1881 Census: Residents of Hemel Hempstead Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| James BURNETT | M | 55 | M | Head | Workhouse Master (Munic) | Scotland | |
| Mary BURNETT | M | 50 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron (Munic) | Cosham, Hampshire | |
| Jessie BURNETT | 14 | F | Daur | Workhouse Assistant To Matron (Munic) | Bromley, Middlesex | ||
| James ANDREWS | W | 35 | M | Porter | Workhouse Porter (Munic) | Leighton Buzzard, Bedford | |
| Ann WELLS | W | 58 | F | Nurse | Workhouse Nurse (Sub M S) | Farnham, Surrey | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| James ABBOTT | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Redbourne, Hertford | |
| Mary ANDREWS | M | 62 | F | Pauper | Seamstress | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| Selina ANDREWS | U | 27 | F | Pauper | Gen Servt | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| Phoebe ANSTED | U | 33 | F | Pauper | Straw Plaiter | Flamsted, Hertford | |
| James AUSTIN | U | 49 | M | Pauper | Agl Lab | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| William BALDWIN | U | 65 | M | Pauper | Painter | Bovingdon, Hertford | |
| Thomas BALL | W | 70 | M | Pauper | Gen Labr | Bovingdon, Hertford | |
| Elizabeth BATES | W | 79 | F | Pauper | Gen Serv (Dom) | Kemsworth, Bedford | |
| Isaac BEAN | W | 69 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| James BIRD | U | 80 | M | Pauper | Farm Serv | Watford, Hertford | |
| John BLANDON | W | 80 | M | Pauper | Bricklayers Labr | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| Robert BROWNSELL | 11 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Kings Langley, Hertford | ||
| Thomas BROWNSELL | U | 71 | M | Pauper | Gen Labr | Kings Langley, Hertford | |
| Samuel BUDD | W | 78 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| James BURTONSHAW | W | 78 | M | Pauper | Gardener (Domestic Servt) | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| William BUTLER | U | 70 | M | Pauper | Tailor | St Pancras, Middlesex | |
| Jonathan CARRINGTON | U | 36 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| James CASHMORE | W | 69 | M | Pauper | Domestic Servt (Gardner) | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| George CHILDS | U | 74 | M | Pauper | Hatter | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| George CLARKE | U | 36 | M | Casual | Agl Labr | Rickmansworth, Hertford | |
| Joseph CLARKE | U | 82 | M | Pauper | Domestic Servt Yard | Chalfont, Buckingham | |
| Uriah COOTE | M | 77 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Flamsted, Hertford | |
| William DELL | W | 79 | M | Pauper | Agl Labour | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| John ELLIS | W | 77 | M | Pauper | Gen Labr | Bovingdon, Hertford | |
| Thomas FINCH | M | 52 | M | Pauper | Gen Labr | Hempsted, Hertford | |
| James FOSTER | W | 68 | M | Pauper | Bricklayers Lab | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| John FOUNTAIN | W | 78 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| Emma FRANCIS | M | 31 | F | Pauper | Genl Servt | St Pancras, Middlesex | |
| Maria GLADMAN | 13 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Hempstead, Hertford | ||
| Frances GREEN | U | 16 | F | Pauper | Laundress | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| Henry HALSEY | U | 76 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Kings Langley, Hertford | |
| John HAYES | W | 76 | M | Pauper | Genl Labr | Studham, Hertford | |
| William HITCHCOCK | U | 79 | M | Pauper | Gen Lab | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Thomas HORWOOD | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Agl Lab | Flamsted, Hertford | |
| George HOW | U | 21 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| Caroline HOWARD | U | 63 | F | Pauper | Straw Plaiter | Gt Gaddesden, Hertford | |
| Elizabeth HOWARD | W | 61 | F | Pauper | General Servt | Rickmansworth, Hertford | |
| Margaret HOWLETT | U | 29 | F | Casual | Laundress | St Giles Norwich, Norfolk | |
| James HUTTON | W | 68 | M | Pauper | Gen Labr | Ivinghoe, Buckingham | |
| Emily JANES | 4 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Hempsted, Hertford | ||
| Thomas JOHNSON | U | 28 | M | Pauper | Painter (Artist) | Leeds, York | |
| George JONES | 9 | M | Pauper | Scholar | |||
| John JONES | 11 | M | Pauper | Scholar | |||
| Fanny JORDON | 4 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Hempstead, Hertford | ||
| Fanny JORDON | U | 40 | F | Pauper | Gen Servt | Kings Langley, Hertford | |
| George LEA | U | 44 | M | Pauper | Gt Gaddesden, Hertford | ||
| James LOVELL | U | 59 | M | Pauper | Agl Lab | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| William MAY | U | 61 | M | Pauper | Gen Labr | Kings Langley, Hertford | |
| James MITCHEL | W | 70 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Gt Gaddesden, Hertford | |
| James MORRIS | W | 82 | M | Pauper | Agl Lab | Kings Langley, Hertford | |
| John MOULDER | W | 70 | M | Pauper | Shoe Maker | Aldbury, Hertford | |
| John OSBORNE | W | 74 | M | Pauper | Gen Labr | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| John PANGBOURNE | W | 69 | M | Pauper | Agl Labour | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| William PARROTT | U | 45 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Flamsted, Hertford | |
| Thomas PARTRIDGE | U | 70 | M | Pauper | Gen Labr | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| Ellen PICTON | U | 44 | F | Pauper | (Paper) Rag Sorter | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| David PIKE | U | 64 | M | Pauper | Agl Lab | Gt Gaddesden, Hertford | |
| Henry PRIEST | U | 46 | M | Pauper | Blacksmith | Kings Langley, Hertford | |
| John PUNTER | W | 79 | M | Pauper | Agl Lab | Caddington, Bedford | |
| John REDRUP | W | 81 | M | Pauper | Brick Layer | Amersham, Buckingham | |
| John ROOMES | U | 77 | M | Pauper | Blacksmith | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| Obed SEABROOK | U | 66 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Bovingdon, Hertford | |
| Richard SEWELL | W | 62 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Little Kimble, Buckingham | |
| Martha SLATTER | U | 30 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Thame, Surrey | |
| Sarah SMITH | U | 46 | F | Pauper | Gen Servt | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| John STEVENS | W | 76 | M | Pauper | Gen Labr | Gt Gaddesden, Hertford | |
| William TIMBERLAKE | U | 29 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Kings Langley, Hertford | |
| William TIMS | U | 74 | M | Pauper | Agl Labr | Bovingdon, Hertford | |
| Clement TOMLIN | 12 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Hempstead, Hertford | ||
| William TOWNSEND | W | 76 | M | Pauper | Blacksmith | Flamsted, Hertford | |
| John WALKER | U | 61 | M | Pauper | Bricklayers Lab | Hempstead, Hertford | |
| Henry WALLINGTON | U | 62 | M | Pauper | Farm Servt | Flaunden, Hertford | |
| George WATSON | W | 80 | M | Pauper | Agl Labour | Gt Gaddesden, Hertford | |
| Minnie WOODWARD | 9 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Hempstead, Hertford |
Total residents: 79
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