1881 Census: Residents of Ipswich Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Henry SIDNEY | M | 40 | M | Master (Head) | Workhouse Master | Woolpit, Suffolk | |
| Ellen Sophia SIDNEY | M | 40 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron | Ixworth, Suffolk | |
| Henry A. SIDNEY | 15 | M | Son | Commercial Clerk (Wines & Spirits) | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Beatrice Ellen SIDNEY | 11 | F | Daur | Scholar | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Amelia Sophia SIDNEY | 5 | F | Daur | Scholar | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| John Henry JARROLD | M | 37 | M | Porter (Head) | Workhouse Porter | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Jane JARROLD | M | 31 | F | (Wife) | Assistant To Matron | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Margaret COLE | U | 40 | F | Cook | Cook | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Ann NICHOLS | W | 62 | F | Nurse | Nurse (Nanni) | Wickham Market, Suffolk | |
| Matilda KNIGHTS | M | 51 | F | Nurse | Nurse | Rushmere, Suffolk | |
| Inmate | |||||||
| Lucy ABBOTT | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Woodbridge, Suffolk | ||
| Thomas ABBOTT | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| William ABLEWHITE | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Railway Porter | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Henry AITKIN | M | 48 | M | Inmate | Clerk | Cupar Fife, Scotland | |
| Sarah Ann ALDOUS | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Whitton, Suffolk | ||
| James ANDREWS | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Quay Porter Mariner | Felixstowe, Suffolk | |
| Ann BAKER | U | 69 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Sarah BANKS | W | 75 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Eliza BARBER | U | 62 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Henry BARBER | U | 50 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Samuel BARBER | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Wheelwright | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Charles BARKER | M | 61 | M | Inmate | Iron Foundry Fireman | Melton, Suffolk | |
| Mary BARKER | M | 75 | F | Inmate | Willisham, Suffolk | ||
| George BARRETT | W | 48 | M | Inmate | Shoe Maker | Old Buckingham, Norfolk | |
| Frederick BELHAM | U | 21 | M | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Andrew BELTIE | U | 42 | M | Vagrant | Cork Cutter | Omagh, Ireland | |
| James BIGMORE | U | 35 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Harkstead, Suffolk |
| John BIRCH | W | 77 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Great Bealings, Suffolk | |
| Emma BISHOP | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | London, Middlesex | |
| William BLOGG | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Railway Porter | Battisford, Suffolk | |
| Benjamin BLOOMFIELD | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Imbecile | Coddenham, Suffolk |
| George BLUGROVE | M | 59 | M | Inmate | Grocer | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Alfred BLYTH | M | 61 | M | Inmate | Commission Agent | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Alfred BOND | U | 33 | M | Vagrant | Musician | Cork, Ireland | |
| Hannah BOWMAN | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| William BRAGGS | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Hintlesham, Suffolk | |
| Elizabeth Charlotte BRIDGES | W | 71 | F | Inmate | Halesworth, Suffolk | ||
| Mary BROOK | W | 83 | F | Inmate | Pettaugh, Suffolk | ||
| Harriet BROWN | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| William BROWN | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Fish Hawker | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| William BUGG | M | 71 | M | Inmate | Iron Foundry Labourer No Occ | India | |
| Nancy BURCH | W | 86 | F | Inmate | Saxmundham, Suffolk | ||
| Sarah Ann BURGESS | W | 56 | F | Inmate | Falkenham, Suffolk | ||
| Maud BURROWS | W | 86 | F | Inmate | Yoxford, Suffolk | ||
| James BUTCHER | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Sproughton, Suffolk | |
| John BUTCHER | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Groom (Dom Serv) | Sproughton, Suffolk | |
| Sterling BUTCHER | W | 58 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Amy CANHAM | W | 68 | F | Inmate | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | ||
| Mary Ann CANHAM | U | 65 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Albert CHAMBERLAIN | U | 47 | M | Inmate | Groom Dom Serv | Bramford, Suffolk | |
| Ann CHAMBERS | U | 73 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Mendham, Norfolk | |
| Sarah CHAPMAN | W | 61 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Henry CHURCHYARD | M | 81 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Drinkstone, Suffolk | |
| George CLARKE | U | 26 | M | Vagrant | Fisherman | Rotherhithe, Kent | |
| Joseph CLARKE | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Butcher | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| James COCKSEDGE | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Guesthouse Servant | Hadleigh, Suffolk | |
