1881 Census: Residents of Machynlleth Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Thomas THOMAS | M | 50 | M | Head | Master Of The Workhouse (Munic) | Llanidloes, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Jane THOMAS | M | 47 | F | Wife | Matron Of The Workhouse (Munic) | Llanidloes, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Jane ASHTON | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Penegoes, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John BALL | U | 20 | M | Vagrant | Farm Labourer | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
| John BROOKS | U | 30 | M | Vagrant | Farm Labourer | Worcester, Worcester, England | |
| Thomas CLARKE | U | 22 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayers Labourer | Worcester, Worcester, England | |
| Ann DAVIES | U | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Cemmes, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Ann DAVIES | U | 49 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Imbecile | Penegoes, Montgomery, Wales |
| Ann DAVIES | U | 36 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Imbecile | Llanbrynmair, Montgomery, Wales |
| Elizabeth DAVIES | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Jane DAVIES | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Talyllyn, Merioneth, Wales | |
| Jane DAVIES | U | 46 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Cemmes, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Richard DAVIES | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Maltster (Labourer) | Towyn, Merioneth, Wales | |
| Robert DAVIES | U | 36 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas Owen DAVIES | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| William DAVIES | 6m | F | Inmate | Talyllyn, Merioneth, Wales | |||
| Elizabeth EDWARDS | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Towyn, Merioneth, Wales | |
| Evan EDWARDS | 2 | M | Inmate | Cemmes, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| Jane Ann EDWARDS | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Towyn, Merioneth, Wales | ||
| John EDWARDS | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Towyn, Merioneth, Wales | ||
| Mary EDWARDS | 6m | F | Inmate | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| Elizabeth EVANS | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Cemmes, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Mary EVANS | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Cemmes, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Rowland EVANS | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Griffith GEORGE | 6m | M | Inmate | Darowen, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| Hannah GEORGE | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Darowen, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Richard GEORGE | 6m | M | Inmate | Darowen, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| James HERMON | U | 26 | M | Vagrant | Masons Labourer | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
| Thomas HOPKINS | U | 44 | M | Vagrant | Farmlabourer | Sheffield, Derby, England | |
| Hugh HUGHES | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Farm Serv | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas JACKSON | U | 22 | M | Vagrant | Railway Labourer | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
| Margaret JAMES | M | 51 | F | Inmate | Innkeeper | Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales | |
| Thomas JAMES | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales | ||
| Ann JONES | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Carno, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Catherine JONES | W | 56 | F | Inmate | Hawker | Llangadfan, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Margaret JONES | U | 51 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Lunatic | Penegoes, Montgomery, Wales |
| Mary JONES | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Sarah Ann JONES | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Thomas JONES | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| David LEWIS | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Farm Serv | Llanfihangel, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Morris LEWIS | W | 54 | M | Inmate | Clerk At The Docks | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Ann MILES | M | 31 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Towyn, Merioneth, Wales | |
| Catherine MILES | 3 | F | Inmate | Towyn, Merioneth, Wales | |||
| Owen OWEN | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Farm Serv | Towyn, Merioneth, Wales | |
| Elizabeth PARRY | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Elizabeth PARRY | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John POWDERLEY | U | 62 | M | Vagrant | Dock Labourer | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
| Margaret PUGH | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Moses PUGH | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| David REES | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Farm Serv | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Edward ROBERTS | U | 20 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Eleanor ROWLANDS | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Darowen, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Mary Ann ROWLANDS | 1 | F | Inmate | Darowen, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| George SMITH | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Cricklade, Wiltshire, England | |
| David THOMAS | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Towyn, Merioneth, Wales | ||
| Elizabeth THOMAS | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Imbecile | Towyn, Merioneth, Wales |
| Joseph TURNER | U | 24 | M | Vagrant | Farmlabourer | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
| Susan VAUGHAN | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Llanwrin, Montgomery, Wales | |
| William WATSON | U | 40 | M | Vagrant | Railway Labourer | Ireland | |
| Catherine WILLIAMS | U | 27 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Llanbrynmair, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Edward WILLIAMS | 2 | M | Inmate | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| Laura WILLIAMS | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Towyn, Merioneth, Wales | |
| Peter WILLIAMS | 1 | M | Inmate | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| William WILLIAMS | 3 | M | Inmate | Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales |
Total residents: 64
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