1881 Census: Residents of Loughborough Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John ASHWOOD | U | 24 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse | Nawsford, Shropshire | |
| Emma WRIGHT | W | 40 | F | Matron | Matron Of Workhouse (Nurse) | Bishops Stortford, Hertford | |
| Ann THOMSON | U | 41 | F | School Miss | Schoolmistress Workhouse | Barrow On Soar, Leicester | |
| Sarah WAGHORN | U | 37 | F | Nurse | Nurse Workhouse | Maidstone, Kent | |
| Ed.Gordon HARRINGTON | U | 39 | M | Porter | Porter Workhouse | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Henry ABBEY | U | 27 | M | Inmate | Labourer At Wool Factory (Cloth Manuf) | Idiot | Loughboro, Leicester |
| William ADAMS | U | 39 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Loughborough, Leicester | |
| William ADCOCK | W | 91 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| John ALLEN | U | 70 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Charles BALL | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Loughborough, Leicester | ||
| Richd. BALL | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Burton On Trent, Stafford | ||
| John BARSON | U | 53 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Henry BATES | U | 75 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery Worsted | Sutton Bonnington, Leicester | |
| Mary BATTY | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Nurse | Leicester, Leicester | |
| Joseph BESWICK | 15 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Sutton Bonnington, Leicester | ||
| Ethel BLACK | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| Geo.Hy. BLACK | 2 | M | Inmate | Loughboro, Leicester | |||
| Josiah BLACK | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Loughborough, Leicester | ||
| Josiah BLACK | M | 38 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery | Leicester | |
| Ellen BOOTH | U | 45 | F | Vagrant | Cotton Doubler | Leeds, York | |
| Millicent BRAMBLEY | U | 48 | F | Inmate | Long Whatton, Leicester | ||
| Elizabeth BROOKS | W | 89 | F | Inmate | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| George BROOKS | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| Fanny BUCKTHORPE | U | 36 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Houghton, Leicester | |
| William BUDGE | U | 54 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Arthur BURTON | 1 | M | Inmate | Loughborough, Leicester | |||
| Edwin BURTON | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Willoughby, Leicester | ||
| Ellen BURTON | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Willoughby, Leicester | ||
| Hannah BURTON | W | 45 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Domestic Servant | Willoughby, Leicester | |
| Mark BURTON | 15 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Willoughby, Leicester | ||
| Mary Ann BURTON | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Willoughby, Leicester | ||
| John CHARLES | W | 71 | M | Inmate | F W K Hoisery | Wymeswold, Leicester | |
| Charles CHESTER | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Ann CLARKE | W | 85 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant Farm | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| William CLARKE | W | 72 | M | Inmate | F W K Hoisery (Cotton) | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Geo. COLTON | W | 67 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery Cotton | Sheepshed, Leicester | |
| John COOPER | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Ashby De La Zouch, Leicester | |
| Sarah COOPER | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Idiot | Loughboro, Leicester |
| George COULSON | W | 83 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery Merino | Sheepshed, Leicester | |
| Robt. CUMBERLAND | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Mapplewell, Leicester | |
| Sarah CURTIS | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Leicester | ||
| William DENNIS | W | 71 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery (Merino) | Beeson, Nottingham | |
| William DEXTER | W | 71 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| John EDGINGTON | M | 76 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Sutton Bonnington, Leicester | |
| Martha EDGINGTON | M | 61 | F | Inmate | Sheepshed, Leicester | ||
| Edward ELLIOTT | W | 87 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Normanton On Soar, Nottingham | |
| Ann EVERLEY | U | 68 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Workhouse | Belton, Leicester | |
| Elizabeth FEWKES | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| James FREEMAN | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Shoe Maker | Sheepshed, Leicester | |
| Benjamin GIBSON | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Sheepshed, Leicester | |
| Agnes GRANT | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| Elizabeth HALLAM | U | 43 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Loughborough, Leicester | |
| Elizabeth HALLAM | M | 54 | F | Inmate | Kegworth, Leicester | ||
| Henry HALLAM | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | East Leake, Leicester | |
| Joseph HALLAM | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | East Leake, Leicester | ||
| Joseph HALLAM | M | 54 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery (Cotton) | East Leake, Leicester | |