| Jemima COE | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Charles COOK | U | 34 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Harlesford, Essex |
| Charles COOPER | 24 | M | Inmate | Tripe Dresser (Curer Prov) | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Charlotte COOPER | U | 48 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| William COOPER | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Westerfield, Suffolk | |
| Susan CORNER | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| James John CRANE | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Boulge, Suffolk | |
| Elizabeth CREASY | M | 55 | F | Inmate | Nacton, Suffolk | ||
| Thomas CREASY | M | 68 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Portsea, Hampshire | |
| Jane CROSS | W | 51 | F | Inmate | Whitton, Suffolk | ||
| Thomas DENNY | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| David DICKERSON | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant (No Occ) | Nacton, Suffolk | |
| William DOUBLE | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Emma DOWNING | W | 34 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Caroline ELLISTON | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Emma ELLISTON | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Elias EMMERSON | W | 94 | M | Inmate | Mariner (None) | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Thomas EVERARD | M | 66 | M | Inmate | Hotel Waiter (None) | Malden, Essex | |
| Arthur EVERETT | M | 32 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Hannah EVERETT | M | 36 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Kate Alice EVERETT | 5m | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | |||
| William EVERETT | U | 22 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Middlesex |
| James FAGAN | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Moulder (Iron) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Caroline FAIRWEATHER | W | 49 | F | Inmate | Eye, Suffolk | ||
| John Benjamin FARMAN | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Schoolmaster | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Charles FARNUN | M | 69 | M | Inmate | Ships Carpenter | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Susannah FARTHING | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Lavenham, Suffolk | ||
| William FIELD | M | 62 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Frederick FISHER | W | 51 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | London, Middlesex | |
| Robert FOLLEY | U | 73 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Bernard FORSKETT | U | 33 | M | Inmate | Grocer | Olney, Buckingham | |
| Lucy FOX | W | 55 | F | Inmate | Swilland, Suffolk | ||
| Jane FRANCIS | W | 81 | F | Inmate | Wisbeach, Cambridge | ||
| Thomas FROST | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Sarah FURMAN | U | 73 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Bishop GARNHAM | W | 49 | M | Inmate | Iron Moulder | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Edward GIBSON | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Alfred GOLDING | W | 52 | M | Inmate | Farmer | Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Annie GOLDING | 8 | F | Inmate | Norton, Suffolk | |||
| Ernest GOLDING | 7 | M | Inmate | Norton, Suffolk | |||
| Lucy GOLDING | 4 | F | Inmate | Norton, Suffolk | |||
| Charles GOLDSMITH | W | 49 | M | Inmate | Gardener (D) | Wetheringsett, Suffolk | |
| Robert GOODRICH | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Iron Foundry Labourer | Barfield, Suffolk | |
| William GOODRICH | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Gardener No Occ | East Bergholt, Suffolk | |
| William GOSLING | W | 74 | M | Inmate | White Smith | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| William Sutton GRANGER | M | 72 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| William GREEN | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Claydon, Suffolk | |
| Eliza GRIFFIN | W | 61 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Thomas Alfred Durrant GRIMSEY | M | 60 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Rushmere, Suffolk | |
| Charlotte GRIMWOOD | M | 76 | F | Inmate | Sproughton, Suffolk | ||
| William GRIMWOOD | M | 88 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Offton, Suffolk | |
| Edward GROOM | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Framsden, Suffolk | |
| Mary Ann GUNN | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Chelmondiston, Suffolk | ||
| Thomas HAKEN | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Blaxhall, Suffolk | |
| Mary Ann HALL | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Caroline HALLS | W | 52 | F | Inmate | Gressing Hall, Norfolk | ||
| James HAMMOND | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Amos HARDING | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Dennington, Suffolk | |
| Carrington HARMER | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Master Mariner | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Jabez HARRIS | M | 72 | M | Inmate | Miller | Newton Park, Buckingham | |
