1881 Census: Residents of Knighton Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| William MASSEY | M | 59 | M | Head | Workhouse Master (Munic) | Bentley, Derby, England | |
| Elizabeth MASSEY | M | 51 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron | Fazeley, Stafford, England | |
| Elizabeth MASSEY | U | 30 | F | Daur | Workhouse Asst Matron | Fazeley, Stafford, England | |
| Harriet Amelia MASSEY | 13 | F | Daur | Scholar | Presteigne, Radnorshire | ||
| Jane PARKER | W | 55 | F | Head | Formerly A Laundress | Llanfihangel Rhyd, Radnorshire | |
| Eliza PARKER | 8 | F | Daur | Scholar | Knighton, Radnorshire | ||
| Mary A. HURLEY | U | 45 | F | Head | General Serv (Domestic) | Ireland | |
| Jane HURLEY | 8 | F | Daur | Scholar | Knighton Wk House, Radnorshire | ||
| Mary GRIFFITHS | U | 36 | F | Head | General Serv (Domestic) | Knighton Wk House, Radnorshire | |
| Mary A. GRIFFITHS | 7 | F | Daur | Scholar | Knighton Wk House, Radnorshire | ||
| Mary MANTLE | U | 27 | F | Head | General Serv (Domestic) | Bettws Y Crwyn, Shropshire, England | |
| Edward MANTLE | 4 | M | Son | Scholar | Knighton Wk House, Radnorshire | ||
| Edwin MANTLE | 1 | M | Son | Knighton Wk House, Radnorshire | |||
| Ann DAVIES | U | 24 | F | Head | General Serv (Domestic) | Beguildy, Radnorshire | |
| William B. DAVIES | 6m | M | Son | Knighton Wk House, Radnorshire | |||
| Elizabeth DAVIES | U | 20 | F | Head | General Serv (Domestic) | Presteigne, Radnorshire | |
| William DAVIES | 1 | M | Son | Knighton Wk House, Radnorshire | |||
| Inmates | |||||||
| Walter BEDEL | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Formerly A Woolsorter | Imbecile | Knighton, Radnorshire |
| Charles BIRD | U | 16 | M | Inmate | None (Deformed) | Stowe, Shropshire, England | |
| Rose BRICK | U | 25 | F | Inmate | General Serv (Domestic) | Knighton, Radnorshire | |
| George BYWATER | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Formerly A Shoe Maker | Llanvihangel Rhyd, Radnorshire | |
| James CHANDLER | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Presteigne, Radnorshire | |
| George COLE | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bucknell, Shropshire, England | ||
| Alice DAVIES | U | 17 | F | Inmate | General Serv (Domestic) | Llanfairwaterdine, Shropshire, England | |
| James DAVIES | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brecon, Brecknock, Wales | ||
| John DAVIES | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Formerly A Journeyman Miller | Presteigne, Radnorshire | |
| Thomas DAVIES | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Llanbister, Radnorshire | ||
| Elizabeth DUGGAN | U | 55 | F | Inmate | Formerly A Seamstress | Llanbister, Radnorshire | |
| Thomas EDWARDS | U | 18 | M | Inmate | None | Bettwsycrwyn, Shropshire, England | |
| Sarah GRIFFITHS | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Formerly A Gen Serv Domestic | Imbecile | Presteigne, Radnorshire |
| Elizabeth HARLEY | U | 33 | F | Inmate | General Serv (Domestic) | Knighton, Radnorshire | |
| John HEYWOOD | U | 34 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Bleddfa, Radnorshire | |
| Henry HODNET | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Beguildy, Radnorshire | ||
| Richard HODNET | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Beguildy, Radnorshire | ||
| George HUGHES | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Llanbadarn Fynydd, Radnorshire | ||
| Matilda HUMPHRIES | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knighton Wk House, Radnorshire | ||
| David JAMES | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Llanbister, Radnorshire | ||
| Bryan JONES | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knighton, Radnorshire | ||
| Samuel JONES | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Formerly A Blacksmith | Blind | Brampton Brian, Hereford, England |
| Edward LEWIS | U | 18 | M | Inmate | None | Llanbister, Radnorshire | |
| Emma LLOYD | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Llanbister, Radnorshire | ||
| James LLOYD | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Formerly An Ag Lab | Kinsham, Hereford, England | |
| James MEREDITH | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Beguildy, Radnorshire | |
| William E. F. MILLS | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knighton Wk House, Radnorshire | ||
| John MORGAN | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Formerly An Ag Lab | Llanannd, Radnorshire | |
| Georgina MORRIS | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knighton, Radnorshire | ||
| James MORRIS | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Stone Mason | Llandewy Ystradenny, Radnorshire | |
| John MORRIS | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Formerly An Ag Lab | Imbecile | Cromsmoor, Hereford, England |
| Martha MORRIS | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Llangunllo, Radnorshire | ||
| Jane POTTER | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knighton, Radnorshire | ||
| Andrew PRICE | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Beguildy, Radnorshire | ||
| Clara PRICE | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Imbecile | Presteigne, Radnorshire | |
| James PRICE | U | 64 | M | Inmate | Formerly A Genl Lab | Llanvihangel Rhyd, Radnorshire | |
| Pendry PRICE | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Beguildy, Radnorshire | ||
| William PRICE | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Formerly A Land Surveyor | Brampton Brian, Hereford, England | |
| William PRICE | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Presteigne, Radnorshire | ||
| Emily RUSSELL | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knighton, Radnorshire | ||
| Reginald J. RUSSELL | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knighton, Radnorshire | ||
| Jane SMITH | U | 27 | F | Inmate | General Serv (Domestic) | Imbecile | Bedstone, Shropshire, England |
| Humphrey STEPHENS | U | 21 | M | Inmate | Ag Servant (Lab) | Llanannc, Radnorshire | |
| Arthur VAUGHAN | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Presteigne, Radnorshire | ||
| Sarah VAUGHAN | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Presteigne, Radnorshire | ||
| Mary A. WHITEFOOT | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Llangunllo, Radnorshire | ||
| William WHITEFOOT | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Heyop, Radnorshire | ||
| John WILLIAMS | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Formerly An Ag Lab | Beguildy, Radnorshire |
Total residents: 65
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