1881 Census: Residents of Pontardawe Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Robert SHORT | M | 31 | M | Head | Workhouse Master (Mun) | Newcastle On Tyne | |
| Helen SHORT | M | 30 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron | Newcastle On Tyne | |
| Robert Lloyd SHORT | 2m | M | Son | Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| Mary PARK | U | 28 | F | Sister In Law | Workhouse Assisant Matron | Newcastle On Tyne | |
| Hannah JOHNS | U | 21 | F | Workhouse School Mistress | Canton, Glamorgan, Wales | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| William BARKER | 8 | M | Scholar | Llanguicke, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| Elizabeth BURKE | 7 | F | Scholar | Llanguicke, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| Janet BURKE | 3 | F | Llanguicke, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||
| Henry CHALK | U | 51 | M | Limestone Quarryman | Blind | Gower, Glamorgan, Wales | |
| Margaret DAVIES | U | 22 | F | Domestic Servant | Llandilo, Carmarthen, Wales | ||
| Daniel John FINKE | 7 | M | Scholar | Clydach, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| Daniel John FOSTER | W | 66 | M | Coal Miner | Llantwit, Glamorgan, Wales | ||
| Ann FRANCIS | U | 22 | F | Killybebill, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| David GRIFFITHS | 6 | M | Scholar | Neath, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| Hannah GRIFFITHS | 8 | F | Scholar | Llandilo, Carmarthen, Wales | |||
| Hilder JAMES | W | 47 | F | Scholar | Bristol, Gloucester, England | ||
| David LAURA | U | 67 | M | Railway Labour | Ireland | ||
| Ann LEWIS | U | 74 | F | Idiot | Ystradgunlais, Glamorgan, Wales | ||
| Alfred LLOYD | W | 77 | M | Coal Miner | Neath, Glamorgan, Wales | ||
| Sarah LOCK | W | 47 | F | Llandilo, Carmarthen, Wales | |||
| Selina LOCK | 10 | F | Scholar | Neath, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| William LOCK | 12 | M | Scholar | Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| Patrick MC CARTHY | U | 73 | M | General Labourer | Ireland | ||
| Jane MURPHY | U | 30 | F | Idiot | Haverfordwest, Pembroke, Wales | ||
| Thomas PHILLIPS | U | 60 | M | General Labourer | Cwmdylack, Carmarthen, Wales | ||
| Daniel REES | 18 | M | Idiot | Neath, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| Jonathan REES | W | 81 | M | Farm Labourer | Can...ill, Carmarthen, Wales | ||
| Francis RHODES | M | 37 | M | Farm Labourer | Whitley, Worcester, England | ||
| John THOMAS | 9 | M | Scholar | Brynmawr, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| Mary THOMAS | 6 | F | Scholar | Brynmawr, Glamorgan, Wales | |||
| Rachel Ann THOMAS | 3 | F | Brynmawr, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||
| William TIBBS | W | 74 | M | Farm Labourer | Wells, Somerset, England |
Total residents: 32
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