Long-term Workhouse Inmates in North Aylesford (Strood) Union, Kent, 1861
In 1861, the Poor Law Board published a return of the name every adult pauper who had been a workhouse inmate for a continuous period of five years or more, together with the duration of their residence (in years and months), the reason for it, and whether they had been brought up in a District or separate Workhouse School. It was noted that the term 'District School' had been widely misinterpreted by respondents as meaning any school in the local area, such as a national or private school, and that there was only one instance in the whole report of an inmate actually having been in such a school.
| Name | Yrs | ms. | Reason | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Norriss | 23 | 0 | Cripple | no. |
| Ann Lines | 23 | 0 | Idiotic | no. |
| Rebecca Corbin | 22 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| George Freeman | 14 | 0 | Cripple | no. |
| Sarah Leopard | 12 | 0 | Idiotic | no. |
| Charlotte Ardley | 12 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| John Hopkins | 10 | 0 | Paralysed | no. |
| Ann Inkpan | 10 | 0 | Idiotic | no. |
| Thomas Lidwell | 8 | 0 | Ulcerated legs | no. |
| James Outred | 7 | 0 | Weak intellect | no. |
| John Redgrave | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| George Tassell | 6 | 0 | Asthmatic | no. |
| Mary Carter | 19 | 0 | Bedridden | no. |
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