1881 Census: Residents of Wakefield Union Workhouse

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  - Bedfordshire
    - Ampthill
    - Bedford
    - Biggleswade
    - Leighton Buzzard
    - Luton
    - Woburn
  - Berkshire
    - Abingdon
    - Bradfield
    - Cookham
    - Easthampstead
    - Faringdon
    - Hungerford (& Ramsbury)
    - Maidenhead
    - Newbury
    - Reading
    - Reading & Wokingham SD
    - Wallingford
    - Wantage
    - Windsor
    - Wokingham
  - Buckinghamshire
    - Amersham
    - Aylesbury
    - Buckingham
    - Eton
    - Newport Pagnell
    - Winslow
    - Wycombe
  - Cambridgeshire
    - Cambridge
    - Caxton & Arrington
    - Chesterton
    - Ely
    - Linton
    - Newmarket
    - North Witchford
    - Whittlesey
    - Wisbech
  - Channel Islands
    - Guernsey
    - Jersey
  - Cheshire
    - Altrincham
    - Birkenhead
    - Bucklow
    - Chester
    - Congleton
    - Great Boughton
    - Macclesfield
    - Nantwich
    - Northwich
    - Runcorn
    - Stockport
    - Tarvin
    - Wirral
  - Cornwall
    - Bodmin
    - Camelford
    - Falmouth
    - Helston
    - Launceston
    - Liskeard
    - Penzance
    - Redruth
    - St Austell
    - St Columb Major
    - St Germans
    - Stratton
    - Truro
  - Cumberland
    - Alston with Garrigill
    - Bootle
    - Brampton
    - Carlisle
    - Cockermouth
    - Longtown
    - Penrith
    - Whitehaven
    - Wigton
  - Derbyshire
    - Ashbourne
    - Bakewell
    - Belper
    - Chapel-en-le-Frith
    - Chesterfield
    - Derby
    - Glossop
    - Hayfield
    - Shardlow
  - Devon
    - Axminster
    - Barnstaple
    - Bideford
    - Crediton
    - Devonport
    - East Stonehouse
    - Exeter
    - Holsworthy
    - Honiton
    - Kingsbridge
    - Newton Abbot
    - Okehampton
    - Plymouth
    - Plympton St Mary
    - South Molton
    - St Thomas
    - Stoke Damerel
    - Tavistock
    - Tiverton
    - Torrington
    - Totnes
  - Dorset
    - Beaminster
    - Blandford
    - Bridport
    - Cerne
    - Cranborne
    - Dorchester
    - Poole
    - Purbeck
    - Shaftesbury
    - Sherborne
    - Sturminster
    - Wareham & Purbeck
    - Weymouth
    - Wimborne & Cranborne
  - County Durham
    - (Bishop) Auckland
    - Chester-le-Street
    - Darlington
    - Durham
    - Easington
    - Gateshead
    - Hartlepool
    - Houghton-le-Spring
    - Lanchester
    - Sedgefield
    - South Shields
    - Stockton-on-Tees
    - Sunderland
    - Teesdale
    - Weardale
  - Essex
    - Billericay
    - Braintree
    - Chelmsford
    - Colchester
    - Dunmow
    - Epping
    - Halstead
    - Lexden & Winstree
    - Maldon
    - Ongar
    - Orsett
    - Rochford
    - Romford
    - Saffron Walden
    - Tendring
    - West Ham
    - Witham
  - Gloucestershire
    - Barton Regis
    - Bristol Incorporation
    - Cheltenham
    - Chipping Sodbury
    - Cirencester
    - Clifton
    - Dursley
    - Gloucester
    - Newent
    - Northleach
    - Stow-on-the-Wold
    - Stroud
    - Tetbury
    - Tewkesbury
    - Thornbury
    - Westbury-on-Severn
    - Wheatenhurst
    - Winchcomb
  - Hampshire
    - Aldershot GP
    - Alresford
    - Alton
    - Alverstoke GP
    - Andover
    - Basingstoke
    - Bournemouth
    - Catherington
