1881 Census: Residents of Oundle Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Thos.H. NICHOLSON | W | 34 | M | Master (Head) | Workhouse Master | W R Tadcaster, York | |
| Martha RUSSELL | U | 52 | F | Matron | Workhouse Matron | Whittlesea, Cambridge | |
| Emma GANN | U | 24 | F | School Mistress | School Teacher | Oundle, Northampton | |
| William CHENEY | U | 49 | M | Porter | Porter | Polebrook, Northampton | |
| Florence NICHOLSON | 6 | F | Masters Daur | Scholar | Belford, Northumberland | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| James ARNOLD | U | 45 | M | Pauper | Blacksmith | Woodford, Northampton | |
| George ATKINS | U | 27 | M | Pauper | Warmington, Northampton | ||
| Sarah BERRIDGE | U | 61 | F | Pauper | Wilbaston, Northampton | ||
| Alice BIGLEY | 6 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Elizabeth BIGLEY | U | 29 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Wigsthorp, Northampton | |
| Wm.Thos. BIGLEY | 3 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Louisa BILARD | 13 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Nassington, Northampton | ||
| Frederick BILLARD | U | 19 | M | Pauper | Nassington, Northampton | ||
| James BILLINGS | 10 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Hambleton, Rutland | ||
| John Wm. BILLINGS | 8 | M | Pauper | Scholar | W R Wortler, York | ||
| Louisa BILLINGS | M | 39 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Burley, Rutland | |
| George BIRD | U | 63 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Gidding, Huntingdon | |
| Edward BROWN | 10 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| George BROWN | 13 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Jane BROWN | U | 39 | F | Pauper | Sempstress | Oundle, Northampton | |
| Jane BROWN | U | 19 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Oundle, Northampton | |
| John Thos. BROWN | 3 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Martha L. BROWN | 6 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| William BURDETT | W | 77 | M | Pauper | Wheelwright | Brington, Huntingdon | |
| Maria BURGONY | U | 63 | F | Pauper | Field Worker (Ag Lab) | Whittlesea, Cambridge | |
| Catherine CHAPMAN | U | 63 | F | Pauper | Laundry Maid (Ess) | Deaf | Apethorpe, Northampton |
| Thos. CHEW | W | 79 | M | Pauper | Boot & Shoe Maker | Wadenhoe, Northampton | |
| Thos. COLES | W | 76 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Hennington, Northampton | |
| Eliza COX | U | 29 | F | Pauper | Sempstress | Warmington, Northampton | |
| Emma COX | 8 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Warmington, Northampton | ||
| Lucy COX | 13 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Warmington, Northampton | ||
| Margaret COX | 9 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Warmington, Northampton | ||
| William COX | 7 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Frederick CROSS | M | 47 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Polebrook, Northampton | |
| John DIXON | U | 60 | M | Pauper | Wood Turner | Kings Cliffe, Northampton | |
| Samuel FRANKS | W | 76 | M | Pauper | Wood Turner | Sawtry, Huntingdon | |
| Harriett GIDDINGS | U | 62 | F | Pauper | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Matthew GILBEY | W | 79 | M | Pauper | Groom | Winwick, Huntingdon | |
| Elizth. GILDEN | U | 71 | F | Pauper | Lace Maker | Ashton, Northampton | |
| Harry GINN | U | 73 | M | Pauper | General Labr | Woodnewton, Northampton | |
| John GRANFIELD | 7 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Yarwell, Northampton | ||
| Richard GROOM | U | 64 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Polebrook, Northampton | |
| John HIPWELL | M | 67 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Elton, Huntingdon | |
| Dinah HUNT | U | 18 | F | Pauper | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Edward HUNT | 14 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Rose HUNT | 11 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Edward IRESON | M | 72 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Yarwell, Northampton | |
| Mary IVES | 13 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| James JACOB | W | 66 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Woodnewton, Northampton | |
| Geog. JINKS | W | 57 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Benefield, Northampton | |
| Florence JONES | 7 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Yarwell, Northampton | ||
| Jane JONES | M | 40 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Yarwell, Northampton | |
| Smart KIRBY | M | 63 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Kings Cliffe, Northampton | |
| John LATTERMORE | W | 66 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Corby, Northampton | |
| Catherine LEATON | U | 38 | F | Pauper | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| George LEATON | 7 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| John MANNING | U | 42 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Barnwell, Northampton | |
| Emily MARLOW | 3 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| James MARLOW | 9 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Elton, Huntingdon | ||
| Mary Ann MARLOW | 5 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Elton, Huntingdon | ||
