1881 Census: Residents of Hemsworth Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| James STEELE | M | 52 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse | Great Houghton, York | |
| Jane STEELE | M | 49 | F | Wife | Matron Of Workhouse | South Hiendley, York | |
| Elizabeth STEELE | U | 19 | F | Daur | South Hiendley, York | ||
| Fanny STEELE | 12 | F | Daur | Scholar | Hemsworth, York | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| James BARROWCLOUGH | U | 51 | M | Inmate | Road Labourer No Oc | Cudworth, York | |
| George BEASLEY | W | 56 | M | Inmate | Brick Maker No Oc | Birmingham, Warwick | |
| Mary BINGLEY | U | 74 | F | Inmate | Kitchenmaid | Hemsworth, York | |
| Ann BOOTH | U | 70 | F | Inmate | Kitchenmaid | Kirk Smeaton, York | |
| George BRIGGS | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | Hemsworth, York | |
| Nance CHAPPELL | W | 86 | F | Inmate | Kitchenmaid | Ackworth, York | |
| Ada COLLIS | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | South Kirkby, York | ||
| Mark COPLEY | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | Hemsworth, York | |
| John COWLEY | U | 37 | M | Inmate | Railway Excavator (Navvy) | Hull, York | |
| Elizabeth DEWHIRST | U | 33 | F | Inmate | Kitchenmaid | Hemsworth, York | |
| William FOULSTON | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | Ackworth, York | |
| George GREEN | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Plumber No Oc | Brierley, York | |
| John GUEST | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | Imbecile | Hemsworth, York |
| Thomas HALMSHAW | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Schoolmaster No Occ | South Elmsall, York | |
| Joseph HARTLEY | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Occ | Walden Stubbs, York | |
| Caroline HEPWORTH | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Wragby, York | ||
| Emma HEPWORTH | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Wragby, York | |
| William HEPWORTH | U | 24 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Imbecile | Wragby, York |
| Mary HEWITT | U | 76 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | South Kirkby, York | |
| William HORRIGAN | U | 22 | M | Inmate | Railway Excavator (Navvy) | Belfast, Ireland | |
| George INKE | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | South Elmsall, York | |
| John JESSOP | M | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | Hemsworth, York | |
| Alfred LAWTON | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Upton, York | ||
| Edith LAWTON | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hemsworth, York | ||
| Elizabeth LAWTON | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hemsworth, York | ||
| Maggie LAWTON | 10 | F | Inmate | Nostel, York | |||
| Edward LEWIS | U | 45 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | Pembroke, Pembroke, Wales | |
| Benjamin MAWVERLEY | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | Kirk Smeaton, York | |
| John MORTON | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | Kirk Smeaton, York | |
| William MORTON | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | Kirk Smeaton, York | |
| Robert PEARSON | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | Kirk Smeaton, York | |
| Charles POWER | U | 35 | M | Inmate | No Occ | Imbecile | Ackworth, York |
| Emiley RICHARDS | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Kitchenmaid | South Kirkby, York | |
| John ROBERTS | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab No Oc | Kirk Smeaton, York | |
| Ann SAMPSON | U | 69 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Wragby, York | |
| Thomas SCHOLEY | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Colliery Clerk No Oc | Pontefract, York | |
| Martha M. SESSIONS | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Kitchenmaid | Imbecile | Thorp Audlin, York |
| Elizabeth SHILLOTTO | U | 78 | F | Inmate | Kitchenmaid | South Elmsall, York | |
| Charles SMITH | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Farmer No Occ | Thorp Audlin, York | |
| James SMITH | U | 48 | M | Inmate | Railway Excavator (Navvy) | Hull, York | |
| Joseph SYKES | U | 64 | M | Inmate | (No Oc) | Imbecile | Ackworth, York |
| Hannah TASKER | U | 50 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Brierley, York | |
| George THORP | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brierley, York | ||
| Lilian THORPE | 10 | F | Inmate | Brierley, York | |||
| Henry TURPIN | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab (No Occ) | Thorp Audlin, York | |
| Ann WOODCOCK | U | 47 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Little Smeaton, York | |
| George WOODCOCK | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Kirksmeaton, York | ||
| Harriett WOODCOCK | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Little Smeaton, York |
Total residents: 52
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