Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Northwich Union, Cheshire, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Woodward | 22 | 0 | Idiotcy | no. |
| Jonathan Wilcockson | 5 | 0 | Old age; infirm | no. |
| Joseph Darlington | 5 | 0 | Blind and infirm | no. |
| Hannah Baker | 16 | 0 | Weak mind and infirm | no. |
| Fanny Dale | 22 | 0 | Old age; infirm | no. |
| Sarah Holland | 7 | 0 | Weak mind and infirm | no. |
| Mary Holland | 6 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Jane Holland | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Martha Boden | 9 | 0 | Epilepsy | no. |
| Mary Lewis | 10 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| Catherine Colelough | 6 | 0 | Weak mind and infirm | no. |
| Sarah Bell | 9 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Mary Spruce | 5 | 0 | ditto | no. |
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