    - Christchurch
    - Droxford
    - Eastleigh
    - Fareham
    - Farnborough GU
    - Farnham & Hartley Wintney SD
    - Fordingbridge
    - Hartley Wintney
    - Havant
    - Headley GU
    - Hursley
    - Isle of Wight
    - Kingsclere
    - Lymington
    - New Forest
    - Petersfield
    - Portsea Island
    - Portsmouth
    - Ringwood
    - Romsey
    - South Stoneham
    - Southampton
    - Stockbridge
    - Whitchurch
    - New Winchester
  - Herefordshire
    - Bromyard
    - Dore
    - Hereford
    - Kington
    - Ledbury
    - Leominster
    - Ross
    - Weobley
  - Hertfordshire
    - Barnet
    - Berkhampstead
    - Bishop's Stortford
    - Buntingford
    - Hatfield
    - Hemel Hempstead
    - Hertford
    - Hitchin
    - Royston
    - St Albans
    - Ware
    - Watford
    - Welwyn
  - Huntingdonshire
    - Huntingdon
    - St Ives
    - St Neots
  - Isle of Man
    - Isle of Man
  - Kent
    - Blean
    - Bridge
    - Bromley
    - Canterbury
    - Cranbrook
    - Dartford
    - Dover
    - East Ashford
    - Eastry
    - Elham
    - Faversham
    - Gravesend & Milton
    - Hollingbourne
    - Hoo
    - Isle of Thanet
    - Maidstone
    - Malling
    - Medway
    - Milton Regis
    - North Aylesford
    - Penshurst
    - River
    - Romney Marsh
    - Sevenoaks
    - Sheppey
    - Strood
    - Tenterden
    - Tonbridge
    - West Ashford
  - Lancashire
    - Ashton-under-Lyne
    - Barrow-in-Furness
    - Barton-upon-Irwell
    - Blackburn
    - Bolton
    - Burnley
    - Bury
    - Caton GU
    - Chorley
    - Chorlton
    - Clitheroe
    - Fylde
    - Garstang
    - Haslingden
    - Lancaster
    - Leigh
    - Liverpool
    - Lunesdale
    - Manchester
    - Oldham
    - Ormskirk
    - Prescot
    - Preston
    - Prestwich
    - Rochdale
    - Salford
    - Todmorden
    - Toxteth Park
    - Ulverston
    - Warrington
    - West Derby
    - Wigan
  - Leicestershire
    - Ashby-de-la-Zouch
    - Barrow-upon-Soar
    - Billesdon
    - Blaby
    - Hinckley
    - Leicester
    - Loughborough
    - Lutterworth
    - Market Bosworth
    - Market Harborough
    - Melton Mowbray
  - Lincolnshire
    - Boston
    - Bourne
    - Caistor
    - Gainsborough
    - Glanford Brigg
    - Grantham
    - Grimsby
    - Holbeach
    - Horncastle
    - Lincoln
    - Louth
    - Sleaford
    - Spalding
    - Spilsby
    - Stamford
  - London: Kent
    - Greenwich
    - Lewisham
    - Woolwich
  - London: Middlesex
    - Bethnal Green (St Matthew)
    - Bloomsbury (St Giles & St George)
    - Chelsea (St Luke)
    - City of London
    - City of Westminster
    - Clerkenwell (St James & St John)
    - East London
    - Fulham
    - Hackney
    - Hammersmith
    - Hampstead (St John)
    - Holborn
    - Islington (St Mary)
    - Kensington
    - Mile End Old Town
    - Paddington
    - Poplar
    - St George's
    - St George in the East
    - St George Hanover Square
    - St Luke's
    - St Martin-in-the-Fields
    - St Marylebone
    - St Pancras
    - St Sepulchre
    - Shoreditch (St Leonard's)
    - Stepney
    - Strand
    - West London
    - Westminster (St James)
    - Westminster (St Margaret & St John)
    - Westminster Union
    - Whitechapel
  - London: Surrey
