1881 Census: Residents of East Retford Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Edward D. PIDD | M | 39 | M | Head | Workhouse Master (Munic) | Louth, Lincoln | |
| Maria PIDD | M | 37 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron (Munic) | Donnaugton | |
| Edward D. PIDD | 11 | M | Son | Selby, York | |||
| Charles P. PIDD | 4 | M | Son | Leeds, York | |||
| Eliza PIDD | 3 | F | Daur | Leeds, York | |||
| Emily PIDD | 3m | F | Daur | Clarbro, Nottingham | |||
| Edward NORWOOD | W | 55 | M | Officer | Workhouse Porter | Clifton, Nottingham | |
| Ann FISH | W | 50 | F | Officer | Workhouse Nurse | Newport, Essex | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Anne BACON | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Imbecile | Dunham, Nottingham |
| Catherine BELL | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Imbecile | Clayworth, Nottingham |
| Henry BELL | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Clayworth, Nottingham | |
| Thomas BINGHAM | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Rothwell, Lincoln | |
| Ann BIRE | W | 75 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Warmsworth, York | |
| Thomas BLUNDY | U | 24 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Boston, Lincoln | |
| Mary BONNINGTON | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Bawtry, York | |
| Ann BRADLEY | M | 77 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Edwinstowe, Nottingham | |
| Thomas BRADLEY | M | 77 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | N Leverton, Nottingham | |
| William BRADY | U | 28 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labr | Fylde, Cheshire | |
| William BROWN | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Clarbro, Nottingham | |
| William BROWN | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Muskham, Nottingham | |
| Thomas BULLARD | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Penistone, York | |
| Lucy BURTON | M | 52 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Spridlington, Lincoln | |
| Annie BYCROFT | 2 | F | Inmate | Stokeham, Nottingham | |||
| Elizabeth BYCROFT | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Stokeham, Nottingham | ||
| George BYCROFT | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Stokeham, Nottingham | ||
| Ruth BYCROFT | 3 | F | Inmate | Stokeham, Nottingham | |||
| Thomas CAMBE | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Bothamsall, Nottingham | |
| Alfred H. CLARK | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | E Retford, Nottingham | ||
| John COOK | U | 79 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Walesby, Nottingham | |
| Mary COOK | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Lunatic | Clarbro, Nottingham |
| Samuel COOKSON | U | 80 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Lound, Nottingham | |
| Mary CROFTS | M | 67 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Everton, Nottingham | |
| Thomas DAY | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Lockinge, Berkshire | |
| William DRAPER | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Lound, Nottingham | |
| John FAGAN | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Wilkinstown, Ireland | |
| Ann FENTON | M | 71 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Gamston, Nottingham | |
| John FENTON | M | 92 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | N Leverton, Nottingham | |
| Fanny FLETCHER | M | 30 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Whitwell, Derby | |
| Thomas FLETCHER | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | S Leverton, Nottingham | |
| Henry GIBSON | 1m | M | Inmate | Retford Workhouse, Nottingham | |||
| Sarah GIBSON | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Laneham, Nottingham | |
| Mary A. HAWSON | U | 44 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Lunatic | Clarbro, Nottingham |
| George HEWITT | M | 72 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Normanton, Nottingham | |
| John HEWITT | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Dunham, Nottingham | |
| Mary HEWITT | M | 69 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Kneesal, Nottingham | |
| John HICKEY | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Tipperary, Ireland | |
| George HIND | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Wellow, Nottingham | |
| George HIND | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wellow, Nottingham | ||
| Fanny HORTON | M | 74 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Dunham, Nottingham | |
| John HORTON | M | 77 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Levindaby, Nottingham | |
| Jane HUNT | U | 65 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Eagle, Lincoln | |
| Fredk. ILLINGWORTH | 61 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Sturton, Nottingham | ||
| George JACKSON | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Utterby, Lincoln | |
| Benjm. JOHNSON | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Scrooby, Nottingham | |
| Fredk. JONES | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labr | Oxford | |
| Sarah LANE | U | 82 | F | Inmate | Dom Servant | Ashby De La Zouch, Derby | |
| John LILLYMAN | M | 70 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Blind | Gringley, Nottingham |
| Richard MASON | U | 80 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Clayworth, Nottingham | |
| Thomas MAXWELL | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Kneesall, Nottingham | |
| George MOORE | U | 47 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Imbecile | E Retford, Nottingham |
| James MOORE | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Imbecile | E Retford, Nottingham |
| Elizth. NETTLESHIP | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Lunatic | Clarbro, Nottingham |
| John NORMAN | 56 | M | Inmate | Miller (Art) | E Drayton, Nottingham | ||
| George PARKER | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Genl Labr | E Retford, Nottingham | |
| Charles PARKINSON | M | 65 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Stamford, Lincoln | |
| Sarah PARKINSON | M | 55 | F | Inmate | Boot Binder | Lyale, Norfolk | |
| James PICKERING | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Bawtry, York | |
| William RAYNOR | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | E Markham, Nottingham | |
| John ROBINSON | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Elkesley, Nottingham | |
| Mary ROBINSON | U | 46 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Lound, Nottingham | |
| Joseph ROWLAND | 66 | M | Inmate | Babworth, Nottingham | |||
| Mary RUSHBY | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Askham, Nottingham | |
| Samuel SAUNDERS | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Darlton, Nottingham | |
| Edith E. SCOTT | 1m | F | Inmate | Retford Workhouse, Nottingham | |||
| Emily SCOTT | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Rampton, Nottingham | |
| Mary SMITH | M | 32 | F | Inmate | Factory Hand (Lab) | Belfast, Ireland | |
| William SMITH | U | 77 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Sturton, Nottingham | |
| James SUTTON | U | 35 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Nurndore, Hereford | |
| Isaac SWALLOW | U | 38 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Imbecile | Babworth, Nottingham |
| Edward THOMPSON | M | 83 | M | Inmate | Gardener | Riby Grove, Lincoln | |
| Thomas THOMPSON | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Worksop, Nottingham | |
| John THURSBY | 58 | M | Inmate | Miller (Art) | N Leverton, Nottingham | ||
| Thomas TODD | U | 73 | M | Inmate | Sweep | Headingly Mills, Nottingham | |
| Edwd. TOMLISSON | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Hivemaker | Dunham, Nottingham | |
| George TOMLISSON | U | 35 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Dunham, Nottingham | |
| Charity TURNER | M | 71 | F | Inmate | Dom Servt | Nortney, Lincoln | |
| William TURNER | M | 74 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Torksey, Lincoln | |
| William TURNER | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Treswell, Nottingham | |
| William WALKER | W | 57 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Imbecile | Bothamsall, Nottingham |
| Francis WARDLE | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Groom (D) | Beverley, York | |
| George WATKINSON | U | 64 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Belton, Lincoln | |
| William WEAVER | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Farm Labr | Grantham, Lincoln | |
| Clapham WILSON | 47 | M | Inmate | Grocer | Imbecile | Clarbro, Nottingham |
Total residents: 87
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