1881 Census: Residents of Eastbourne Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| William PLATT | M | 45 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse (Mun) | Netherthong, York | |
| Elizabeth A. PLATT | M | 33 | F | Matron | Matron Of Workhouse (Mun) | Wisbech, Cambridge | |
| Leah BENJAMIN | U | 39 | F | School Mistress | School Mistress Of Workhouse (Mun) | Quebec, Canada | |
| George GOATCHER | U | 26 | M | Officer | Porter Of Workhouse (M) | Barnham, Sussex | |
| Mary BELL | W | 54 | F | Officer | Nurse Of Workhouse (M) | London St Pancras, Middlesex | |
| Philadelphia SMITH | U | 39 | F | Officer | Nurse Of Workhouse (M) | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Amelia CLARK | W | 38 | F | Porters | Porterss Of Workhouse (M) | Portsmouth, Hampshire | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Henry ALCE | U | 16 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Fanny ARNOLD | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Jesse ASHDOWN | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Eastbourne, Sussex | ||
| Jane AVERY | U | 65 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Charles BAKER | W | 35 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Birmingham, Warwick | |
| Ellen BANKS | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Harry BANKS | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Hannah BARTHOLOMEW | 1 | F | Inmate | Eastbourne, Sussex | |||
| Fanny BATHOLOMEW | U | 33 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Jevington, Sussex | |
| Agnes BEST | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Eastbourne, Sussex | ||
| Francis BOILARD | U | 42 | M | Vagrant | Carpenter | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| John BOILARD | U | 46 | M | Vagrant | Carpenter | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Edward BRADFORD | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Agu Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Amy BROWN | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Lunatic | Devon | |
| Benjamin F. BROWN | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Bookseller | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| James BROWN | U | 49 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Brighton, Sussex | |
| Jane BROWN | W | 63 | F | Vagrant | Tailoress | Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk | |
| Eliza CALVER | 1 | F | Inmate | Eastbourne, Sussex | |||
| Susan CALVER | U | 61 | F | Inmate | General Servant | Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk | |
| James CAMPBELL | U | 22 | M | Vagrant | Seaman | Hastings, Sussex | |
| Edward CARTER | W | 70 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| William CHAPMAN | M | 73 | M | Inmate | Brewers Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Caroline CHEAL | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Polegate, Sussex | ||
| Emma CHEAL | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Polegate, Sussex | ||
| Joseph CHEAL | U | 59 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | West Dean, Sussex | |
| George CLARKE | U | 29 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Sheffield, York | |
| Mary A. COLCHIN | M | 54 | F | Inmate | Tailoress | London St Pancras, Middlesex | |
| Rose COLEMAN | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| James DAW | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Farm Balliff | Westham, Sussex | |
| Charlotte DENNIS | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Brighton, Sussex | ||
| William DERITT | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Guildford, Surrey | ||
| William DIPLOCK | W | 86 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| William DUGGIN | U | 35 | M | Vagrant | Carpenter | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth DUNSTALL | 29 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Brighton, Sussex | ||
| Dinah EASTON | W | 62 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Plymouth, Devon | |
| Edith FIELD | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Emma FINCH | M | 33 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Lunatic | Pickford, Northampton |
| George FORD | U | 17 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Worthing, Sussex | |
| John FOSTER | U | 46 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Sussex | |
| Alexander FRASER | U | 64 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| John FROHOCK | U | 19 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Woolwich, Kent | |
| Ann FUNNELL | W | 65 | F | Inmate | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Ann FUNNELL | M | 87 | F | Inmate | General Serv | Heathfield, Sussex | |
| James FUNNELL | M | 92 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Rodhill, Sussex | |
| William GASSON | 27 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Limpsfield, Surrey | ||
| John GEERING | U | 80 | M | Inmate | Maltster | Lullington, Sussex | |
| Samuel GOWHURST | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Cowman (Ag Lab) | Willingdon, Sussex | |
| James GREEN | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Shepherd | Seaford, Sussex | |
| Emma HALL | W | 40 | F | Vagrant | Laundress | Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire | |
| Robert HALL | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Butcher | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Esther HANCOCK | U | 73 | F | Inmate | Lunatic | ||
| Alice HARVEY | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Willingdon, Sussex | ||
| Annie HARVEY | 9m | F | Inmate | Eastbourne, Sussex | |||
| Elizabeth HARVEY | M | 30 | F | Inmate | Cook (Dom) | ||
| Flora HARVEY | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Willingdon, Sussex | ||
| George HARVEY | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Willingdon, Sussex | ||
| George HARVEY | M | 43 | M | Inmate | Painter | Munford, Norfolk | |
| Rose HARVEY | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Willingdon, Sussex | ||
| Jesse HILTON | U | 60 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Polegate, Sussex | |
| Mary HOLLEBON | 64 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Willingdon, Sussex | ||
| James HOLLOWAY | U | 65 | F | Inmate | Agr Laborer | Wilmington, Sussex | |
| Thomas HOOK | U | 65 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Hoo, Sussex | |
| Eliza JAY | 25 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Worthing, Sussex | ||
| Thomas JOHNSON | U | 20 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Bishop Stratford, Essex | |
| Caroline JORDAN | U | 65 | F | Inmate | General Servant | Lunatic | Seaford, Sussex |
| Gertrude JORDON | 2 | F | Inmate | Eastbourne, Sussex | |||
| Sarah JORDON | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Cook Dom | Seaford, Sussex | |