| Maria HALLAM | U | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Loughborough, Leicester | |
| Henry HANDS | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Sutton Bonnington, Leicester | |
| Mary Ann HARMER | U | 59 | F | Inmate | Nurse (S M S) | Loughborough, Leicester | |
| Mary HARRIS | U | 56 | F | Inmate | Shirt Maker Domestic Servt | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Eliza HAWKINS | U | 55 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Melton Mowbray, Leicester | |
| Fanny HEMPSON | W | 56 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | London, London, Middlesex | |
| Christiana HENSON | M | 71 | F | Inmate | Sutton Bonnington, Leicester | ||
| Robert HENSON | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Hathern, Leicester | |
| Charles HEPWORTH | M | 67 | M | Inmate | Wool Dyer | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Elizabeth HEWITT | U | 70 | F | Inmate | Silk Winder | Girton, Derby | |
| Jane HICKINBOTTOM | W | 83 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Northdown Margate | |
| Thos. HILLIER | W | 76 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery | Sheepshed, Leicester | |
| Mary Ann HINKS | M | 72 | F | Inmate | Hosiery Warehouse Woman | Loughborough, Leicester | |
| Thomas HOE | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Burton, Leicester | |
| Thomas HORNER | W | 80 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Nottingham | |
| Eliza Ann HOULT | M | 38 | F | Inmate | Walsall, Stafford | ||
| Harry HOULT | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Buxton, Derby | ||
| Joseph HOULT | M | 46 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Walton On The Wolds, Leicester | |
| Mary Jane HOULT | 2 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Black Brook, Leicester | ||
| Sarah Ann HOULT | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Walsall, Stafford | ||
| Henry HUTCHINSON | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Sheepshed, Leicester | |
| John HYMAN | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Joseph HYMAN | U | 50 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Hannah JACKSON | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Wymeswold, Leicester | |
| Eliza JACOBS | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Rempstone, Leicester | ||
| Hannah JAMES | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Castle Donington, Nottingham | ||
| Samuel JAMES | U | 51 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Burton On The Wolds, Leicester | |
| Walter JAMES | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Sutton Bonnington, Leicester | ||
| William JAMES | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Sutton Bonnington, Leicester | ||
| Hardy William JOLL | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hoton, Leicester | ||
| James JONES | U | 25 | M | Vagrant | Shoemakers Finisher | London, Middlesex | |
| Henery KEEP | U | 28 | M | Vagrant | Agricultural Labourer | Andover, Hampshire | |
| Cecil KIRK | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Thorp Acre, Leicester | |
| Eliza LESTER | U | 41 | F | Inmate | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| Mary MACKLEY | U | 71 | F | Inmate | Laundress Domestic Servant | Idiot | Loughboro, Leicester |
| Henry MARSTON | 11 | M | Vagrant | Scholar | Nottingham | ||
| Annie MATLOCK | 1 | F | Inmate | Loughboro, Leicester | |||
| Elizabeth MATLOCK | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Stocking Mender | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Fanny MATLOCK | 2m | F | Inmate | Loughboro, Leicester | |||
| John Hy. MATLOCK | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| William MEE | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| Ann Lacey MILLER | U | 46 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Hoton, Leicester | |
| Thomas MILLER | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Sutton Bonnington, Leicester | |
| Ann MONK | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Seamstress Stockings | Mount Sorrel, Leicester | |
| William MONK | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Wymeswold, Leicester | |
| Hanna S. MOORE | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Hobs Hole, Leicester | |
| Elizabeth MORGAN | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Sheepshed, Leicester | ||
| Geo. MORGAN | 2 | M | Inmate | Loughborough, Leicester | |||
| Rose MORGAN | M | 27 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Sheepshed, Leicester | |
| Geo. MOUNTENAY | 9 | M | Inmate | Schoolar Workhouse | Belton, Leicester | ||
| William NOON | W | 80 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery | Nottingham | |
| Joseph NORMAN | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Groom Domestic Servant | Willoughby, Leicester | |
| Esther OWEN | M | 49 | F | Vagrant | Shoemaker & Binder | London, Middlesex | |
| Evan OWEN | M | 53 | M | Vagrant | Shoemakers Finisher | London, Middlesex | |
| Joseph OWEN | 7 | M | Vagrant | Scholar | London, Middlesex | ||
| Harry PALMER | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| Thomas PARTEIDGE | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Brewery Labourer | Loughborough, Leicester | |
| William PICKARD | U | 45 | F | Inmate | Hawker | Loughborough, Leicester | |
