1881 Census: Residents of Orsett Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Walter Francis VICK | W | 38 | M | Head | Master Of Union House | Chichester, Sussex | |
| Mary SILLS | W | 53 | F | Matron | Matron Of Union House | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| Sarah Lydia WADE | U | 35 | F | Teacher | School Mistress Of Union House | Orsett, Essex | |
| Edith WATTS | U | 35 | F | Nurse | Nurse At Union House | Wellingborough, Northampton | |
| William R VICK | U | 24 | M | Nephew | Schoolmaster | Chichester, Sussex | |
| Emma Jane VICK | 6 | F | Daur | Scholar | Westhampnett, Sussex | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| Thomas AMOS | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | South Ockendon, Essex | |
| Robert ATKINS | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Orsett, Essex | |
| Barnabas BAKER | W | 87 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Little Thurrock, Essex | |
| Mary BATES | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | West Thurrock, Essex | ||
| John BENTHAN | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Gardener Domestic | West Thurrock, Essex | |
| James BLATCH | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | South Ockendon, Essex | |
| William BRIDGE | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Fobbing, Essex | |
| Richard BRIGHT | W | 85 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Grays Thurrock, Essex | |
| William BROWN | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Orsett, Essex | |
| James BUTCHER | W | 88 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Orsett, Essex | |
| James BUTCHER | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | South Ockendon, Essex | |
| Susan CLADWIN | W | 61 | F | Inmate | Housekeeper Domestic Servt | Grays Thurrock, Essex | |
| Isaac CLAYDON | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Malvin, Essex | |
| Robert CLAYTON | W | 57 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Grays Thurrock, Essex | |
| Samuel CLAYTON | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Grays Thurrock, Essex | ||
| Louisa CLEMENTS | U | 33 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab Field Work | West Thurrock, Essex | |
| William CLEMENTS | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Little Thurrock, Essex | |
| James COLLINS | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Waterman | Grays Thurrock, Essex | |
| John CROSS | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | South Ockendon, Essex | |
| Joseph CUTTS | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Good Easter, Essex | |
| William CUTTS | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Good Easter, Essex | |
| John DALLADAY | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Orsett, Essex | |
| John DALLADAY | W | 87 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Orsett, Essex | |
| William DAWKINS | W | 74 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Toppesfield, Essex | |
| John DODD | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Stifford, Essex | |
| John EADES | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | South Ockendon, Essex | |
| John FARAWAY | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | South Ockendon, Essex | |
| Joseph FLACK | U | 28 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Grays Thurrock, Essex | |
| Henry FLOWERS | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Waterman | Grays Thurrock, Essex | |
| Leonard FURNELL | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Grays Thurrock, Essex | ||
| Sarah GOLDING | W | 64 | F | Inmate | Laundress | West Thurrock, Essex | |
| William GOOCH | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Waterman | Grays Thurrock, Essex | |
| Daniel GOWER | U | 79 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | West Tilbury, Essex | |
| Elizabeth GUNN | W | 64 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Domestic Servt | Aveley, Essex | |
| John HALLS | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Potman Domestic Servt | Grays Thurrock, Essex | |
| Henry B. HARRIS | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | South Ockendon, Essex | ||
| Mary HEARNE | W | 51 | F | Inmate | Idiot | West Tilbury, Essex | |
| Susan HILLS | U | 39 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servt | North Ockendon Lundie, Essex | |
| Jane HYMAS | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | West Thurrock, Essex | |
| Alice JEFFREYS | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | West Thurrock, Essex | ||
| Maria JENKINS | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Bulphan, Essex | |
| Mary Ann JENKINS | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bulphan, Essex | ||
| William JOHNSON | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Grays Thurrock, Essex | ||
| George KEMP | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | West Tilbury, Essex | |
| Mary KEMP | U | 29 | F | Inmate | General Servt | West Tilbury, Essex | |
| William KEMP | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Fobbing, Essex | |
| Daniel KNIGHT | M | 76 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | North Ockendon, Essex | |
| James LAVER | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Horndon On Hill, Essex | |
| Sarah LEVETT | W | 68 | F | Inmate | Housekeeper Domestic Servt | Fobbing, Essex | |
| Charles LOWE | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Grays Thurrock, Essex | ||
| James LOWE | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Grays Thurrock, Essex | ||
| William LOYDE | U | 62 | M | Inmate | A L Ag Lab | Stanford Le Hope, Essex | |
| Phillip MAJOR | U | 57 | M | Inmate | A L Ag Lab | Orsett, Essex | |
| William MANN | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Horndon On Hill, Essex | |
| James MANSTREE | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Gardener Domestic Servt | Grays Thurrock, Essex | |
| John MOORE | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Orsett, Essex | |
| Henry MORGAN | U | 60 | M | Vagrant | Ag Lab | Gloucester, Gloucester | |
| John OUTON | U | 86 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Horndon On Hill, Essex | |
| James PAVEY | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Corringham, Essex | |
| Emma PAVITT | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Aveley, Essex | ||
| George PAVITT | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aveley, Essex | ||
| Sarah PAYNE | U | 51 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Grays Thurrock, Essex | |
| Ann PODER | W | 89 | F | Inmate | Grays Thurrock, Essex | ||
| Robert PRENTICE | U | 41 | M | Inmate | A L Ag Lab | Norwich, Norfolk | |
| James RUSH | U | 84 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Little Thurrock, Essex | |
| Elizabeth RUSSELL | U | 34 | F | Inmate | General Servt | West Tilbury, Essex | |
| James SALES | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Orsett, Essex | |
| John SAVILL | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Groom Domestic Servt | Deaf & Dumb | Dulwich, Surrey |
| Elizabeth SEAMAN | W | 87 | F | Inmate | Housekeeper Domestic Servt | Orsett, Essex | |
| James SELLERS | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Purleigh, Essex | |
| Thomas SINCE | U | 45 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Orsett, Essex | |
| John SMITH | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | South Ockendon, Essex | |
| William STUBBINGS | U | 77 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Blind | Tillingham, Essex |
| Olive TAYLOR | U | 47 | F | Inmate | Idiot | South Ockendon, Essex | |
| Isaac THOROGOOD | U | 73 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | North Ockendon, Essex | |
| Mary VAUGHAN | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Housekeeper Domestic Servt | Grays Thurrock, Essex | |
| William WATSON | U | 50 | M | Vagrant | Gardener | Little Ryburgh, Norfolk | |
| Jane WHITE | U | 51 | F | Inmate | Idiot | South Ockendon, Essex | |
| Sarah WOODLEY | U | 73 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Bulphan, Essex |
Total residents: 85
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