1881 Census: Residents of Devizes Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Henry Jackson HASSALL | M | 28 | M | Head | Master (Munic) | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Mary Tibbetts HASSALL | M | 36 | F | Wife | Matron | Wednesbury, Stafford | |
| Henry Jackson HASSALL | 4 | M | Son | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| Thomas Mark HASSALL | 3 | M | Son | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| Walter Ewart HASSALL | 2 | M | Son | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| William Clough HASSALL | 7m | M | Son | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| John GILES | U | 19 | M | Officer | House Porter (Munic) | Rowde, Wiltshire | |
| Elizabeth UNDERWOOD | W | 52 | F | Officer | Nurse | Coates, Wiltshire | |
| Emily WATTS | U | 17 | F | Officer | Childrens Superintendent | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Edith ADAMS | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Potterne, Wiltshire | ||
| Kate ADAMS | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Nursemaid Serv | Potterne, Wiltshire | |
| William ADAMS | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Potterne, Wiltshire | ||
| Louisa ALEXANDER | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Bromham, Wiltshire | |
| William ALEXANDER | 2 | M | Inmate | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| Daniel AMOR | W | 87 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Gt Chiverell, Wiltshire | |
| George ANDREWS | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Bellows Blower | Blind | Eastcot, Wiltshire |
| William ANDREWS | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Urchfont, Wiltshire | |
| James BAKER | U | 38 | M | Inmate | Discharged Soldier | West Lavington, Wiltshire | |
| Emma BARTLETT | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Potterne, Wiltshire | ||
| Louisa BARTLETT | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Potterne, Wiltshire | ||
| Thomas BATT | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Urchfont, Wiltshire | |
| Henry BENNETT | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Discharged Soldier | Guernsey, Channel Islands | |
| Edward BIFFIN | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Emma BIFFIN | W | 33 | F | Inmate | Cook Sert | Combe Hay, Somerset | |
| Thomas BIFFIN | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | West Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| Benjamin BOLLAND | M | 65 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| James BOLLAND | M | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Maria BOLLAND | M | 67 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab | Laverton, Somerset | |
| Ellen BOLWELL | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Eliza A. BREWER | U | 25 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab | Bishops Canning, Wiltshire | |
| Sarah BREWER | 1 | F | Inmate | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| Alfred W. BRISTOW | 3 | M | Inmate | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| Richard BROWN | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Potterne, Wiltshire | |
| Thomas BUCHANAN | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Kingston, Middlesex | ||
| William CARPENTER | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Bromham, Wiltshire | |
| Reginald COCKRAM | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bromham, Wiltshire | ||
| Edward COLEMAN | U | 73 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Potterne, Wiltshire | |
| Stephen COLEMAN | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Worton, Wiltshire | |
| Richard COMBES | W | 47 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Phillip CROOK | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Shepherd | Urchfont, Wiltshire | |
| Kate CUMMINGS | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| Martha CUMMINGS | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| William CUMMINGS | U | 21 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Idiot | Market Lavington, Wiltshire |
| Charles CURTIS | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | West Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| Harriet CURTIS | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | West Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| Mary CUTTING | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Dairy Maid | Guernsey, Channel Islands | |
| Alfred DERHAM | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Idiot | Devizes, Wiltshire |
| Joseph DREW | M | 44 | M | Inmate | Malster | Rowde, Wiltshire | |
| Ann DYKE | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Servt | Patney, Wiltshire | |
| Edward J. DYKE | 6m | M | Inmate | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| Albert J. EDWARDS | 3 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Georgina S. EDWARDS | U | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Jane EDWARDS | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Nurse (SMS) | Urchfont, Wiltshire | |
| Lydia M. ELLIOTT | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Serv | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| George ELLIS | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| George ELLIS | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Malster | Allington, Wiltshire | |
| Robert ELLIS | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| George FELL | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| James FENNELL | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Bromham, Wiltshire | |
| Rubin FENNELL | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Bromham, Wiltshire | |
| Sarah J. FIDLER | 1 | F | Inmate | Easterton, Wiltshire | |||
| Samuel FORWARD | W | 47 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Cuckleton, Somerset | |
| Charles FOWLER | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Hannah FRANCIS | W | 31 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| James FRANCIS | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Mary Ann FRANCIS | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Matilda FRANKLIN | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Serv | Lacock, Wiltshire | |
| Harriet GAGE | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Augusta GIDDINGS | U | 16 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Urchfont, Wiltshire | |
| John GIDDINGS | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire | |
| William GIDDINGS | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Shepherd | Wedhampton, Wiltshire | |
| Henry GILBERT | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| James GILBERT | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Urchfont, Wiltshire | |
| James GLASS | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Potterne, Wiltshire | |
| Anna M. GOLDING | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Schoolmistress | Bath, Somerset | |
| Sarah GRAHAM | W | 62 | F | Inmate | Nurse (SMS) | Rowde, Wiltshire | |
| Sarah GRANT | U | 44 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Rowde, Wiltshire | |
| Alice GRIFFIN | U | 16 | F | Inmate | General Servant | All Cannings, Wiltshire | |
| John GRIFFIN | M | 66 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Idiot | All Cannings, Wiltshire |
| Susan E. GROVES | 3 | F | Inmate | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| Ann HALE | W | 72 | F | Inmate | House Keeper | Urchfont, Wiltshire | |
| David HALE | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Chelsea Pensioner | Stert, Wiltshire | |
| James HATTER | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Churton, Wiltshire | ||
| Henry HELPS | M | 73 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Rowde, Wiltshire | |
