepherds Bush, Middlesex | |
| Thomas TOWNLEY | M | 33 | M | Officer | Porter (Man) & Labour Master | Blackburn, Lancashire | |
| Jane Ann TOWNLEY | M | 32 | F | Officer | Portress & Mistress Of Vagrant Wards | Blackburn, Lancashire | |
| Susan SMITH | M | 41 | F | Officer | Cook Domestic Servant | Mouseley, Leicester | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Alice AINSCOUGH | U | 19 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Henry AINSWORTH | O | 14 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Richard ATHERTON | U | 80 | M | Pauper | Deaf & Dumb | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Ernest BENNETT | 5 | M | Child Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| Jane Ann BENNETT | 11 | F | Child Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| John BENNETT | O | 12 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mary BENNETT | M | 39 | F | Pauper (Head) | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| John BERRY | W | 73 | M | Pauper | Cotton Twister | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire |
| Mary BLEST | O | 6 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Michael BLEST | O | 13 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth BRINDLE | M | 38 | F | Pauper (Head) | Cotton Carder | Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth Alice BRINDLE | 1 | F | Child Pauper | Infant | Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire | ||
| John BRINDLE | 11 | M | Child Pauper | Scholar | Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire | ||
| John BURKE | O | 15 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Julia BURNS | O | 3 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| James CALDERBANK | W | 80 | M | Pauper | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| Ann MC CARTY | O | 13 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| John MC CARTY | O | 11 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mary CASSON | U | 40 | F | Pauper (Head) | Domestic Servant | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Thomas CASSON | 3 | M | Ill Son Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| Betty CHARNOCK | W | 82 | F | Pauper | Housekeeper Domestic Servant | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Thomas CHARNOCK | U | 38 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire |
| Moses CHERRY | U | 71 | M | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth CLITHEROE | U | 56 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Henry CLOUGH | O | 11 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire |
| Bridget COLLINS | W | 69 | F | Pauper | Ireland | ||
| George COLLINS | U | 74 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Catherine CRAMER | U | 19 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Hugh CRAMER | O | 9 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| John CROSTON | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Grinder At Cotton Factory | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Alice DAWSON | U | 39 | F | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth DEWHURST | U | 34 | F | Pauper | Deaf & Dumb Imbecile | Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth DUNN | U | 48 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Ireland | |
| Eleanor EVANS | U | 48 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Patrick FLYNN | W | 54 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Ruth FOWLER | U | 47 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| James GARRATTY | U | 21 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| James GREEN | U | 59 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | Brindle, Lancashire | |
| Patrick GRIFFIN | W | 69 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Margaret GRIME | W | 78 | F | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Ann HAMSON | U | 69 | F | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| William HARDMAN | U | 55 | M | Pauper | Farm Servant | Brindle, Lancashire | |
| James HARRISON | W | 64 | M | Pauper | Grinder At Cotton Factory | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mary HARTLEY | U | 50 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire |
| Ellen HEAPS | U | 64 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| James HEYES | U | 81 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Thomas HIGGINS | W | 76 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Thomas HINDLE | U | 27 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| William HINDLE | M | 66 | M | Pauper | Cotton Spinner | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| John HODGKINSON | U | 65 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Imbecile | Brindle, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth HOLDING | M | 75 | F | Pauper | Charwoman | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Robert IDDON | U | 36 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | Bretherton, Lancashire | |
| Ann INCE | 3 | F | Daughter Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| Elizabeth INCE | W | 37 | F | Pauper (Head) | Charwoman | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Ellen Jane INCE | 5 | F | Daughter Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| William INCE | W | 74 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth IRELAND | U | 18 | F | Pauper | Scholar Carder | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Patrick IRELAND | O | 13 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Ellen IRVING | W | 74 | F | Head | Domestic Servant | Ireland | |
| Samuel ISHERWOOD | U | 65 | M | Pauper | Grinder & Stripper Cotton | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mary JOLLY | U | 55 | F | Pauper | Charwoman | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Sarah JOLLY | U | 61 | F | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mary KEEGAN | U | 28 | F | Pauper | Cotton Winder | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Margaret KELLETT | U | 36 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| John KELLEY | M | 93 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Mary KELLY | M | 81 | F | Pauper | Charwoman | Ireland | |
