1881 Census: Residents of Malmesbury Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Valentine W. BURDEN | M | 25 | M | Head | Workhouse Master | Portsmouth, Hampshire | |
| Constance M. BURDEN | M | 24 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron | Templechurch, Somerset | |
| Mabel L. BURDEN | 1 | F | Daur | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | |||
| Reginald V. BURDEN | 2m | M | Son | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | |||
| Eugenie B. MARTIN | U | 21 | F | Servt | Workhouse School Mistress | Fulham, Middlesex | |
| Benjamin HALE | W | 54 | M | Servt | Workhouse Porter | Calne, Wiltshire | |
| Jane SLADE | U | 64 | F | Servt | Workhouse Nurse | Cirencester, Gloucester | |
| Mary J. CLARKE | M | 44 | F | Visitor | Cirencester, Gloucester | ||
| Mable C. SMITH | 13 | F | Visitor | Scholar | Bath, Somerset | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| Gabril AMOS | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Sherston, Wiltshire | |
| Sarah ATTWOOD | W | 66 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Imbecile | Hullavington, Wiltshire |
| Elizabeth BAILY | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Westport, Wiltshire | |
| James H. BAILY | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Westport, Wiltshire | ||
| John BARNES | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Agr Labr | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | |
| Jane BEARD | U | 27 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Crudwell, Wiltshire | |
| John BEASANT | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Agr Labr | Kington Langley, Wiltshire | |
| Elizabeth BRIDGEMAN | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Somerford, Wiltshire | |
| Frederick BRIDGEMAN | 3m | M | Inmate | Brokenborough, Wiltshire | |||
| William CARTER | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | ||
| Ann CLARKE | U | 36 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Sherston, Wiltshire | |
| Ann CLARKE | M | 50 | F | Inmate | Tailoress | Sherston, Wiltshire | |
| Elizabeth CLARKE | 9 | F | Inmate | Sherston, Wiltshire | |||
| Esther M. CLARKE | 2 | F | Inmate | Dauntsey, Wiltshire | |||
| Kate CLARKE | 10 | F | Inmate | Dauntsey, Wiltshire | |||
| Sarah CLARKE | M | 26 | F | Inmate | Dauntsey, Wiltshire | ||
| Thomas CLARKE | 6 | M | Inmate | Sherston, Wiltshire | |||
| Thomas COLLER | M | 81 | M | Inmate | Hatt... | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | |
| Elizabeth DREW | U | 18 | F | Vagrant | Domestic Servt | Exeter | |
| James FIELD | 12 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | Cuttack Orissia, India | ||
| James FIELD | M | 41 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | Charlton, Wiltshire | |
| Thomas FLETCHER | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | Kempsford, Gloucester | |
| Sophia FREEMAN | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | ||
| James FREY | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | ||
| Henry GLEED | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Agr Labr | Charlton, Wiltshire | |
| Alexander HALE | M | 57 | M | Inmate | Shepherd | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | |
| Eliza HANKS | U | 47 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Westport, Wiltshire | |
| Lena HANKS | U | 8 | F | Inmate | Westport, Wiltshire | ||
| Matthew HANKS | U | 15 | M | Inmate | Laundress | Westport, Wiltshire | |
| David HART | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Watchmaker | Somerford, Wiltshire | |
| Richard HART | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | Somerford, Wiltshire | |
| Eliza HAYWOOD | M | 51 | F | Inmate | Sherston, Wiltshire | ||
| Elizabeth HERBERT | U | 70 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Blind | Westport, Wiltshire |
| Mary HERBERT | U | 46 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman | Westport, Wiltshire | |
| Robert HULBERT | U | 49 | M | Inmate | Stonemason | Stanton, Wiltshire | |
| John HUNT | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Agr Labr | Cherrington, Gloucester | |
| Phoebe JEFFERIES | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | |
| Thomas JEFFRIES | M | 38 | M | Inmate | Dressmaker | Westport, Wiltshire | |
| William JERROM | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | Imbecile | Easton Grey, Wiltshire |
| William KIBBLEWHITE | U | 53 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | Dauntsey, Wiltshire | |
| Martha KNAPP | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Imbecile | Mere, Wiltshire |
| Jonathan MAUL | U | 79 | M | Inmate | Agr Labr | Minety, Wiltshire | |
| Mary MILES | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Cirencester, Gloucester | |
| Alice NEAL | U | 1 | F | Inmate | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | ||
| Annie NEAL | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Sherston, Wiltshire | |
| Thomas NEAL | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | Sherston, Wiltshire | |
| John PAGINTON | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Somerford, Wiltshire | ||
| Robert PAGINTON | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Somerford, Wiltshire | ||
| John PALMER | W | 79 | M | Inmate | ... | Alderton, Wiltshire | |
| Samuel PETERS | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | Westport, Wiltshire | |
| John PINK | 18 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | Idiot | Garsden, Wiltshire | |
| Jane PINNIGER | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | |
| John PINNIGER | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | |
| Robert READ | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Shepherd | Minety, Wiltshire | |
| Daniel REYNOLDS | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Drover | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | |
| Samuel RYMELL | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | West Port, Wiltshire | |
| Martha SKULL | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Dauntsey, Wiltshire | |
| George SLY | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | ||
| Hannah SLY | W | 81 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | |
| John SLY | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | ||
| George STRATFORD | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Sopworth, Wiltshire | ||
| Frederick THOMASON | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Painter | St Neots, Huntingdon | |
| Daniel THOMPSON | U | 49 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Imbecile | Brinkworth, Wiltshire |
| Frank TUCK | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | ||
| Harriet TUCK | 13 | F | Inmate | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | |||
| Herbert TUCK | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | ||
| Hugh TUCK | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | ||
| Martha TUCK | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | ||
| Rosa TUCK | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | ||
| Sarah TUCK | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | ||
| Enos WELLS | M | 49 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | Ashbury, Berkshire | |
| George WEST | U | 40 | M | Vagrant | Nailmaker | Northampton | |
| Charles WHEELER | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | ||
| Esther WHEELER | W | 81 | F | Inmate | Brinkworth, Wiltshire | ||
| William WITCHELL | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Shepherd | Sopworth, Wiltshire | |
| Jacob WOODWARD | U | 77 | M | Inmate | Agr Lab | Lee, Wiltshire |
Total residents: 85
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