Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Lincoln Union, Lincolnshire, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Chambers | 20 | 0 | Weak mind | no. |
| Thomas Oxby | 20 | 0 | Weak mind; a cripple | no. |
| Samuel Forman | 16 | 0 | infirmity, blind | no. |
| John Footitt | 10 | 0 | Infirmity; nearly blind | no. |
| Joseph Hazleby | 10 | 0 | Infirmity; paralysis | no. |
| Charles Reed | 10 | 0 | Weak mind; paralysis | no. |
| Roderick McKenzie | 6 | 0 | Infirmity; lame both feet | no. |
| Sarah Clarke | 24 | 0 | Infirmity; blind | workh. school. |
| Hannah Clarke | 24 | 0 | Weak mind | no. |
| Sarah Coulson | 20 | 0 | Weak mind; paralysis | workh. school. |
| Elizabeth Thompson | 14 | 0 | Weak mind | no. |
| Ann Mellors | 12 | 0 | Weak mind; epileptic | no. |
| Harriet Cole | 10 | 0 | Infirmity; lame both ancles | no. |
| Ann Howitt | 6 | 0 | Infirmity; deaf and dumb | no. |
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