1881 Census: Residents of East Preston Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| George S. HARDING | M | 33 | M | Head | Workhouse Master | Amport, Hampshire | |
| Margarett HARDING | M | 28 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron | Wakefield, York | |
| Elizabeth M. HARDING | 4 | F | Daur | East Preston, Sussex | |||
| Margarett R. M. HARDING | 1 | F | Daur | East Preston, Sussex | |||
| Mary Ann ANDERSON | U | 34 | F | Governess | Schoolmistress (Munic) | Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| Charles LEGROVE | M | 61 | M | Head | Porter Of Workhouse | Overton, Hampshire, England | |
| Ellen LEGROVE | M | 58 | F | Wife | Wife | Crusheene, Ireland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Harriett BACON | W | 88 | F | Inmate | Lodging Housekeeper | Norton, Sussex | |
| Henry BAKER | U | 47 | M | Inmate | Groom | Arundel, Sussex | |
| Beatty BARNARD | U | 87 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Durrington, Sussex | |
| Thomas BARNES | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Milford, Hampshire | |
| John BATCHELOR | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | Storrington, Sussex | |
| Mary BELCHAMBER | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Little Hampton, Sussex | |
| Eliza BELTON | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Bognor, Sussex | ||
| Thomas BENNETT | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ferring, Sussex | |
| Benjamin BEST | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Littlehampton, Sussex | |
| John BIRD | M | 41 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Littlehampton, Sussex | |
| William BISCKLAND | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Bignor, Sussex | |
| Jessie BLAIN | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Worthing, Sussex | |
| Ellen BLIGH | W | 45 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | St Albans, Hertford | |
| John BONIFACE | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Mariner | South Berston, Sussex | |
| Charles BOWLEY | W | 88 | M | Inmate | Timber Sawyer | Pulborough, Sussex | |
| Richard BOXALL | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Lab | Leominster, Sussex | |
| Richard BRIDGER | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Leominster, Sussex | |
| Frances BROOKER | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Burry, Sussex | |
| Alice BURTENSHAW | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Littlehampton, Sussex | ||
| Charlotte BURTENSHAW | M | 27 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | N K, Essex | |
| Charlotte BURTENSHAW | 3m | F | Inmate | Littlehampton, Sussex | |||
| George BURTENSHAW | M | 28 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Littlehampton, Sussex | |
| Sarah Ann BURTENSHAW | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Seamstress | Littlehampton, Sussex | |
| Joseph CANE | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | Broadwater, Sussex | |
| Lucy CAUTE | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Cook | Fareham, Hampshire | |
| Fanny CHALLEN | U | 25 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Housemaid | Climping, Sussex | |
| John CHALLEN | 1 | M | Inmate | East Preston, Sussex | |||
| Sarah CHALLEN | W | 90 | F | Inmate | Domestic Genl Serv | ||
| Thomas CHALLEN | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | East Preston, Sussex | ||
| Benjamin CHANDLER | W | 38 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Lab | Arundel, Sussex | |
| Jane CHARLES | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Amblerley, Sussex | |
| Thomas CHASE | U | 78 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Goring, Sussex | |
| William COLLINS | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | East Preston, Sussex | |
| Caroline DAWS | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Gen Serv | Arundel, Sussex | |
| Harry DAY | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Jemima DENYER | U | 74 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv General | East Preston, Sussex | |
| Robert DIXON | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Locksmith T C | Hackney, Middlesex | |
| William DUDDINGS | W | 51 | M | Inmate | Baker | Littlehampton, Sussex | |
| John DUFFIELD | W | 58 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | West Tarring, Sussex | |
| William DUKE | U | 22 | M | Inmate | Arundel, Sussex | ||
| Betsy DUNWOODY | M | 70 | F | Inmate | Domestic Gen Serv | Littlehampton, Sussex | |
| James DUNWOODY | M | 61 | M | Inmate | Moulder | Dumfries, Scotland | |
| Harriett EDE | W | 83 | F | Inmate | Oving, Sussex | ||
| David EVANS | 40 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Imbecile | Clapham, Sussex | |
| Elizabeth FAIRS | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Partridge Green, Sussex | ||
| Charles FERRIER | W | 40 | M | Inmate | Baker | Arundel, Sussex | |
| William FIELD | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Angmering, Sussex | |
| Samuel FREEMAN | M | 46 | M | Inmate | Boot Maker | Durrington, Sussex | |
