Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Ludlow Union, Shropshire, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Fieldhouse | 22 | Idiocy | no. | |
| Elizabeth Dolphin | 8 | Weak intellect and old age | no. | |
| Mary Sankey | 14 | Lunacy | no. | |
| Richard Fieldhouse | 6 | Idiocy | no. | |
| George Page | 5 | Paralysis | no. | |
| Ann Wall | 10 | Bad legs and blindness | no. |
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