1881 Census: Residents of Mere Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John W. HALLETT | M | 30 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse | Guernsey, Channel Islands | |
| Catherine HALLETT | M | 36 | F | Wife | Matron Of Workhouse | Linton, Cambridge | |
| William HAWKER | W | 48 | M | Porter | Porter Of Workhouse | Thorncombe, Dorset | |
| Sarah GRAY | W | 56 | F | Nurse | Nurse Of Workhouse | Mere, Wiltshire | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Robert BAKER | W | 89 | M | Inmate | Formerly Agl Labourer (Paupers) | East Knoyle, Wiltshire | |
| Frank BATT | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Nearly Blind | Bristol, Gloucester | |
| Frank BATT | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Nearly Blind | Bristol, Gloucester | |
| Thomas BISHOP | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker Pauper | Kilmington, Somerset | |
| Fred BOURTON | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Bourton, Dorset | ||
| Ann BUSH | U | 49 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Imbecile | Silton, Dorset |
| Caroline BUSH | U | 46 | F | Inmate | Kitchen Woman Pauper | Imbecile | Silton, Dorset |
| Emma CURTIS | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| William CURTIS | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| Unity EVERETT | W | 75 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Kilmington, Somerset | |
| James FELTHAM | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Carpenter Pauper | West Knoyle, Wiltshire | |
| Hannah FLETCHER | W | 69 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman Pauper | Imbecile | East Knoyle, Wiltshire |
| Louisa FORD | U | 55 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman Pauper | East Knoyle, Wiltshire | |
| Alice FRICKER | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| Elizabeth FRICKER | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| Edward GOVER | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Mason & Plasterer Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | |
| Eliza GRAY | 4 | F | Inmate | Sch Pauper (Cripple) | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| Fred HERRIDGE | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| Elizabeth INGS | U | 44 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Imbecile | Bourton, Dorset |
| Louisa LAMPARD | U | 26 | F | Inmate | General Servant Pauper | East Knoyle, Wiltshire | |
| Maurice LAMPARD | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| Montague LAMPARD | 1 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| Henry LAWRENCE | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| Elizabeth MAIDMENT | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Kitchen Woman Pauper (Dom) | Stourton, Wiltshire | |
| Ellen Ada MARSHALL | 5 | F | Inmate | Paupers Scholar | Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire | ||
| Thomas MARSHALL | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer Pauper | Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire | |
| William MARSHALL | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer Pauper | Imbecile | Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire |
| Edward MERRYWEATHER | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Formerly Agl Labourer | Sedg Hill, Wiltshire | |
| Martha MILES | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Blind & Imbecile | Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire | |
| William MORGAN | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | |
| George MOUNTY | 4 | M | Inmate | Paupers Scholar | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| Robert NORRIS | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer Pauper | Imbecile | Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire |
| Ada POLLARD | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Zeals, Wiltshire | ||
| Augusta POLLARD | M | 36 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman Pauper | Bradford, Wiltshire | |
| Edwin POLLARD | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Zeals, Wiltshire | ||
| Francis POLLARD | 1 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Zeals, Wiltshire | ||
| George POLLARD | M | 38 | M | Inmate | Game Keeper Unemployed Pauper | Bradford, Wiltshire | |
| John POLLARD | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Zeals, Wiltshire | ||
| Mary POLLARD | 2 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Zeals, Wiltshire | ||
| William POLLARD | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Bruton, Somerset | ||
| Wilton POLLARD | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Zeals, Wiltshire | ||
| James RHYAL | W | 89 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer Pauper | Bourton, Dorset | |
| Mary A. RIDDICK | 8 | F | Inmate | Paupers Scholar | Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire | ||
| Mary E. RYAN | U | 16 | F | Inmate | Flax Factory Hand Pauper | Woolwich, Kent | |
| Charles SCAMMILL | U | 53 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer (Paupers) | East Knoyle, Wiltshire | |
| James SCREEN | U | 53 | M | Inmate | Formerly Shepherd Pauper | Imbecile | Zeals, Wiltshire |
| Frederick SHEPPARD | U | 16 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer Pauper (Ag Lab) | Idiot | Mere, Wiltshire |
| Mary A. SHEPPARD | M | 50 | F | Inmate | Needlewoman Pauper | Silton, Dorset | |
| Charles STUTER | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer Pauper | Silton, Dorset | |
| Lilly TAYLOR | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| Mary TAYLOR | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | ||
| William TAYLOR | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Carpenter Pauper | East Knoyle, Wiltshire | |
| Henry TROWBRIDGE | 13 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer Pauper | Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales | ||
| Albert TUDGAY | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire | ||
| Ann TUDGAY | W | 59 | F | Inmate | Paupers Domestic Serv | Warminster, Wiltshire | |
| Rosa TUDGAY | 4 | F | Inmate | Paupers Scholar | Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire | ||
| William TUDGAY | 2 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire | ||
| Joseph WELCH | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire | |
| William WELCH | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer Pauper | Mere, Wiltshire |
Total residents: 63
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