1881 Census: Residents of Ellesmere Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John DAVIES | M | 41 | M | Head | Master Of Union Workhouse | Selatyn, Shropshire | |
| Amy DAVIES | M | 38 | F | Wife | Matron Of Union Workhouse (Munic) | Rickmansworth, Hertford | |
| Violette DAVIES | 13 | F | Daur | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| Herbert DAVIES | 12 | M | Son | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| Blanche DAVIES | 10 | F | Daur | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| Lizzie G. DAVIES | 9 | F | Daur | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| Edith DAVIES | 8 | F | Daur | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| Ada DAVIES | 6 | F | Daur | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| Florence DAVIES | 5 | F | Daur | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| May DAVIES | 4 | F | Daur | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| Bolina FURBER | U | 36 | F | Serv | Nurse & Assistant Matron (Munic) | Burlegdaw, Cheshire | |
| James MOFFATT | W | 61 | M | Serv | House Porter (Munic) | Scotland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| James BELL | U | 45 | M | Vagrant | Ag Lab | Scotland | |
| William BIGGS | W | 83 | M | Patient | Farm Serv | Stafford | |
| Francis BOOTH | W | 78 | M | Patient | Ag Lab | Baschurch, Shropshire | |
| Margaret BUTLER | W | 38 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | London, Middlesex | |
| Herbert CHASE | 6 | M | Inmate | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| Albert CHETWOOD | 5 | M | Patient | Baschurch, Shropshire | |||
| Hannah CHETWOOD | U | 28 | F | Pauper Inmate | Dairymaid (Dom Serv) | Baschurch, Shropshire | |
| Harry CHETWOOD | 6 | M | Pauper Inmate | Baschurch, Shropshire | |||
| Emma CLIFF | W | 76 | F | Patient | Formerly A Domestic Serv | Cockshutt, Shropshire | |
| Elizabeth DAVIES | U | 51 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Dudleston, Shropshire | |
| Hugh DAVIES | W | 75 | M | Patient | Ag Lab | Baschurch, Shropshire | |
| Esther M. DOEPHIN | U | 67 | F | Patient | Formerly Lady | Imbecile | Worcester |
| Caroline EVANS | U | 48 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| William EVANS | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Groom & Coachman | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| William EVISON | W | 65 | M | Patient | Farm Labourer | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| William FEOMAN | U | 62 | M | Patient | Ag Lab | Middle, Shropshire | |
| John FORDOE | U | 21 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Middle, Shropshire | |
| John FOULKES | W | 79 | M | Patient | Shoemaker | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| James FOXLEY | U | 48 | M | Vagrant | Ag Lab | Stafford | |
| Edward GITTINS | W | 69 | M | Patient | Grocer & Baker | Welshampton, Shropshire | |
| Richard GUEST | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Formerly A Tailor | Middle, Shropshire | |
| Ann HARRIS | M | 79 | F | Inmate | Formerly Kept A Bakehouse | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| Joseph HARRIS | U | 73 | M | Patient | Farm Labourer | Cockshutt, Shropshire | |
| William HASSON | W | 73 | M | Patient | Malster | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| Elizabeth HAYWARD | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Welshampton, Shropshire | |
| William HAYWARD | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| William H. HEATH | 3 | M | Inmate | Great Ness, Shropshire | |||
| Sarah HOOSON | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| Daniel JOHNSON | U | 38 | M | Vagrant | Ag Lab | Lancashire | |
| Ann JONES | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Dairymaid (Domestic) | Bettisfield, Shropshire | |
| Edward JONES | 2 | M | Inmate | Bettisfield, Shropshire | |||
| Edward JONES | U | 36 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Shropshire | |
| Eliza A. JONES | 5 | F | Inmate | Bettisfield, Shropshire | |||
| Mary JONES | U | 68 | F | Inmate | Dairymaid (Domestic) | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| John KYNASTON | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Farm Serv | Baschurch, Shropshire | |
| Richard MOULD | M | 67 | M | Inmate | House Baker | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| Mary NEWNES | U | 69 | F | Inmate | Deaf & Dumb | Bettisfield, Flint, Wales | |
| Elizabeth PARKER | 3 | F | Inmate | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| Emily PARKER | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Domestic Serv | Overton, Flint, Wales | |
| Mary PARKER | U | 41 | F | Inmate | Formerly A Housemaid | Overton, Flint, Wales | |
| Harry POLLETT | 5 | M | Inmate | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| Mary POLLETT | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Dairymaid Domestic Serv | Penley, Flint, Wales | |
| Mary POLLETT | 8 | F | Inmate | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| George POWELL | 4 | M | Inmate | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| Mary POWELL | M | 72 | F | Patient | Dairymaid (Domestic) | Overton, Flint, Wales | |
| Mary POWELL | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Dairymaid Domestic Serv | Middle, Shropshire | |
| Enoch PRICE | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Deaf & Dumb | Welshampton, Shropshire | |
| Margaret PRICE | W | 81 | F | Patient | Formerly A Domestic Serv | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| Mary RODEN | U | 38 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | London, Middlesex | |
| Sarah ROGERS | W | 64 | F | Inmate | Dairymaid Domestic Serv | Penley, Flint, Wales | |
| William SHAWS | U | 49 | M | Vagrant | Moulder (Iron) | Derby | |
| Joseph SMITH | M | 61 | M | Patient | Bricklayer | Cockshutt, Shropshire | |
| Peter SONAGE | W | 83 | M | Patient | Coal Miner | Welshampton, Shropshire | |
| Thomas SORTON | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Cotton Spinner | Shrewsbury, Shropshire | |
| George TAYLOR | W | 65 | M | Patient | Ag Lab | Baschurch, Shropshire | |
| Annie TIRING | 12 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Hanmer, Flint, Wales | ||
| Margaret TURNER | U | 68 | F | Patient | Housekeeper Serv | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| Thomas WARREN | W | 61 | M | Patient | Ag Lab | Baschurch, Shropshire | |
| Ann WILLIAMS | U | 49 | F | Inmate | Formerly Laundress | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| John WILLIAMS | U | 19 | M | Inmate | Great Ness, Shropshire | ||
| John WILLIAMS | 4 | M | Inmate | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| Joseph WILSON | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Butcher | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| Harry WOOD | 2 | M | Inmate | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |||
| Selina WOOD | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Formerly Laundress | London, Middlesex | |
| Fanny WYNNE | 15 | F | Inmate | Deaf & Dumb | Bettisfield, Flint, Wales | ||
| Thomas WYNNE | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Farm Serv | Penley, Flint, Wales |
Total residents: 78
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