| John HARRIS | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Manningtree, Essex | |
| Edwd. Fredk. HARVEY | U | 58 | M | Inmate | Accountant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| William HARVEY | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Cabinet Maker | Copdock, Suffolk | |
| Emma HAWES | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Levington, Suffolk | |
| Letitia HAWKINS | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Stutton, Suffolk | ||
| John HAYES | W | 44 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayers Labourer | Deptford, Kent | |
| Owen HINES | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith (None) | Bramford, Suffolk | |
| Sarah HOLBROOK | W | 65 | F | Inmate | Camberwell, Middlesex | ||
| Abraham HUBBARD | W | 89 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Brockford, Suffolk | |
| Elizabeth HUNT | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Barrow, Suffolk |
| John HUNT | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Gorleston, Suffolk | |
| Emma HURREN | M | 35 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Joseph JAMES | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Weaver | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Joshua JAROLD | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Cabinet Maker | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Alfred JARRET | U | 31 | M | Inmate | Iron Foundry Labourer | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Elizabeth JENNINGS | M | 33 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| William JOHNSON | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Railway Porter (None) | Sudbury, Suffolk | |
| William JONES | M | 67 | M | Inmate | Ca... Gilder | Colchester, Essex | |
| William JONES | U | 52 | M | Vagrant | Plasterer | Burton On Trent, Stafford | |
| Edward KEENE | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Hawker No Occ | London, Middlesex | |
| Matilda LING | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant (Nil) | Imbecile | Hintlesham, Suffolk |
| Robert LING | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Hintlesham, Suffolk | |
| William MACROW | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Barrow, Suffolk | |
| Rachel MALSTER | W | 65 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Wetheringsett, Suffolk | |
| William MANN | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Paper Maker | Bastead, Kent | |
| William MC CREDIE | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Gardner | Alderton, Suffolk | |
| William MDNOR | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Coal Porter | Felixstowe, Suffolk | |
| Hannah MOONEY | W | 28 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Susan MOSS | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Lavenham, Suffolk | ||
| William NEALE | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Sarah NOLAN | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| David NUNN | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Mendlesham, Suffolk | |
| William NUNN | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Shipwright | Imbecile | Woodbridge, Suffolk |
| Jane Ann ORIRS | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Thomas OSBORNE | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Hempstead, Essex | |
| Alfred OWEN | U | 28 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Harwich, Essex | |
| Arthur PALMER | U | 22 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Bramford, Suffolk | |
| Thomas PARKER | M | 79 | M | Inmate | Builders Labourer | Needham, Suffolk | |
| Harry PATRICK | U | 29 | M | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| William PILBORROW | W | 90 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Henley, Suffolk | |
| Lionell PIZEY | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Gardener (No Occ) | Mark Soham, Suffolk | |
| Mary POWLING | W | 61 | F | Inmate | Needham, Suffolk | ||
| Charles RALPH | M | 46 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Leiston, Suffolk | |
| Robert RANSOME | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Ostler | Debenham, Suffolk | |
| Mary Ann READ | W | 36 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Gt Bedlings, Suffolk | |
| Elizabeth REDGRAVE | M | 34 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Elijah REEVE | W | 52 | M | Inmate | Blacksmiths Labourer | Longstraton, Norfolk | |
| Samuel RUDD | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Ships Joiner | Elsing, Norfolk | |
| William RUDD | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Boiler Maker | Elsing, Norfolk | |
| Ellen Louisa RUNNACLES | U | 41 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Walter SCARLETT | U | 20 | M | Inmate | Butcher | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Caspar SCHULEN | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Porter | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Harry Walter SCHULEN | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Porter (...Mf) | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| George SCULLERFIELD | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Grocer | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Thomas SEWELL | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Bramfield, Suffolk | |
