Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Norwich Union, Norfolk, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Burrell | 14 | 9 | Imbecile | no. |
| Thomas Bray | 5 | 3 | Infirm | no. |
| Mary Ann Clark | 12 | 6 | Imbecile | no. |
| Noah Clements | 7 | 6 | Infirm | no. |
| John Claphamson | 6 | 6 | Imbecile | no. |
| George Elliot | 6 | 3 | Infirm | no. |
| James Green | 12 | 6 | ditto | no. |
| Samuel Howlett | 8 | 9 | ditto | no. |
| Sarah Newby | 45 | 9 | Idiot | yes. |
| Amelia Palmer | 17 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| James Richardson | 5 | 0 | Infirm and lame | no. |
| Richard Scarnett | 23 | 6 | Imbecile | no. |
| Thomas Southgate | 23 | 0 | Epileptic | yes. |
| Mary Ann Sutliffe | 7 | 9 | Infirm | no. |
| William Tubby | 19 | 6 | Idiot | no. |
| Robert Thwaites | 5 | 9 | ditto | no. |
| Maria West | 6 | 9 | ditto | no. |
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