Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Northampton Union, Northamptonshire, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Adson | 23 | 0 | Imbecile (born in the house). | no. |
| Benjamin Allen | 20 | 0 | Old and infirm | no. |
| John Ford | 16 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| John Wright | 12 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| John Francis | 8 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| William Smith | 23 | 0 | Imbecile | no. |
| Thomas Buckler | 14 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| James Walker | 9 | 0 | Old and infirm | no. |
| John Marks | 5 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| John Elmes | 5 | 0 | Deformed | no. |
| John Banks | 12 | 0 | Imbecile (born in the house). | no. |
| Abraham Cooke | 7 | 0 | Old and infirm | no. |
| Thomas Steevenson | 13 | 0 | Blind | no. |
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