| Mary Ann SHELDRAKE | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Coddenham, Suffolk | ||
| Richard SHELDRAKE | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Mary Ann SHIP | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Deborah SILLETT | U | 58 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Whitton, Suffolk |
| Alice Maude SMITH | 16m | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | |||
| Elizabeth SMITH | M | 23 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| George Alexander SMITH | U | 31 | M | Inmate | Printer | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| James SMITH | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| James SMITH | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Hacheston, Suffolk | |
| Timothy SMITH | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Horse Clipper (No Occ) | Thorington, Suffolk | |
| William SMITH | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Miller (None) | Malden, Essex | |
| Mary Ann SOUTHGATE | U | 27 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | London, Middlesex | |
| Mary SOUTHGATE | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Housekeeper | Imbecile | Combs, Suffolk |
| Mary Ann SPALL | M | 76 | F | Inmate | Needham, Suffolk | ||
| William SPALL | M | 83 | M | Inmate | Iron Foundry Labourer | Woodbridge, Suffolk | |
| Susan STAMMERS | U | 49 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| George STEARN | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Gardener (7/3) | Welby, Suffolk | |
| Charlotte SUMMERS | W | 49 | F | Inmate | Dovercourt, Essex | ||
| William SWAN | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| William SYER | M | 74 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer No Occ | Oakley, Essex | |
| Elizabeth TAYLOR | W | 83 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| John TAYLOR | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Crowfield, Suffolk | |
| Mary TAYLOR | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Bildeston, Suffolk | ||
| Sarah TAYLOR | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| William TAYLOR | U | 37 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| James THURLOW | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| George THWAITES | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Copdock, Suffolk | |
| William THWAITES | U | 88 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Washbrook, Suffolk | |
| Thomas TILL | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Shipwright | Harwich, Essex | |
| Edward TOLLEY | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Whitechurch, Shropshire | |
| John TREW | M | 71 | M | Inmate | Fish Hawker | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Susan TRICKER | W | 55 | F | Inmate | Shotley, Suffolk | ||
| Ellen TUCK | U | 38 | F | Inmate | Factory Woman (Lab) | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Jane TUCKER | M | 78 | F | Inmate | Bildeston, Suffolk | ||
| William TUCKER | M | 87 | M | Inmate | Pensioner | Stowmarket, Suffolk | |
| Eliza TURNER | U | 44 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| James TURNER | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Samuel VINCE | W | 58 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer (No Occ) | Harkstead, Suffolk | |
| Dennis WADE | W | 52 | M | Vagrant | Farm Servant | Debenham, Suffolk | |
| James WAKEFIELD | U | 20 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Imbecile | Nayland, Suffolk |
| Eliza WARREN | W | 73 | F | Inmate | Ipswich, Suffolk | ||
| Emma WARREN | W | 45 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| William WASPE | M | 81 | M | Inmate | Farmer | Barking, Suffolk | |
| Louisa WATTS | U | 65 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Lavenham, Suffolk | |
| Elizabeth WELHAM | W | 87 | F | Inmate | Framlingham, Suffolk | ||
| Martha WELHAM | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Hawker | Shotley, Suffolk | |
| John WEST | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Ash Campsea, Suffolk | |
| Richard WEST | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Woolwich, Kent | |
| Walter WHALL | U | 22 | M | Inmate | Shoe Finisher | Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Henry WHINNEY | W | 62 | M | Inmate | White Smith | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Ann WHITE | W | 69 | F | Inmate | N K, Northampton | ||
| Henry WICKHAM | U | 53 | M | Inmate | Mariner | Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Stephen WILDING | M | 60 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| Thomas WOOD | U | 19 | M | Vagrant | Blacksmith | New Cross, Kent | |
| George WOODS | U | 28 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Elmsett, Suffolk | |
| Samuel YALLOP | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Iron Foundry Labourer | Gt Holland, Essex | |
| Mary Ann YOUNGS | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Swaffham, Norfolk |
Total residents: 228
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