| Barbara FRUMAN | W | 86 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Steyning, Sussex | |
| Caroline GALE | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Arundel, Sussex | ||
| Edward GALE | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Tanner | Isle of Wight, Hampshire | |
| Jane GATES | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | ||
| Geoig GOATCHER | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Boot Worker | Ashington, Sussex | |
| Mary GODDARD | U | 79 | F | Inmate | Seamstress | Houghton, Sussex | |
| Rebecca GREEN | U | 67 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Cook | Angmering, Sussex | |
| Jane GREVETT | W | 86 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Shoreham, Sussex | |
| Mary GROVER | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Broadwater, Sussex | |
| James GRUNYER | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Gardener | West Tarring, Sussex | |
| Stephen GRUNYER | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Lab | Worthing, Sussex | |
| Thomas GRUNYER | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Lab | Worthing, Sussex | |
| George GUMBRILL | M | 36 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Imbecile | Billingshurst, Sussex |
| Samuel GURR | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Fisherman | N K, Sussex | |
| Mary HACK | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Washington, Sussex | |
| Charles HAMMOND | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Poling, Sussex | ||
| Lydia C. HAMMOND | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Poling, Sussex | ||
| William H. HAMMOND | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Poling, Sussex | ||
| Kezia HARDING | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt Cook | Merton, Devon | |
| Mary HARRINGTON | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt Housekeeper | Petworth, Sussex | |
| Geoig HARWOOD | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | Yapton, Sussex | |
| Eli HEDGECOCK | U | 37 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Leominster, Sussex | |
| William HEDGECOCK | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Leominster, Sussex | |
| Hannah HERSER | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Nurse | Southwick, Sussex | |
| Ellen HOAR | W | 81 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Croydon, Surrey | |
| John HOLLOWAY | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Groom | Quarley, Hampshire | |
| Martha HOPKINS | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Littlehampton, Sussex | ||
| Fanny HORN | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Walberton, Sussex | |
| Ellen HOWICK | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | East Preston, Sussex | ||
| William HURREL | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Porter To Tailor | Worthing, Sussex | |
| George JACKSON | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Lab | London Portland Str, London, Middlesex | |
| Alfred JANMAN | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Littlehampton, Sussex | ||
| Elizabeth JANMAN | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Littlehampton, Sussex | ||
| James JANMAN | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Littlehampton, Sussex | ||
| John JANMAN | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Leominster, Sussex | |
| William JANMAN | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Littlehampton, Sussex | ||
| Louisa JOHNSON | U | 78 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt Cook | London Strand, London, Middlesex | |
| Henry JONES | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Boot Maker | Poole, Dorset | |
| James JUKPIN | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Worthing, Sussex | |
| Sarah KEELING | M | 28 | F | Nurse Inmate | Workhouse Nurse (Munic) | Bayton, Worcester | |
| Olive KELLOWAY | U | 16 | F | Inmate | Angmering, Sussex | ||
| Edward LACEY | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Whitesmith | Fisherton, Wiltshire | |
| Jemima LASSITTER | U | 79 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Worthing, Sussex | |
| James LAW | U | 66 | M | Casual | Jobbing Labr | Glascow, Scotland | |
| James LEACH | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | ||
| Alfred LEE | 2m | M | Inmate | East Preston, Sussex | |||
| Edward LEE | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Worthing, Sussex | ||
| Eliza LEE | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Bognor, Sussex | |
| Georg LEE | M | 51 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Lab | Littlehampton, Sussex | |
| Harry LEE | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bognor, Sussex | ||
| Mary LEE | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bognor, Sussex | ||
| Mary LEE | U | 61 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Gen | Bury, Sussex | |
| Charlotte LEGGETT | W | 83 | F | Inmate | Billingshurst, Sussex | ||
| James LEGGETT | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Broadwater, Sussex | |
| Robert LELLIOTT | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Worthing, Sussex | ||