| Edward KELLY | W | 61 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Cork Cork | |
| George KENYON | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Lullington, Sussex | ||
| Maria KENYON | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Lullington, Sussex | ||
| Martha KENYON | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Lullington, Sussex | ||
| Charles KNIGHT | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Fisherman | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| James LEWIS | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Agu Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Caroline LUCKENS | W | 61 | F | Inmate | Housemaid | Westham, Kent | |
| John LUXFORD | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Fisherman | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Jesse MARTIN | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Agu Laborer | Westham, Sussex | |
| George MATTHEWS | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Agr Laborer | Westham, Sussex | |
| Harriett MAYNARD | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Eastbourne, Sussex | ||
| Elizabeth MESSAGE | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Kitchenmaid | Shoreditch, Middlesex | |
| Francis MESSAGE | 7m | M | Inmate | Eastbourne, Sussex | |||
| Mary A. MESSAGE | 7m | F | Inmate | Eastbourne, Sussex | |||
| Thomas MIDDLETON | W | 50 | M | Inmate | Gardener (D) | Irton, Cumberland | |
| John MILLER | U | 65 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Jevington, Sussex | |
| Thomas MILLS | U | 95 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Deaf | The Netherlands |
| Charles MORRIS | U | 20 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| John MORRIS | M | 61 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Blind | Eastbourne, Sussex |
| Ellen NICHOLLS | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Henry NOAKES | U | 17 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | East Dean, Sussex | |
| Josiah PAGE | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Iron Plate Worker | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Sarah PAIN | U | 73 | F | Inmate | Seamstress | Deaf | Eastbourne, Sussex |
| George PALMER | U | 64 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| William PATTENDEN | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Elizabeth PERRY | M | 42 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Emily PETERS | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| George POTTER | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Agr Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| George POTTER | W | 59 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| William PRODGER | 17 | M | Inmate | Gardener (D) | Dumb | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| William PUTLAND | 16 | M | Inmate | Blind | Eastbourne, Sussex | ||
| Edward REED | U | 23 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Sarah REED | U | 41 | F | Inmate | Lunatic | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Thomas RICHARDSON | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Stone Mason | Durham, Durham | |
| George RILEY | U | 26 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Lewes, Sussex | |
| George SINDEN | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Francis SMITH | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Hailsham, Sussex | |
| William SPENSER | U | 36 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayer | Kings Lynn, Norfolk | |
| Stephen STEVENS | U | 55 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Albert STILL | 15 | M | Inmate | Brighton, Sussex | |||
| Ellen STILL | 3 | F | Inmate | Hastings, Sussex | |||
| Frances STILL | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hastings, Sussex | ||
| Joseph STILL | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brighton, Sussex | ||
| Sarah STILL | M | 44 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Brighton, Sussex | |
| James STOKES | U | 36 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Bristol, Somerset | |
| John TAYLOR | U | 22 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Battersea, Surrey | |
| Harriett TEMPLEMAN | W | 82 | F | Inmate | Housemaid | Newhaven, Sussex | |
| William TICEHURST | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Lime Burner | Willingdon, Sussex | |
| William TILLEY | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Steyning, Sussex | ||
| John TOVITT | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Agr Laborer | Arlington, Sussex | |
| Robert VERNON | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Eastbourne, Sussex | ||
| Mary VINE | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Beeding, Sussex | |
| Lucy WALKER | U | 64 | F | Inmate | Boot Binder | Alfriston, Sussex | |
| George WALL | U | 61 | M | Vagrant | Collar Cutter (Shirt) | Paddington, Middlesex | |
| Ellen WARNER | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Eastbourne, Sussex | ||
| Emma WARNER | M | 53 | F | Inmate | South Shields, Northumberland | ||
| William WARNER | M | 63 | M | Inmate | Gardiner (D) | Alfriston, Sussex | |
| Albert WAYMARK | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Westham, Sussex | ||
| Charlotte WAYMARK | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Westham, Sussex | ||
| Thomas WAYMARK | U | 19 | M | Inmate | Agu Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| George WEAVER | M | 48 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Ashford, Kent | |
| Alice WELLER | U | 36 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Polegate, Sussex | |
| Joseph WESTON | U | 18 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Laborer | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| John WHITE | W | 62 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Leicester, Leicester | |
| Caroline WICKERSON | W | 62 | F | Inmate | Blind | Wannock, Sussex | |
| Alfred WILLIAMS | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Eastbourne, Sussex | ||
| Anthony O. WILLIAMS | 7m | M | Inmate | Eastbourne, Sussex | |||
| Foster WILLIAMS | 1 | M | Inmate | Eastbourne, Sussex | |||
| Henry WILLIAMS | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Islington, Middlesex | ||
| Rose WILLIAMS | U | 25 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Mahalah WILSON | 36 | M | Inmate | General Servant | Guestling, Sussex | ||
| Sarah WOOD | W | 66 | F | Inmate | Boot Binder | Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| Arthur YOUNG | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Eastbourne, Sussex | ||
| William YOUNG | U | 50 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Deptford, Kent |
Total residents: 148
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