Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Hertford Union, Hertfordshire, 1861
In 1861, the Poor Law Board published a return of the name every adult pauper who had been a workhouse inmate for a continuous period of five years or more, together with the duration of their residence (in years and months), the reason for it, and whether they had been brought up in a District or separate Workhouse School. It was noted that the term 'District School' had been widely misinterpreted by respondents as meaning any school in the local area, such as a national or private school, and that there was only one instance in the whole report of an inmate actually having been in such a school.
| Name | Yrs | ms. | Reason | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Mansfield | 19 | 0 | Idiotical | no. |
| Ann Munford | 12 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| Catherine Kinnear | 12 | 0 | Fistula | no. |
| Edward Adams | 11 | 0 | Impaired vision | no. |
| Benjamin Miles | 7 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| William Mardell | 30 | 0 | Idiotical | no. |
| Elizabeth Marvell | 6 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| William Baker | 18 | 0 | Idiotical | no. |
| Emma Baker | 16 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Rebecca Tranter | 24 | 0 | Insane (harmless) | no. |
| Catherine Briant | 22 | 0 | Imbecile | no. |
| James Hills | 13 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| George Tapstead | 11 | 0 | Ulcerated legs | no. |
| Ann Knapp | 6 | 0 | Skin disease | no. |
| William Enever | 15 | 0 | Aged | no. |
| Sarah Brown | 9 | 0 | Very infirm | no. |
| Mary Pratt | 17 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
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