1881 Census: Residents of Holsworthy Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John Henry BICKLY | M | 49 | M | Master (Head) | Master Of The Work House | Pancrassweek, Devon, England | |
| Grace BICKLY | M | 50 | F | Matron | Matron Of The Work House | Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Elizabeth BALSDON | 3 | F | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon, England | |||
| Louisa BALSDON | 5 | F | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| Mary Jane BALSDON | U | 26 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Ashwater, Devon | |
| James BASSETT | W | 75 | M | Pauper | Labourer | Ashwater, Devon | |
| William BOND | 12 | M | Pauper | Bradworthy, Devon | |||
| Emma BRENT | 7 | F | Pauper | Thornbury, Devon | |||
| Frederick BRENT | 12 | M | Pauper | Thornbury, Devon | |||
| Simon BRENT | 10 | M | Pauper | Thornbury, Devon | |||
| Mary CLIFTON | U | 57 | F | Pauper | Char Woman | Ashwater, Devon | |
| Charles COLE | 12 | M | Pauper | Callington, Cornwall | |||
| John COLLINS | W | 37 | M | Pauper | Widower | Holsworthy, Devon | |
| William COLWILL | 11 | M | Pauper | Tetcott, Devon | |||
| Charles COOK | 11 | M | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| Bessie COX | U | 23 | F | Pauper | No Occupation | Imbecile | Holsworthy, Devon |
| Charles DOWNE | 7m | M | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| Eliza DOWNE | 3 | F | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| Ellen DOWNE | W | 24 | F | Pauper | Char Woman | Ashwater, Devon | |
| Lucy DOWNE | 5 | F | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| Thomas DOWNE | U | 53 | M | Pauper | School Master | Luffincott, Devon | |
| William DOWNE | 9 | M | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| Roger DUKE | W | 86 | M | Pauper | Labourer | Ashwater, Devon | |
| Lucy EDWARDS | 12 | F | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| Samuel EDWARDS | 7 | M | Pauper | North Tamerton, Cornwall | |||
| William EDWARDS | 13 | M | Pauper | North Tamerton, Cornwall | |||
| Arscott GILBERT | 9 | M | Pauper | Cookbury, Devon | |||
| Lydia GILBERT | 7 | F | Pauper | North Tamerton, Cornwall | |||
| Polly GILBERT | 5 | F | Pauper | North Tamerton, Cornwall | |||
| Richard GILBERT | 12 | M | Pauper | Cookbury, Devon | |||
| Ruth GILBERT | U | 32 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Deaf And Dumb | Cookbury, Devon |
| John GOODMAN | W | 78 | M | Pauper | Carpenter | Bridgerule East, Devon | |
| John GRIMES | W | 61 | M | Pauper | Labourer | Hartland, Devon | |
| Ann HANCOCK | M | 31 | F | Pauper | Labourers Wife | Bear Town, Devon | |
| Georgina HANCOCK | 6 | F | Pauper | Bradford, Devon | |||
| Isaac HANCOCK | 4 | M | Pauper | Ashwater, Devon | |||
| William HANCOCK | 1 | M | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| Eva HEARN | 3 | F | Pauper | Bradford, Devon | |||
| Lucy HEARN | U | 26 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Bradford, Devon | |
| Mary HEARN | 5m | F | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| Peggy HILL | W | 71 | F | Pauper | Char Woman | Holsworthy, Devon | |
| William HORNE | U | 95 | M | Pauper | Gardener | Black Torrington, Devon | |
| John JEWELL | U | 81 | M | Pauper | Shoe Maker | Holsworthy, Devon | |
| Elizabeth LEWIS | 4m | F | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| Fanny LEWIS | U | 23 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Holsworthy, Devon | |
| James MARTIN | U | 71 | M | Pauper | Mason | Burpham, Sussex | |
| Norah MARTIN | U | 30 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Bradford, Devon | |
| John MILES | 3m | M | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| Mary Ann MILES | U | 25 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Shebbear, Devon | |
| Sarah Ellen MILES | 8 | F | Pauper | Holsworthy, Devon | |||
| William Henry MILES | 5 | M | Pauper | Cookbury, Devon | |||
| John MOYSE | 11 | M | Pauper | Launceston, Cornwall | |||
| James NORTHCOTT | U | 68 | M | Pauper | Labourer | Ashwater, Devon | |
| Elizabeth PADDON | U | 76 | F | Pauper | Char Woman | Whitstone, Cornwall | |
| Mary Jane PADDON | 2 | F | Pauper | Milton Damerel, Devon | |||
| Fanny PETHERICK | U | 40 | F | Pauper | No Occupation | Imbecile | Ashwater, Devon |
| Mary ROWE | U | 32 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Pyworthy, Devon | |
| Ann ROWELL | U | 62 | F | Pauper | No Occupation | Imbecile | Bradworthy, Devon |
| Mary ROWLAND | U | 78 | F | Pauper | Char Woman | Whitstone, Cornwall | |
| Amelia SLEEMAN | 8 | F | Pauper | Bradworthy, Devon | |||
| William SMITH | U | 25 | M | Pauper | No Occupation | Clawton, Devon | |
| Loveday SPRY | U | 26 | F | Pauper | No Occupation | Ashwater, Devon | |
| William STACEY | 9 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | Holsworthy, Devon | ||
| Robert STRONG | U | 75 | M | Pauper | Labourer | Black Torrington, Devon | |
| Ann TUCKER | U | 23 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Holsworthy, Devon | |
| Emily TUCKER | 2 | F | Pauper | Hollacombe, Devon | |||
| Richard TUCKER | U | 16 | M | Pauper | Farm Servant | Holsworthy, Devon | |
| Thomas TUCKER | 5 | M | Pauper | Hollacombe, Devon | |||
| Elizabeth Mary WILLIAMS | 7 | F | Pauper | Padstowe, Cornwall | |||
| Mary Ann WILLIAMS | W | 45 | F | Pauper | Char Woman | Clawton, Devon | |
| Sarah WILLIAMS | 5 | F | Pauper | Poundstock, Cornwall | |||
| Elizabeth Ann WOODLEY | U | 28 | F | Pauper | Farmers Daughter | Bridgerule East, Devon | |
| William Thos. YEO | U | 75 | M | Pauper | Labourer | Pancrassweek, Devon |
Total residents: 73
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