| Elizabeth KENDAL | O | 11 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Robert William KENYON | U | 15 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | Charnock Richd., Lancashire | |
| Thomas KERFOOT | U | 57 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Martin MC LAUGHLIN | 12 | M | Son Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| Michael MC LAUGHLIN | W | 43 | M | Pauper (Head) | Grinder & Stripper At Cotton Factory | Ireland | |
| Thomas MC LAUGHLIN | 14 | M | Son Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| William LEACH | U | 57 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire |
| George LIVESEY | U | 78 | M | Pauper | Block Printer (Calico) | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire |
| John Thomas LOWE | 6 | M | Son Pauper | Scholar | Deaf & Dumb | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| William LOWE | W | 33 | M | Pauper (Head) | House Painter | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Richard LOXHAM | M | 64 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire | |
| Mary MARTIN | U | 45 | F | Pauper | Charwoman | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Thomas MARTIN | W | 74 | M | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| John MEGHAN | W | 65 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Elizabeth MILLER | U | 52 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Robert MILLER | W | 82 | M | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire |
| Edward MONK | W | 81 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Croston, Lancashire | |
| Martin MORAN | W | 63 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Betty MOSS | W | 81 | F | Pauper | Charwoman | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| James MOSS | 4 | M | Pauper Child | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| Margaret MOSS | 8 | F | Pauper Child | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| Rose Ann MOSS | M | 36 | F | Pauper (Head) | Charwoman | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Patrick MURPHY | U | 36 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Patrick MC NEES | U | 75 | M | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Ireland | |
| James NELSON | W | 81 | M | Pauper | Tailor ... ... | Croston, Lancashire | |
| William NEWSHAM | W | 77 | M | Pauper | Block Printer (Calico) | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Fanny NIGHTINGALE | U | 58 | F | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| James PARKINSON | U | 47 | M | Pauper | House Painter | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Thomas PETTY | U | 72 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Imbecile | Adlington, Lancashire |
| Guy PLAIL OR PLAEL | W | 73 | M | Pauper | Excavator | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Zachariah PRESTON | U | 71 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| William PROCTOR | U | 69 | M | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Sarah READ | M | 52 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| John ROPER | O | 15 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Prudence ROPER | U | 18 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Adlington, Lancashire | |
| John ROSCOE | W | 73 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Charles ROSE | W | 71 | M | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Jane ROTHWELL | U | 57 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Nanny SALE | W | 68 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Adlington, Lancashire | |
| John SCOTT | U | 26 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mary Ann SHARPLES | M | 35 | F | Pauper | Charwoman | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth SHAW | W | 50 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Deaf & Dumb | Chorley, Lancashire |
| William SHEPHERD | U | 41 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mathew SHORROCK | U | 63 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire | |
| Margaret SILK | U | 15 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Daniel SPENCER | W | 74 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Jane SUMNER | U | 35 | F | Pauper | Ironer Domestic Servant | Coppull, Lancashire | |
| Betty TAYLOR | W | 83 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Brindle, Lancashire | |
| George TAYLOR | 2 | M | Boy Pauper | Child | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| Jane TAYLOR | W | 34 | F | Pauper | Laundress Domestic Servant | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mary Ann (1) TAYLOR | M | 37 | F | Pauper (Head) | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mary TAYLOR | M | 80 | F | Pauper | Charwoman | Adlington, Lancashire | |
| Mary Ann TAYLOR | U | 55 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Robert TAYLOR | W | 65 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| William TAYLOR | 7 | M | Boy Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| Eliza TURNER | M | 35 | F | Pauper | Cotton Carder | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Ellen TURNER | W | 61 | F | Pauper | Charwoman | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mary Jane TURNER | O | 6 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| William VAUSE | W | 67 | M | Pauper | Cotton Weaver | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mary WALSH | W | 62 | F | Pauper | Charwoman | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Thomas WARING | U | 67 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | Brindle, Lancashire | |
| Ellen WATKINSON | M | 62 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| James WESTHEAD | W | 84 | M | Pauper | Chorley, Lancashire | ||
| John WHITTLE | U | 82 | M | Pauper | Gardener Domestic Servant | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Thomas WHITTLE | U | 52 | M | Pauper | Blind Imbecile | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Mary Jane WINTER | U | 16 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Robert WORDEN | W | 52 | M | Pauper | Stoker In Cotton Factory | Coppull, Lancashire | |
| Ann WORSLEY | W | 70 | F | Pauper | Charwoman | Chorley, Lancashire | |
| Margaret Ellen WORTHINGTON | O | 9 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Chorley, Lancashire |
Total residents: 144
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