1881 Census: Residents of Christchurch Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Michael SAUNDERSON | M | 49 | M | Head | Housemaster | Long Ditton, Surrey | |
| Philip S. H. SAUNDERSON | 4 | M | Son | Christchurch, Hampshire | |||
| Emily SPARKS | W | 43 | F | Assistant | Assist Matron | Neacroft, Hampshire | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| William BAGSHOT | U | 47 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| James BAILEY | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Labr | Ringwood, Hampshire | |
| Frank MC CANN | U | 30 | M | Vagrant | Labourer | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| James CHITTENDEN | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | ..., Essex | |
| Jane CLARKE | U | 83 | F | Inmate | Oxford | ||
| James COOK | U | 56 | M | Inmate | None | Blind | Parley, Dorset |
| Abraham CORBIN | U | 78 | M | Inmate | Sailor M S | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Richd DALE | U | 69 | M | Inmate | None | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Walter DERHAM | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| George FALL | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Labr | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Mary GARDENER | U | 64 | F | Inmate | Schoolmistress | Poole, Dorset | |
| John GILBERT | M | 72 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Stephen GROVES | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Labr | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Alice HARBOUR | 2 | F | Inmate | Christchurch, Hampshire | |||
| Richard HARDER | U | 81 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Ringwood, Hampshire | |
| Charles HARDING | U | 22 | M | Vagrant | Genl Dealer | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| John HOLT | M | 69 | M | Inmate | Labr | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Ellen JAMES | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Kitchen Maid | Idiot | Christchurch, Hampshire |
| William JERVOR | U | 17 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| James JONES | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Fisherman | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Elizabeth JOY | W | 44 | F | Inmate | Cook | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Isaac LIGHTFOOT | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Lymington, Hampshire | ||
| Job LOCKYER | M | 29 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Cranbourne, Dorset | |
| John LUCAS | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Fordingbridge, Hampshire | |
| Harriet MARSHFIELD | W | 69 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| John MASON | U | 24 | M | Vagrant | Labourer | London, Surrey | |
| Sarah MILLER | M | 69 | F | Inmate | Christchurch, Hampshire | ||
| Harry MIST | U | 18 | M | Inmate | None | Parley, Dorset | |
| John NERXEY | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Henry NEWMAN | U | 25 | M | Inmate | None | Parley, Dorset | |
| Frederick OLD | U | 40 | M | Inmate | None | Idiot | Salisbury |
| James PASSON | U | 81 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Mary PIKE | U | 80 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| John SEYMOUR | U | 31 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Caroline SHARP | M | 74 | F | Inmate | Seamstress | Poole, Dorset | |
| James SHERWOOD | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Sweep | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| William SINGLETON | M | 57 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
| Mary J. SMITH | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Idiot | Swanage, Dorset |
| Mary STRIDE | U | 44 | F | Inmate | Christchurch, Hampshire | ||
| Isaac TINSLEY | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Broom Maker | Beaulieu, Hampshire | |
| Frederick VINCENT | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Dewlish, Dorset | |
| Stephen WHITE | U | 36 | M | Inmate | Groom | Wiley, Wiltshire | |
| Robert WHITEHEAD | U | 60 | M | Inmate | House Painter | Lymington, Hampshire | |
| Henry WHITFIELD | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Horton, Dorset | |
| Mary A. WILLIAMS | U | 76 | F | Inmate | Parley, Dorset | ||
| Eli WISEMAN | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Basket Maker | Blind | Bexley, Hampshire |
Total residents: 49
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