1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Watton Road, Swaffham, Norfolk
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Walter MEAD | M | 50 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse (Munic) | Appleby, Leicester | |
| Martha MEAD | M | 35 | F | Wife | Matron Of Workhouse (M) | Swaffham, Norfolk | |
| Mary Mildred MEAD | 8 | F | Daur | Scholar | Swaffham, Norfolk | ||
| May Millicent MEAD | 5 | F | Daur | Scholar | Swaffham, Norfolk | ||
| Maurice Malcolm MEAD | 4 | M | Son | Scholar | Swaffham, Norfolk | ||
| Hannah M. MANN | U | 20 | F | Officer | Industrial Trainer Workhouse (M) | Litcham, Norfolk | |
| George RIVETT | M | 46 | M | Porter (Head) | Porter At Workhouse (Munic) | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| Elizabeth RIVETT | M | 37 | F | Porters Wife | Cook At Workhouse | Heacham, Norfolk | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Susan ABRAHAM | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Swaffham, Norfolk | ||
| Charles BALLS | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Swaffham, Norfolk | ||
| Florence BALLS | 3 | F | Inmates Daur | Scholar | Swaffham, Norfolk | ||
| Henry BALLS | W | 46 | M | Inmate | Wheelwright | Litcham, Norfolk | |
| Mary BALLS | U | 27 | F | Inmate (Head) | House Maid Domestic Servt | Necton, Norfolk | |
| Mary E. BALLS | 1 | F | Inmates Daur | Swaffham, Norfolk | |||
| Harriett BASSETT | 5 | F | Inmates Daur | Scholar | Wt Dereham, Norfolk | ||
| Jane BASSETT | 10 | F | Inmates Daur | Scholar | Wt Dereham, Norfolk | ||
| Margaret BASSETT | 14 | F | Inmates Daur | Scholar | Downham, Norfolk | ||
| Mary BASSETT | M | 39 | F | Inmate (Head) | Wt Dereham, Norfolk | ||
| Robert BASSETT | 13 | M | Inmates Son | Scholar | Wt Dereham, Norfolk | ||
| Susannah BASSETT | 7 | F | Inmates Daur | Scholar | York | ||
| Daniel A. BRINFIELD | U | 34 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Swaffham, Norfolk | |
| Mary CARTER | U | 36 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Saham Toney, Norfolk | |
| Martha CATOR | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Didlington, Norfolk | |
| Robert COKER | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Farm Lab | Necton, Norfolk | |
| Francis COLLINS | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Swaffham, Norfolk | |
| George Able CRANE | W | 49 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Yarmouth, Norfolk | |
| Joyce DAVIS | U | 78 | F | Inmate | Cook Domestic Servt | Wolferton, Norfolk | |
| Harriet DIXON | 15 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Sporle, Norfolk | ||
| Jeremiah DIXON | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Sporle, Norfolk | ||
| Elijah DREW | U | 24 | M | Inmate | Farm Lab | Saham Toney, Norfolk | |
| Emily EAGLE | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Kitchen Maid Servt | Imbecile | West Bradenham, Norfolk |
| Fanny EASTGATE | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Field Worker | Deaf & Dumb | Beechamwell, Norfolk |
| Jane ELLIOTT | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Cook Domestic Servt | Necton, Norfolk | |
| James FENDICK | M | 79 | M | Inmate | Farm Lab | Fouldon, Norfolk | |
| Sarah HILL | U | 49 | F | Inmate | Field Worker | Et Bradenham, Norfolk | |
| Susan HOWLETT | U | 66 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Swaffham, Norfolk | |
| John HUDSON | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hilborough, Norfolk | ||
| William HUDSON | U | 59 | M | Inmate | House Painter | Swaffham, Norfolk | |
| Charles KIDDLE | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Farm Lab | Saham Toney, Norfolk | |
| John OSBORNE | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Farm Lab | Cockley Cley, Norfolk | |
| Robert OVERTON | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Swaffham, Norfolk | |
| Robert ROPER | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Farm Lab | Imbecile | Wymondham, Norfolk |
| Thomas RUDLAND | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Brandon, Norfolk | |
| Edward SKILL | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Swaffham, Norfolk | ||
| Joseph SKILL | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Swaffham, Norfolk | ||
| William SKILL | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Swaffham, Norfolk | ||
| Robert SMITH | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Swaffham, Norfolk | ||
| Stephen TOWLER | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Cockley Cley, Norfolk | |
| William VARGASON | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Farm Lab | Imbecile | Saham Toney, Norfolk |
| Charlotte WARD | U | 28 | F | Inmate (Head) | Field Worker | Saham Toney, Norfolk | |
| James WARD | 1m | M | Inmates Son | Swaffham, Norfolk | |||
| Lucy WAY | U | 29 | F | Vagrant | Seamstress | Lambeth, Middlesex | |
| John WEBB | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Farm Lab | Gressenhall, Norfolk | |
| Henry WHITE | U | 36 | M | Inmate | Farm Lab | Imbecile From Birth | Oxboro, Norfolk |
| Herbert WHITING | 11 | M | Inmates Son | Scholar | West Bradenham, Norfolk | ||
| Rebecca WHITING | U | 28 | F | Inmate (Head) | Field Worker | West Bradenham, Norfolk |
Total residents: 56
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