1881 Census: Residents of Cranbrook Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| William LANCE | M | 61 | M | Head | Master Of Union House | Southwark, Surrey | |
| Hellen LANCE | M | 53 | F | Wife | Matron Of Union House | Scotland | |
| Helen LANCE | U | 27 | F | Officer | Schoolmistress (Man) | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Agnes LANCE | U | 21 | F | Daur | Assistant | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Kate LANCE | U | 17 | F | Daur | Assistant | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Alvena LANCE | 12 | F | Daur | Scholar | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| Alfred LANCE | 9 | M | Son | Scholar | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| John K. LANCE | 15 | M | Son | Grocers Apprentice | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| Henry BUSBRIDGE | W | 43 | M | Officer | Porter & Tailor | Sheerness, Kent | |
| Esther TANNER | U | 22 | F | Serv | Infants Nurse | Cranleigh, Surrey | |
| Henry TRINDER | W | 53 | M | Officer | Industrial Trainer & Shoemaker | London, London, Middlesex | |
| Sarah PENNINGTON | U | 29 | F | Officer | Female Nurse (Manr) | Watford, Hertford | |
| Frederick TAPPENDEN | U | 44 | M | Officer | Male Nurse | Hothfield, Kent | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Henry AUSTIN | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Caroline AVERY | W | 63 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Rolvenden, Kent | |
| William H. BAKER | U | 20 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Benenden, Kent | |
| Alfred BALLARD | U | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Ruth BALLARD | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Goudhurst, Kent | ||
| Thos. BALLARD | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Frittenden, Kent | |
| Henry BATTER | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Frittenden, Kent | |
| Herbert BIRD | 2 | M | Inmate | (Pauper) | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| Thos. BISHOP | W | 47 | M | Serv | Bricklayer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| William BLACKWELL | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Joseph BOOTH | U | 34 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Blind | Benenden, Kent |
| Thomas BROWN | U | 58 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Jane BRYANT | W | 46 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Northiam, Sussex | |
| Albert BURT | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| Elizabeth BURT | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Goudhurst, Kent | ||
| Harriett BURT | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Lamberhurst, Kent | |
| Mary BURT | U | 25 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Sandhurst, Kent | |
| Thomas BURT | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| Harriett CHEESEMAN | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| William CLAPSON | W | 46 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| George COGGER | U | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Benenden, Kent | |
| William COGGER | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Benenden, Kent | |
| James COUCHMAN | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| Jno. CRAMPTON | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Benenden, Kent | |
| Thos. CROUCHER | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Frittenden, Kent | |
| Chas. DAVIS | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Jane DENNIS | M | 41 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Frittenden, Kent | |
| Henry DIPROSE | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| Thomas DOUBLE | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Cook | Lambeth, Surrey | |
| Thomas DOUBLE | U | 21 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Benenden, Kent | |
| Chas. DUNSTER | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Richd. DUNSTER | W | 59 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Benenden, Kent | |
| Samuel DUNSTER | M | 67 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Frederick EALDEN | 16 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Benenden, Kent | ||
| Henry EASON | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| William EASON | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| Maria ENGLISH | U | 66 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Elizabeth FEVER | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Maidstone, Kent | |
| Richd. FOSTER | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Ann GILBERT | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| David GILES | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| Charity GOLDING | 2 | F | Inmate | (Pauper) | Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| Edith M. GOLDING | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| Ellen GOLDING | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| Francis GOLDING | W | 45 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Ticehurst, Sussex | |
| Thomas GOLDING | U | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| Walter GOLDING | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| Mary GREEN | M | 38 | F | Inmate | |||
| Wm. GREEN | M | 35 | M | Inmate | Labourer Pauper | ||
| Mary HAYWARD | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Samuel JAMES | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Labourer Pauper | Sandhurst, Kent | |
| Albert JENNER | U | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Coxheath, Kent | |
| Ellen JENNER | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| Hannah JENNER | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Benenden, Kent | |
| Jno. JENNER | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Benenden, Kent | |
| Thomas JENNER | 1 | M | Inmate | (Pauper) | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| William JENNER | U | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| James JONES | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Labourer | At Sea | |
| Phoebe KATE | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bermondsey, Surrey | ||
| Edward KEMP | U | 53 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| John KENNARD | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Charles LAMBERT | U | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Charles LOCKYER | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | New Cross, Kent | ||
| William LUCK | M | 73 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| Josh. MILES | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Bethersden, Kent | |
| Annie NEVE | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| Jesse PAGE | M | 62 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Mayfield, Sussex | |
| Jno. PENFIELD | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Cathe. PERRITT | U | 50 | F | Inmate | Labourer Pauper | ||
| Fred PERRY | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| Martha J. PIPER | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Sarah POOLEY | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Goudhurst, Kent | ||
| James QUAIFE | 15 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Cranbrook, Kent | ||
| William QUAIFE | M | 72 | M | Inmate | Gamekeeper | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| George REID | U | 15 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Henry REID | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| James ROBERTS | U | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Thomas ROBINS | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Annie ROOTS | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bethersden, Kent | ||
| Mary ROOTS | M | 32 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Bethersden, Kent | |
| Wm. ROOTS | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Bethersden, Kent | ||
| John RUSSELL | M | 76 | M | Inmate | Labourer Pauper | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| George SAXBY | U | 45 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| James SAXBY | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| John SAXBY | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Thomas SAXBY | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Benenden, Kent | |
| William SAXBY | U | 39 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Henry SCHMITT | U | 36 | M | Inmate | Teacher Of Languages | (F), Germany | |
| Naomi SEXTON | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Dumb | Bodiam, Sussex |
| David SMITH | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Sandhurst, Kent | |
| George SMITH | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Sandhurst, Kent | |
| Mary SMITH | M | 77 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| William SMITH | M | 82 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Alfred SONELL | U | 35 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Imbecile | Benenden, Kent |
| William STANDEN | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| John STAPLES | W | 38 | M | Inmate | Gamekeeper | Chevening, Kent | |
| Thomas STILES | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| Geo. TAYLOR | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Labourer Pauper | ||
| Fanny VINE | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Walton On Thames, Surrey | |
| James VOUSDEN | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Hawkhurst, Kent | |
| Emily WAGHORN | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bow, Middlesex | ||
| Harriett WAGHORN | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bow, Middlesex | ||
| James WAGHORN | U | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| John WAGHORN | U | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| Henry WALKER | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Labourer Pauper | ||
| William WATERHOUSE | U | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| Phoebe WATERS | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bermondsey, Surrey | ||
| Thomas WATERS | W | 58 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Lamberhurst, Kent | |
| Henry WATKINS | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| Albert WATSON | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| George WATSON | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hawkhurst, Kent | ||
| John WEBB | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Labourer Pauper | ||
| Charles WILLETT | W | 34 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Goudhurst, Kent | |
| Eliza WILLIAMS | M | 46 | F | Inmate | Labourer | ||
| John WILLIAMS | M | 46 | M | Inmate | Labourer (Ag Lab) | ||
| Robt. WOOD | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| John WRAIGHT | U | 51 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Cranbrook, Kent | |
| Mary YOUNG | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Chatham, Kent |
Total residents: 131
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