1881 Census: Residents of Runcorn Union Workhouse, Dutton, Cheshire
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Robert JONES | M | 58 | M | Head | Master | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Margaret JONES | M | 54 | F | Wife | Matron | Llanrwst, Denbigh, Wales | |
| Robert JONES | U | 20 | M | Son | Chemist | Dutton, Cheshire | |
| Janet JONES | U | 19 | F | Dau | Pupil Teacher | Dutton, Cheshire | |
| Harry JONES | 16 | M | Son | Dutton, Cheshire | |||
| William A. JONES | 14 | M | Son | Apprentice To Grocer | Dutton, Cheshire | ||
| Percy JONES | 13 | M | Son | Scholar | Dutton, Cheshire | ||
| Frank J. JONES | 12 | M | Son | Scholar | Dutton, Cheshire | ||
| Margaret A. JONES | U | 22 | F | Daur | School Mistress | Dutton, Cheshire | |
| Agnes JONES | U | 17 | F | Dau | Assistant Matron | Dutton, Cheshire | |
| Thomas John HARDIE | U | 21 | M | Schoolmaster | Woolwich, Kent | ||
| Martha RUSSELL | W | 72 | F | Nurse | Mary Port, Cumberland | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| William AKINHEAD | U | 38 | M | Blacksmith | Liverpool, Lancashire | ||
| Thomas ASHLEY | 11 | M | Scholar | Imbecile | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Fletcher ASHWORTH | 1 | M | Scholar | Weston, Cheshire | |||
| Mary E. ASHWORTH | 13 | F | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Robert ASHWORTH | 8 | M | Scholar | Liverpool, Lancashire | |||
| Sarah ASHWORTH | M | 40 | F | Gen Serv | Caernarvon, Caernarvon, Wales | ||
| Emma ATHERTON | U | 30 | F | Imbecile | Appleton, Cheshire | ||
| Sarah ATHERTON | U | 37 | F | Imbecile | Alvanley, Cheshire | ||
| Lydia BATE | M | 64 | F | Gen Serv | Chester, Cheshire | ||
| Thomas BERRY | U | 53 | M | Gen Lab | Helsby, Cheshire | ||
| Mary BESWICK | 8 | F | Scholar | Antrobus, Cheshire | |||
| Richd. H. BESWICK | 2 | M | Scholar | Antrobus, Cheshire | |||
| Samuel BESWICK | W | 75 | M | Ag Lab | Manchester, Lancashire | ||
| Richard BILTON | U | 24 | M | Deaf & Dumb | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| William BODEN | 2 | M | Scholar | Dutton, Cheshire | |||
| James BOSTOCK | 6 | M | Scholar | Dutton, Cheshire | |||
| Lydia BOSTOCK | W | 45 | F | Gen Serv | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Ellen BRAZENDALE | 7 | F | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Albert BROWN | 10 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Elizabeth BROWN | U | 41 | F | Imbecile | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Maria BURNTWOOD | U | 26 | F | Charwoman | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Michael CASEY | U | 48 | M | Gen Lab | Ireland | ||
| James CLARKE | W | 67 | M | Blacksmith | Antrobus, Cheshire | ||
| James CORCORAN | 11 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Martin CORCORAN | 13 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Mary E. CORCORAN | 9 | F | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Hugh B. COWAP | U | 31 | M | Coml Clerk | Preston Brook, Cheshire | ||
| Samuel CROSS | 11 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Joseph DAVIES | U | 39 | M | Gen Lab | Frodsham, Cheshire | ||
| Thomas DAVIES | U | 73 | M | Sailor | Frodsham, Cheshire | ||
| George DAVINE | U | 61 | M | Gen Lab | Ireland | ||
| Alfred DOBSON | 3 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Mary EATON | U | 65 | F | Charwoman | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Harriet ELLAMES | U | 44 | F | Imbecile | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| George E. ELLIS | U | 58 | M | Boatman | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| David EVANS | W | 70 | M | Sailor | Garrag, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Job FARLEY | W | 82 | M | Bricklayer | Holt, Denbigh, Wales | ||