| John POTTER | W | 24 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Mary PRIESTLY | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Stocking Stitcher Hosiery | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Rosa PRITCHARD | U | 23 | F | Inmate | F W K Hosiery (Merino) | Long Whatton, Leicester | |
| John RATCLIFFE | W | 50 | M | Inmate | Cattle Drover | Hathern, Leicester | |
| William RUDKIN | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Sinker Maker | Seleby, Leicester | |
| William RUE | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Edward SAVAGE | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | East Leake, Leicester | |
| William SEAL | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Gardener | Barton, Leicester | |
| William SEVILLE | U | 30 | M | Vagrant | Shoemakers Finisher | London, Middlesex | |
| Julia SHARP | W | 82 | F | Inmate | Grocers Shop Keeper | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Lousia SIMPSON | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wysall, Leicester | ||
| Thomas SIMPSON | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wysall, Leicester | ||
| Benjamin SLEIGH | U | 80 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Willoughby, Leicester | |
| John SMALLWOOD | U | 58 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery (Cotton) | Deaf & Dumb | Loughboro, Leicester |
| Sarah E. SMEDLEY | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| James SMITH | U | 30 | M | Vagrant | Engine Fitter | Rotherham, York | |
| Thos. SPRINGTHORPE | W | 74 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery | Sheepshed, Leicester | |
| Richard STACEY | M | 68 | M | Inmate | Stone Cutter | Leicester | |
| Chas. STORER | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wymeswold, Leicester | ||
| Elizabeth STORER | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wymeswold, Leicester | ||
| William STORER | 16 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wymeswold, Leicester | ||
| Charlotte STREET | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| Mary Ann STREET | M | 28 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Domestic Servt | Nottingham | |
| William STUBLEY | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | East Leake, Leicester | |
| Mary SUMMERFIELD | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Shirt Maker | Loughborough, Leicester | |
| Mary SWIFT | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Derby | |
| John THOMAS | 11 | M | Vagrant | Scholar | Burton On Trent, Stafford | ||
| John THOMAS | W | 52 | M | Vagrant | Plasterer | Ashbourne, Derby | |
| William TRIGG | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Houghton, Leicester | |
| William TYLER | U | 39 | M | Vagrant | Wheelwright | Chipping Norton, Oxford | |
| William TYLER | W | 77 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery Merino | Hinckley, Leicester | |
| John WALKER | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Boatman | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Maria WALKER | W | 82 | F | Inmate | Hathern, Leicester | ||
| Mary WALKER | U | 46 | F | Vagrant | Cotton Ruler | Hughley, York | |
| Thomas WALKER | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Sheepshed, Leicester | ||
| John WARD | W | 74 | M | Inmate | F W K Hosiery | Sheepshed, Leicester | |
| Robt. WARD | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Normanton On Soar, Nottingham | |
| Alfred WATTS | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Fanny WATTS | M | 43 | F | Inmate | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| Thos. WELDON | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Broughton, Leicester | |
| Samuel WENNEN | U | 19 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayers Labourer | Leicester, Leicester | |
| Elizabeth WHITE | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Loughborough, Leicester | ||
| George WHITE | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| John WIGGAN | W | 51 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Burton, Leicester | |
| Sarah Ann WILLIAMSON | 23 | F | Inmate | F W K Hosiery (Merino) | Loughboro, Leicester | ||
| William WILTSHIRE | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Chair Bottomer | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Thomas WOOD | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Loughboro, Leicester | |
| Arthur WORTLEY | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Loughborough, Leicester | ||
| Clara Norman WORTLEY | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Loughborough, Leicester | ||
| Eliza Ann WORTLEY | 3m | F | Inmate | Sheepshed, Leicester | |||
| Elizabeth WORTLEY | M | 42 | F | Inmate | Laundress Domestic Servant | Loughborough, Leicester | |
| Rebecca WORTLEY | U | 20 | F | Inmate | F W K Hosiery Cotton | Sheepshed, Leicester | |
| Thomas WORTLEY | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Loughborough, Leicester | ||
| Alice YATES | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | East Leake, Leicester | ||
| Henry YATES | M | 33 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | East Leake, Leicester | |
| John Wood YATES | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | East Leake, Leicester | ||
| Rebecca YATES | M | 28 | F | Inmate | House Duties | Wymeswold, Leicester |
Total residents: 171
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