Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Oakham Union, Rutland, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Tomblin | 15 | 0 | Partial imbecility | no. |
| Francis Hales | 10 | 0 | Old age | no. |
| Elizabeth Bland | 20 | 0 | Old ago and scrofulous | no. |
| Thomas Brown | 12 | 0 | Old age and fits | no. |
| Ann Taylor | 12 | 0 | Consumptive | no. |
| Sarah Gibson | 9 | 0 | Old age | no. |
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