1881 Census: Residents of Hoo Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John W. WILSON | M | 42 | M | Head | Workhouse Master (Munic) | Ireland | |
| Mary A. WILSON | M | 36 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron (M) | Chatham, Kent | |
| Robert B. WILSON | U | 7 | M | Son | Scholar | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| James S. WILSON | 5 | M | Son | Scholar | Falmouth, Cornwall | ||
| Florence L. WILSON | 2 | F | Daur | Scholar | Uppingham, Rutland | ||
| Percy J. WILSON | 9m | M | Son | Uppingham, Rutland | |||
| Louisa ROSE | 24 | F | Servant | Servant Cook (Dom) | Taunton, Somerset | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| Sarah ARAFOLD | W | 72 | F | Pauper | Formerly Servant | Bethnal Green, Middlesex | |
| Alexander BARKER | U | 42 | M | Pauper | Carpenter | Scotland | |
| Harriet BARRINGER | U | 14 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Cooling, Kent | |
| George BLAKE | U | 37 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | St Marys, Kent | |
| Thomas BOOSEY | W | 78 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Hoo, Kent | |
| John BRAMBLE | W | 60 | M | Pauper | Formerly Inn Keeper | Baswell, Kent | |
| James BROWN | U | 60 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Hoo, Kent | |
| James COOPER | W | 80 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Bursum, Norfolk | |
| John COOPER | W | 76 | M | Pauper | Formerly Ag Labourer | Eastchurch, Kent | |
| Mercy DAY | W | 80 | F | Pauper | Formerly Servant | Hoo, Kent | |
| Susan DICKSON | W | 77 | F | Pauper | Formerly Servant | Chatham, Kent | |
| Frederick DREW | U | 34 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Clapham, Surrey | |
| Herbert GAMON | 5 | M | Pauper | Scholar | |||
| Richard GULVIN | W | 86 | M | Pauper | Formerly Gardner | Boxley, Kent | |
| Ann GUNN | W | 67 | F | Pauper | Formerly Servant | Old Brompton, Kent | |
| Frances HARRISON | W | 70 | F | Pauper | Formerly Servant | Boxley Hill, Kent | |
| John HICKS | U | 56 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Berkshire | |
| Abraham HIGHWOOD | W | 80 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Milton, Kent | |
| Charles JURY | W | 81 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Chatham, Kent | |
| Elizabeth KING | 12 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Strood, Kent | ||
| James MORRIS | U | 43 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Ireland | |
| Ada NICHOLLS | 7 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Hoo, Kent | ||
| Alfred NICHOLLS | 9 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Hoo, Kent | ||
| Elizabeth NICHOLLS | U | 28 | F | Pauper | Formerly Servant | Hoo, Kent | |
| John F. NICHOLLS | 5 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Hoo, Kent | ||
| Louisa ROSS | W | 47 | F | Pauper | Formerly Servant | London, London, Middlesex | |
| Hannah RUMBLE | W | 83 | F | Pauper | Formerly Servant | All Hallows, Kent | |
| John SCREEZE | U | 62 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | St Marys, Kent | |
| Elias SHELL | U | 34 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | High Halstow, Kent | |
| Ann SMITH | O | 30 | F | Wife | Laundress | Winscombe, Wiltshire | |
| John SMITH | M | 33 | M | Pauper (Head) | Ag Labourer | Halifax, York | |
| John SMITH | U | 32 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Woolwich, Kent | |
| Mary SPRATLEY | U | 26 | F | Pauper | Servant | Silchester, Hampshire | |
| Willie M. SPRATLEY | 2m | M | Pauper | Hoo, Kent | |||
| William THOMPSON | U | 38 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Wandsworth, Surrey | |
| Charlott THORPE | U | 15 | F | Pauper | Hoo, Kent | ||
| John THORPE | 14 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Hoo, Kent | ||
| Thomas THURSTON | U | 77 | M | Pauper | Formerly Brickmaker | Hoo, Kent | |
| Rachel TILLEY | W | 59 | F | Pauper | Formerly Servant | Cambridge City | |
| William WARD | W | 60 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Chatham, Kent | |
| Thomas WEBB | U | 79 | M | Pauper | Gardner | Binley, Warwick | |
| Edward WILSON | W | 77 | M | Pauper | Ag Labourer | Isle Of Grain, Kent |
Total residents: 49
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