1881 Census: Residents of Petworth Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Edward HOLT | M | 70 | M | Master Head | Master Of Workhouse | Petworth, Sussex | |
| Margaret HOLT | M | 66 | F | Wife | Matron | Brabourne, Kent | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| John ALDER | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Wisborough Green, Sussex | |
| Richard BARTTOLD | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Petworth, Sussex | |
| William BELCHAWLER | U | 47 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Kirdford, Sussex | |
| Thomas BICKNELL | U | 80 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Fittleworth, Sussex | |
| Kate BOYALL | U | 4m | F | Inmate | Fittleworth, Sussex | ||
| Sarah A. BOYALL | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Petworth, Sussex | |
| Alfred W. COVEY | 1 | M | Inmate | Wisborough Green, Sussex | |||
| Infant COVEY | 1m | F | Inmate | Wisborough Green, Sussex | |||
| Jane COVEY | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Wisborough Green, Sussex | |
| Charles COX | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Baker | London, London, Middlesex | |
| Roda CURTIS | W | 73 | F | Inmate | Buddington, Sussex | ||
| George FAIGENT | M | 64 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Singleton, Sussex | |
| Edward HERSEY | M | 39 | M | Inmate | Shoe Maker | Wisborough Green, Sussex | |
| George HILL | U | 23 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | North Chapel, Sussex | |
| George HINGGETT | M | 61 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Petworth, Sussex | |
| Ellen HOLLAND | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Sutton, Sussex | |
| Henry HOLLAND | M | 64 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | South Stoke, Sussex | |
| Lydia HOLLAND | M | 67 | F | Inmate | Angmering, Sussex | ||
| George JOHNSON | U | 3 | M | Inmate | Wisborough Green, Sussex | ||
| Matilda JOHNSON | M | 40 | F | Inmate | Haslemere, Surrey | ||
| Noah JOHNSON | 1 | M | Inmate | Shipley, Sussex | |||
| Stephen JOHNSON | M | 55 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | North Chapel, Sussex | |
| Edward KITCHENER | U | 21 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Wisborough Green, Sussex | |
| Eliza LAMBERT | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Petworth, Sussex | |
| Floranse K. LAMBERT | 10m | F | Inmate | Petworth, Sussex | |||
| Maria R. LAMBERT | 2 | F | Inmate | Petworth, Sussex | |||
| Mary LEA | M | 62 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Rhuarbon, Wales | |
| Stephen LEE | U | 57 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Wisborough Green, Sussex | |
| George LUCAS | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Petworth, Sussex | |
| Rachel NAPPER | U | 52 | F | Inmate | Egdean, Sussex | ||
| George RANDALL | W | 53 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Petworth, Sussex | |
| George SMART | W | 50 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Kirdford, Sussex | |
| Anthony SUMMOND | U | 36 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Petworth, Sussex | |
| Lucy TALMON | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Bexley Hill, Surrey | |
| Hilda TIPLADY | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Leeds, York | |
| George TUPPER | U | 74 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Bury, Sussex | |
| Charles WAKEFORD | U | 51 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Fittleworth, Sussex | |
| Fanny WAKEFORD | U | 16 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | North Chapel, Sussex | |
| Infant WAKEFORD | 1m | F | Inmate | North Chapel, Sussex | |||
| Kate WAKEFORD | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | North Chapel, Sussex | |
| George H. WHITTINGTON | 7 | M | Inmate | Petworth, Sussex | |||
| Louisa WORSFOLD | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Mitcham, Surrey |
Total residents: 44
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