| William LELLIOTT | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Southwick, Sussex | ||
| Charles LONG | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Gardener | West Tarring, Sussex | |
| William MACEY | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | Littlehampton, Sussex | |
| William MARTIN | M | 65 | M | Inmate | Boot Maker | Kingston, Sussex | |
| Geoig MERRITT | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Lab | Burry, Sussex | |
| Mary MERRITT | M | 54 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Arundel, Sussex | |
| Richard MERRITT | M | 68 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | Houghton, Sussex | |
| Sarah MILLS | W | 82 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Housekeeper | Angmering, Sussex | |
| Eliza MUNDAY | U | 64 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Leominster, Sussex | |
| Thomas PAGE | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | Thorp, Surrey | |
| Charles PAIN | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | ||
| Winifred PARKER | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Binsted, Sussex | |
| John PITT | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Worthing, Sussex | ||
| Robert PITT | 87 | M | Inmate | Worthing, Sussex | |||
| Mary Ann PRATT | U | 47 | F | Inmate | Dudley, Stafford | ||
| Ann PUTTICK | M | 67 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Petworth, Sussex | |
| James PUTTICK | M | 65 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labourer | Fittleworth, Sussex | |
| William REDMAN | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Angmering, Sussex | |
| Benjamin RUSSELL | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Housepainter | Worthing, Sussex | |
| George RUSSELL | U | 40 | M | Casual | Printer | Leeds, York, England | |
| William RUSSELL | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Littlehampton, Sussex | ||
| John SCOTT | U | 39 | M | Casual | Jobbing Labr | Belfast, Ireland | |
| Georg SCUTT | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Arundel, Sussex | |
| James SKINNER | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Rustington, Sussex | |
| William SKINNER | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | Ferring, Sussex | |
| George SLAUGHTER | M | 54 | M | Inmate | Boot Maker | East Poole, Sussex | |
| John SLAUGHTER | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Broadwater, Sussex | ||
| Kate SLAUGHTER | M | 31 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | London Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex | |
| Kate SLAUGHTER | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Broadwater, Sussex | ||
| Elizabeth SMITH | U | 55 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | ||
| Frederick SMITH | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Arundel, Sussex | |
| Elizabeth STILLWELL | U | 41 | F | Inmate | N K, Devon | ||
| Stephen STONE | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Poling, Sussex | |
| William STURT | U | 47 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | At Sea | |
| Emma SWAIN | 15 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Worthing, Sussex | ||
| Ephraim TERRY | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Coachman | Washington, Sussex | |
| Jane TUESLEY | U | 65 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt Cook | Imbecile | |
| Ellen VERRION | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Housemaid | Arundel, Sussex | |
| Henry VERRION | 3m | M | Inmate | East Preston, Sussex | |||
| Thomas WALDER | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Arundel, Sussex | |
| Mary A. WARR | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Cook | Netherbury, Dorset | |
| Emma WATER | M | 51 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | London Regents Park Edward St, London, Middlesex | |
| Florence WEBBERLEY | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Worthing, Sussex | ||
| James WEBBERLEY | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Worthing, Sussex | ||
| William WEBBERLEY | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Worthing, Sussex | ||
| Martha WELLS | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Blind | Worthing, Sussex | |
| William WELLS | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | West Tarring, Sussex | |
| David WEST | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labr | ||
| Mary A. WHITE | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Littlehampton, Sussex | |
| Joseph WILLIAMS | M | 58 | M | Inmate | Baker | Kingston, Hampshire | |
| William WILLIAMS | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Night Porter In Furniture Warehouse | Walton On Thames, Surrey | |
| William WILLIAMS | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Blind | Littlehampton, Sussex |
| Maggie WILSHIRE | 9m | F | Inmate | Tralee, Ireland | |||
| Norah WILSHIRE | W | 27 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Tralee, Ireland | |
| William WORTHEART | 15 | M | Inmate | Littlehampton, Sussex |
Total residents: 165
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