| Thomas FILKIN | U | 67 | M | Gen Lab | Overton, Cheshire | ||
| Ann FLEETWOOD | U | 70 | F | Charwoman | Moss Side, Cheshire | ||
| Julia FORD | W | 70 | F | Gen Serv | Ireland | ||
| John FRY | W | 68 | M | Bricklayers Lab | Ireland | ||
| Mary FURNIVAL | W | 39 | F | Deaf & Dumb | Appleton, Cheshire | ||
| James GLOVER | W | 67 | M | Blacksmith | Speke, Lancashire | ||
| James GREGORY | U | 64 | M | Ag Lab | Kelsall, Cheshire | ||
| John GRICE | W | 75 | M | Gen Lab | Kingsley, Cheshire | ||
| Charlotte HADDOCK | U | 53 | F | Imbecile | Norton, Cheshire | ||
| William H. HADFIELD | 2 | M | Frodsham, Cheshire | ||||
| Mary HAMPSON | 2 | F | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Sarah HANDLEY | U | 29 | F | Gen Serv | Kingsley, Cheshire | ||
| Mary HART | 10 | F | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Peter HAYES | W | 69 | M | Gardener | Frodsham, Cheshire | ||
| Sarah E. HAYES | 12 | F | Scholar | Widnes, Lancashire | |||
| Hannah HOLLAND | 10 | F | Scholar | Frodsham, Cheshire | |||
| John HOLLAND | 10 | M | Scholar | Frodsham, Cheshire | |||
| Joseph HOLLAND | W | 49 | M | Gen Lab | Frodsham, Cheshire | ||
| William HOLT | U | 45 | M | Gen Lab | Preston Brook, Cheshire | ||
| Ann HOPKINS | 12 | F | Scholar | Ireland | |||
| Elizabeth HOWARD | M | 64 | F | Gen Serv | Warwick, Warwick | ||
| William HOWRAN | U | 55 | M | Gen Lab | Ireland | ||
| Ellen HUGHES | 9 | F | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| John J. HUGHES | 7 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Mary HUGHES | W | 42 | F | Norton, Cheshire | |||
| Samuel HUGHES | 12 | M | Scholar | Overton, Cheshire | |||
| William HUGHES | 4 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Ann HUNT | 7 | F | Scholar | Walton, Cheshire | |||
| John HUNT | 9 | M | Scholar | Walton, Cheshire | |||
| Joseph HUNT | 11 | M | Scholar | Walton, Cheshire | |||
| Benjamin HUXLEY | U | 44 | M | Cab Driver | Birmingham, Warwick | ||
| Charlotte JACKSON | 8 | F | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Jane JACKSON | 4 | F | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| William J. JACKSON | 6 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Elizabeth JONES | 12 | F | Scholar | Dutton, Cheshire | |||
| William JONES | W | 67 | M | Butler Dom | Abeystwith, Cardigan, Wales | ||
| Margaret KELLY | W | 70 | F | Gen Serv | Ireland | ||
| Joseph KENYON | 13 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Mary J. KENYON | 11 | F | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Elizabeth LAMB | W | 48 | F | Charwoman | Newton, Lancashire | ||
| Ellen LEADBETTER | M | 64 | F | Gen Serv | Garston, Lancashire | ||
| Thomas LEADBETTER | M | 65 | M | Shoemaker | Speke, Lancashire | ||
| William LEATHWOOD | W | 68 | M | Gen Lab | Halton, Cheshire | ||
| Mary LEIGH | U | 50 | F | Charwoman | Chester, Cheshire | ||
| John LINNEY | U | 55 | M | Dyer | Manchester, Lancashire | ||
| Fanny LLOYD | M | 38 | F | Imbecile | Frodsham, Cheshire | ||
| Samuel LLOYD | 11 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Thomas J. LLOYD | 15 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Jane LONGTON | W | 70 | F | Ashton, Cheshire | |||
| Ellen MALONE | M | 33 | F | Charwoman | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Thomas MC CABE | U | 62 | M | Gen Lab | Ireland | ||
| Peter MEREDITH | 8 | M | Scholar | Dutton, Cheshire | |||
| Samuel MEREDITH | 13 | M | Scholar | Dutton, Cheshire | |||
| Richard MERRICK | W | 73 | M | Sailor | Warrington, Lancashire | ||