    - Bermondsey (St Mary Magdalen)
    - Camberwell (St Giles)
    - Lambeth (St Mary)
    - Newington (St Mary)
    - Rotherhithe (St Mary)
    - Southwark (St George the Martyr)
    - St Olave
    - St Saviour's
    - Wandsworth & Clapham
  - London SDs
    - Brentwood SD
    - Central London SD
    - Finsbury SD
    - Forest Gate SD
    - Kensington & Chelsea SD
    - North Surrey SD
    - South Metropolitan SD
    - West London SD
  - London SADs
    - Central London SAD
    - Finsbury SAD
    - Kensington SAD
    - Newington SAD
    - Poplar & Stepney SAD
    - Rotherhithe SAD
  - Middlesex
    - Brentford
    - Edmonton
    - Hendon
    - Staines
    - Uxbridge
    - Willesden
  - Norfolk
    - Acle GU
    - Aldborough GU
    - Aylsham
    - Bawdeswell GU
    - Blofield
    - Booton GU
    - Brinton and Melton Constable GU
    - Depwade
    - Docking
    - Downham
    - Erpingham
    - East & West Flegg
    - Forehoe
    - Freebridge Lynn
    - Gimingham GU
    - (Great) Yarmouth
    - Guiltcross
    - Hackford GU
    - Henstead
    - King's Lynn
    - Loddon & Clavering
    - Mitford & Launditch
    - Norwich
    - Oulton GU
    - St Faith's
    - Swaffham
    - Thetford
    - Tunstead & Happing (Smallburgh)
    - Walsingham
    - Wayland
  - Northamptonshire
    - Brackley
    - Brixworth
    - Daventry
    - Hardingstone
    - Kettering
    - Northampton
    - Oundle
    - Peterborough
    - Potterspury
    - Thrapston
    - Towcester
    - Wellingborough
  - Northumberland
    - Alnwick
    - Belford
    - Bellingham
    - Berwick-upon-Tweed
    - Castle Ward
    - Glendale
    - Haltwhistle
    - Hexham
    - Morpeth
    - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
    - Northern Counties JC
    - Rothbury
    - Tynemouth
  - Nottinghamshire
    - Basford
    - Bingham
    - East Retford
    - Mansfield
    - Newark
    - Nottingham
    - Radford
    - Southwell
    - Thurgarton Incorporation
    - Worksop
  - Oxfordshire
    - Banbury
    - Bicester
    - Chipping Norton
    - Headington
    - Henley
    - Oxford
    - Thame
    - Witney
    - Woodstock
  - Rutland
    - Oakham
    - Uppingham
  - Shropshire (Salop)
    - Atcham (& Shrewsbury)
    - Bridgnorth
    - Church Stretton
    - Cleobury Mortimer
    - Clun
    - (Market) Drayton
    - Ellesmere
    - Ludlow
    - Madeley
    - Newport
    - Oswestry
    - Shifnal
    - Shrewsbury
    - South-East Shropshire SD
    - Wellington
    - Wem
    - Whitchurch
  - Somerset
    - Axbridge
    - Bath
    - Bedminster
    - Bridgwater
    - Chard
    - Clutton
    - Dulverton
    - Frome
    - Keynsham
    - Langport
    - Long Ashton
    - Shepton Mallet
    - Taunton
    - Wellington
    - Wells
    - Williton
    - Wincanton
    - Yeovil
  - Staffordshire
    - Alstonfield GU
    - Burton Upon Trent
    - Cannock
    - Cheadle
    - Leek
    - Lichfield
    - Newcastle-under-Lyme
    - Penkridge
    - Seisdon
    - Stafford
    - Stoke-upon-Trent
    - Stone
    - Tamworth
    - Uttoxeter
    - Walsall
    - Walsall & West Bromwich JC
    - Walsall & West Bromwich SD
    - West Bromwich
    - Wolstanton & Burslem
    - Wolverhampton
  - Suffolk
    - Blything
    - Bosmere & Claydon
    - Bury St Edmunds
    - Colneis & Carlford