| William HIBBARD | U | 45 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Imbecile | Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire |
| William HIDDON | U | 25 | M | Vagrant | Ag Lab | Bath, Somerset | |
| Ann HILLS | W | 66 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Blind | Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire |
| Caroline L. HISCOCK | 1 | F | Inmate | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| Elizabeth HISCOCK | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Potterne, Wiltshire | |
| Emily J. HISCOCK | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Sarah A. HISCOCK | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Serv | Rowde, Wiltshire | |
| William HISCOCK | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Frank HYDE | W | 31 | M | Inmate | Groom Serv | Northleach, Gloucester | |
| John JENNINGS | U | 17 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Bromham, Wiltshire | |
| Caroline KECHLEY | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Etchelhampton, Wiltshire | ||
| Ellen KECHLEY | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Etchelhampton, Wiltshire | ||
| Martha KECHLEY | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Etchelhampton, Wiltshire | ||
| Sarah KECHLEY | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Etchelhampton, Wiltshire | ||
| John KING | W | 44 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire | |
| Sarah KING | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab | Horton, Wiltshire | |
| Ama KNIGHT | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Arthur J. LANE | 3 | M | Inmate | Blind | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| George LANE | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Harriet LANE | U | 27 | F | Inmate | Nurse (SMS) | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | |
| William LANE | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Thomas LARK | M | 39 | M | Vagrant | Stonemason | London, Middlesex | |
| Charles MANNINGS | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Emma MANNINGS | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Agnes A. MASLEN | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Albert MASLEN | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Edward MASLEN | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Isabella MASLEN | U | 44 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Urchfont, Wiltshire | |
| William H. MASLEN | 13 | M | Inmate | Page Servt | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| John MEAD | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | West Lavington, Wiltshire | |
| Jane MEADE | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Charles A. MERRETT | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Jane MERRETT | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Servt | Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire | |
| Sarah A. MERRETT | 1 | F | Inmate | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| Alice MILES | U | 45 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Gt Chiverell, Wiltshire | |
| Henry MILES | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Shepherd Ag Lab | Eastcott, Wiltshire | |
| James MOORE | M | 43 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Easterton, Wiltshire | |
| Caroline MUNDAY | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Easterton, Wiltshire | |
| James NEVILLE | U | 23 | M | Vagrant | Mason | Reading, Berkshire | |
| James NICHOLAS | M | 74 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Coate, Wiltshire | |
| Ann OAKFORD | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| George ORAM | U | 38 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | |
| William ORAM | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| Caleb PALMER | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Fred PALMER | 2 | M | Inmate | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| Jane PALMER | U | 39 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Littleton, Wiltshire | |
| Susan PERRET | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Littleton, Wiltshire | ||
| Albert PIKE | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| George PORTER | W | 70 | M | Inmate | General Lab | Trowbridge, Wiltshire | |
| Henry C. POWELL | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Mary Ann PRICTOR | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Rowde, Wiltshire | ||
| Mary PURNELL | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Nursemaid | Idiot | Devizes, Wiltshire |
| Thomas PURNELL | U | 34 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Idiot | Devizes, Wiltshire |
| Fanny ROLF | U | 85 | F | Inmate | Green Grocer | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| William RUDKIN | U | 63 | M | Vagrant | Carrier | Northampton, Northampton | |
| Albert RUDMAN | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Ernest RUDMAN | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Rose RUDMAN | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Margret RUSS | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Nurse Maid Serv | Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire | |
| Mary A. RUTTY | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| Elizabeth SAINSBURY | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| Florance SAINSBURY | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| Martha SAINSBURY | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| Mary SAINSBURY | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | ||
| Ann SELMAN | M | 59 | F | Inmate | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Edith SELTMAN | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Book Binder | London, Middlesex | |
| Mary SHELL | U | 47 | F | Inmate | Nurse (SMS) | Idiot | Devizes, Wiltshire |
| John SMITH | W | 88 | M | Inmate | Drover | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Richard SMITH | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Market Lavington, Wiltshire | |
| Margrat E. SPRINGFORD | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Allington, Wiltshire | ||
| Emily SUTTON | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Henry SUTTON | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Henry SUTTON | M | 30 | M | Inmate | Discharged Soldier | Imbicile | Devizes, Wiltshire |
| Ann SWANBOROUGH | U | 70 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab | Idiot | All Cannings, Wiltshire |
| Florence L. TANNER | 6m | F | Inmate | Devizes, Wiltshire | |||
| Jemima TANNER | U | 16 | F | Inmate | General Domestic Servant | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Mary Ann TANNER | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Ag. Lab | Bromham, Wiltshire | |
| Martha TRUEMAN | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| Caroline TYLER | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | London, Middlesex | |
| William TYLER | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Devizes, Wiltshire | ||
| James UNDERWOOD | U | 55 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Potterne, Wiltshire | |
| Harriet J. WAIT | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Potterne, Wiltshire | ||
| Benjamin WATTS | W | 51 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Rowde, Wiltshire | |
| Sarah WESTON | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Seamstress | Bromham, Wiltshire | |
| John WILTSHIRE | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Easterton, Wiltshire | |
| Edward WIZEN | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Urchfont, Wiltshire | |
| Isaac WOODMAN | U | 73 | M | Inmate | Seamstress | Bromham, Wiltshire |
Total residents: 171
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