| William MARTIN | U | 36 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Ashton, Northampton | |
| John Thos. MORTIMORE | 4 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Nassington, Northampton | ||
| Sarah MORTIMORE | 8 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Nassington, Northampton | ||
| Wm.Edwd. MORTIMORE | 6 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Nassington, Northampton | ||
| Thomas MUNTON | 64 | M | Vagrant | Farm Labourer | Gt Casterton, Rutland | ||
| James NEVITT | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Lilford, Northampton | |
| William NEWMAN | W | 68 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Kimbolton, Huntingdon | |
| Ann NICHOLS | U | 59 | F | Pauper | Field Worker (Ag Lab) | Nassington, Northampton | |
| Mary OFFIELD | U | 64 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Bulwick, Northampton | |
| Eliza PALMER | 13 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Glaptorn, Northampton | ||
| Emma PALMER | U | 17 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Glapthorne, Northampton | |
| Mary Ann PALMER | 11 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Glaptorn, Northampton | ||
| Rebecca PALMER | 10 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Glaptorn, Northampton | ||
| Sederina PALMER | 6 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Glaptorn, Northampton | ||
| Mary PEACH | 1 | F | Pauper | Oundle, Northampton | |||
| Rebecca PEACH | U | 23 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Fotheringhay, Northampton | |
| Robert PERKINS | W | 70 | M | Pauper | Stone Mason | Grantham, Lincoln | |
| Annie PYWELL | 13 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Weldon, Northampton | ||
| Sarah PYWELL | 8 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Weldon, Northampton | ||
| Walter PYWELL | 11 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Weldon, Northampton | ||
| Thos.Amos REEVES | 13 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Romford, Essex | ||
| Thos. REYNOLDS | U | 58 | M | Pauper | Gardener Labouring (N D) | Blind | Wilton, Northampton |
| Sarah ROBERTS | W | 77 | F | Pauper | Lace Maker | Barnwell, Northampton | |
| Elizth. ROWLETT | W | 76 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Ailsworth, Northampton | |
| Ann SAWFORD | U | 24 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Oundle, Northampton | |
| Emma SETH | 13 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Lutton, Northampton | ||
| John SHAWLEY | U | 55 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Gidding, Huntingdon | |
| Robt. SLATER | W | 71 | M | Pauper | Sawyer | Oundle, Northampton | |
| Charles SMITH | W | 69 | M | Pauper | General Labr | Yarwell, Northampton | |
| Charlotte SMITH | U | 53 | F | Pauper | Weldon, Northampton | ||
| John SMITH | W | 66 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Stoke Doyle, Northampton | |
| Henry STAFFORD | M | 61 | M | Pauper | Sawyer | Nassington, Northampton | |
| Ann STAPLETON | U | 22 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Duddington, Northampton | |
| Fanny Jane STAPLETON | 1 | F | Pauper | Kings Cliffe, Northampton | |||
| William STEEL | U | 76 | M | Pauper | Carpenter | Fineshade, Northampton | |
| Stephen STEVENS | M | 62 | M | Pauper | Paper Maker | Hollingbourne, Kent | |
| Edwd. STIRMAN | U | 70 | M | Pauper | Groom | Bulwick, Northampton | |
| James THOMPSON | U | 62 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Kings Cliffe, Northampton | |
| Edward THORPE | 2 | M | Pauper | Corby, Lincoln | |||
| Richard THORPE | 4 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Corby, Lincoln | ||
| Saml. THORPE | W | 80 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Ashley, Northampton | |
| Annie TRAYFORD | 11 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Caroline TRAYFORD | 14 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Elizth. TRAYFORD | U | ... | F | Pauper | Field Work (No Occ) | Yarwell, Northampton | |
| Ellen TRAYFORD | 3 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Laura TRAYFORD | U | 44 | F | Pauper | Field Worker (Ag Lab) | Woodnewton, Northampton | |
| Louisa TRAYFORD | 5 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| Emma WADE | 8 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Warmington, Northampton | ||
| Harriet WADE | U | 28 | F | Pauper | Field Worker (Ag Lab) | Warmington, Northampton | |
| Henry WADE | 3 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Oundle, Northampton | ||
| James WADE | 5 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Warmington, Northampton | ||
| Wm. WALKER | W | 69 | M | Pauper | Pensioner Formerly Farm Labr | Ketton, Rutland | |
| Joseph WALTER | U | 60 | M | Pauper | Baker | Nassington, Northampton | |
| David WARNER | W | 75 | M | Pauper | Farm Labr | Titchmarsh, Northampton | |
| George WARROW | U | 60 | M | Pauper | Tailor | Kings Cliffe, Northampton | |
| David WINSELL | 9 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Hemington, Northampton | ||
| Mary WOODING | M | 64 | F | Pauper | General Servant | Thorpe, Northampton | |
| Saml. WOODING | U | 63 | M | Pauper | Fotheringhay, Northampton |
Total residents: 118
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