| Sarah MILLENEAU | U | 47 | F | Imbecile | Overton, Cheshire | ||
| Ellen MILLER | U | 42 | F | Imbecile | Middlewich, Cheshire | ||
| Joseph MILLINGTON | 14 | M | Scholar | Liverpool, Lancashire | |||
| Rachael MOORES | W | 64 | F | Gen Serv | Moore, Cheshire | ||
| Agnes NAY | 8 | F | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| John OGDEN | 2 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Ann PARLE | 13 | F | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| George PARR | W | 74 | M | Sailor | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Joseph PARR | U | 36 | M | Sailor | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| John PENKETH | W | 67 | M | Gen Lab | Weaverham, Cheshire | ||
| Ada J. PERCIVAL | 1 | F | Dutton, Cheshire | ||||
| George PERCIVAL | U | 61 | M | Ag Lab | Great Budworth, Cheshire | ||
| Sarah A. POSTLE | 10 | F | Scholar | U K, York | |||
| Thomas POTTER | W | 80 | M | Gen Lab | Helsby, Cheshire | ||
| Ann RANNER | U | 46 | F | Gen Serv | Imbecile | Runcorn, Cheshire | |
| James REYNOLDS | 11 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Mary E. REYNOLDS | 12 | F | Scholar | Widnes, Lancashire | |||
| Margaret ROBERTS | M | 54 | F | Gen Serv | Altrincham, Cheshire | ||
| James ROBINSON | W | 61 | M | Gardener | Newton, Hampshire | ||
| Sarah E. ROBINSON | U | 21 | F | Gen Serv | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Jane RODEN | U | 46 | F | Gen Serv | Newton, Lancashire | ||
| Julia ROGERS | W | 81 | F | Charwoman | Ireland | ||
| Mary SIDLEY | W | 74 | F | Gen Serv | Aintree, Lancashire | ||
| Emma SIDWELL | W | 48 | F | Dudley, Stafford | |||
| Mary SIDWELL | 3 | F | Lymn, Cheshire | ||||
| Richard SIDWELL | 7 | M | Scholar | Marsley Green, Lancashire | |||
| Thomas SIDWELL | 5 | M | Scholar | Winsford, Cheshire | |||
| Charles SMITH | U | 29 | M | Gen Lab | Imbecile | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Thomas SPEED | U | 73 | M | Blacksmith | Preston Brook, Cheshire | ||
| Samuel SPRUCE | W | 68 | M | Gen Lab | Kingsley, Cheshire | ||
| Ann STRINGER | U | 41 | F | Imbecile | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Mary THOMAS | 10 | F | Scholar | Helsby, Cheshire | |||
| Alice THOMPSON | M | 22 | F | Gen Serv | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Elizabeth TWEEDLE | U | 49 | F | Imbecile | Helsby, Cheshire | ||
| William TWEEDLE | U | 50 | M | Gen Lab | Imbecile | Overton, Cheshire | |
| Ann WAKEFIELD | U | 36 | F | Imbecile | Frodsham, Cheshire | ||
| James WAKEFIELD | U | 34 | M | Gen Lab | Dunham, Cheshire | ||
| Mary WAKEFIELD | 15 | F | Scholar | Dutton, Cheshire | |||
| Ellen WARBURTON | W | 68 | F | Gen Serv | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Patrick WARD | W | 73 | M | Gen Lab | Ireland | ||
| Thomas WATSON | W | 69 | M | Gen Lab | Frodsham, Cheshire | ||
| John WEBSTER | U | 44 | M | Idiot | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| John WEBSTER | W | 64 | M | Boatman | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| William WESTOVER | 12 | M | Scholar | Runcorn, Cheshire | |||
| Albert WHITE | 12 | M | Scholar | Kingsley, Cheshire | |||
| Edward WILLIAMS | W | 69 | M | Waterman | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Martha WILSON | M | 20 | F | Gen Serv | Mouldsworth, Cheshire | ||
| Mary WILSON | U | 20 | F | Gen Serv | Liverpool, Lancashire | ||
| Mary A. WILSON | 1 | F | Manley, Cheshire | ||||
| William C. WILSON | 7 | M | Idiot | Frodsham, Cheshire | |||
| John WORLEY | W | 78 | M | Boatman | Whitchurch, Cheshire |
Total residents: 154
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