    - Cosford
    - Hartismere
    - Hoxne
    - Ipswich
    - Loes and Wilford
    - Mildenhall
    - Mutford & Lothingland
    - Plomesgate
    - Risbridge
    - Samford
    - Stow
    - Sudbury
    - Thingoe
    - Wangford
    - Woodbridge
  - Surrey
    - Ash GU
    - Chertsey
    - Croydon
    - Dorking
    - Epsom
    - Farnham
    - Godstone
    - Guildford
    - Hambledon
    - Kingston
    - Reigate
    - Richmond
  - Sussex
    - Arundel
    - Battle
    - Brighton
    - Chailey
    - Chichester
    - Cuckfield
    - East Grinstead
    - East Preston
    - Eastbourne
    - Hailsham
    - Hastings
    - Horsham
    - Lewes
    - Midhurst
    - Newhaven
    - Petworth
    - Rye
    - Steyning
    - Sutton GU
    - Thakeham
    - Ticehurst
    - Uckfield
    - Westbourne
    - West Firle
    - Westhampnett
  - Warwickshire
    - Alcester
    - Aston
    - Atherstone
    - Bedworth GU
    - Birmingham
    - Coventry
    - Foleshill
    - Meriden
    - Nuneaton
    - Rugby
    - Shipston-on-Stour
    - Solihull
    - Southam
    - Stratford-on-Avon
    - Warwick
  - Westmorland
    - East Ward
    - Kendal
    - West Ward
  - Wiltshire
    - Alderbury (Salisbury)
    - Amesbury
    - Bradford on Avon
    - Calne
    - Chippenham
    - Cricklade & Wootton Bassett
    - Devizes
    - Highworth & Swindon
    - Malmesbury
    - Marlborough
    - Melksham
    - Mere
    - Pewsey
    - Salisbury
    - Tisbury
    - Trowbridge
    - Warminster
    - Westbury & Whorwellsdown
    - Wilton
  - Worcestershire
    - Bromsgrove
    - Droitwich
    - Dudley
    - Evesham
    - Kidderminster
    - King's Norton
    - Martley
    - Pershore
    - Shipston-on-Stour
    - Stourbridge
    - Tenbury
    - Upton-upon-Severn
    - Worcester
  - Yorkshire, E. Riding
    - Beverley
    - Bridlington
    - Driffield
    - Howden
    - Kingston upon Hull
    - Patrington
    - Pocklington
    - Sculcoates
    - Skirlaugh
    - York
  - Yorkshire, N. Riding
    - Aysgarth
    - Bainbridge GU
    - Bedale
    - Easingwold
    - Guisborough
    - Helmsley
    - Kirkby Moorside
    - Leyburn
    - Malton
    - Middlesbrough
    - Northallerton
    - Pickering
    - Reeth
    - Richmond
    - Scarborough
    - Stokesley
    - Thirsk
    - Whitby
  - Yorkshire, W. Riding
    - Barnsley
    - Barwick-in-Elmet GU
    - Bradford
    - Bramley
    - Carlton GU
    - Dewsbury
    - Doncaster
    - Ecclesall Bierlow
    - Goole
    - Great Ouseburn
    - Great Preston GU
    - Halifax
    - Hemsworth
    - Holbeck
    - Huddersfield
    - Hunslet
    - Keighley
    - Knaresborough
    - Leeds
    - North Bierley
    - Pateley Bridge
    - Penistone
    - Pontefract
    - Ripon
    - Rotherham
    - Saddleworth
    - Sedbergh
    - Selby
    - Settle
    - Sheffield
    - Skipton
    - Tadcaster
    - Thorne
    - Todmorden
    - Wakefield
    - Wetherby
    - Wharfedale
    - Wortley
- Welsh Poor Law Unions
  - Welsh Workhouse History
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  - Anglesey
    - Anglesey
    - Holyhead
  - Brecknock (Breconshire)
    - Brecknock
    - Builth
    - Crickhowell
    - Hay
  - Cardiganshire
    - Aberayron
    - Aberystwyth
    - Cardigan
    - Lampeter
    - Tregaron
  - Carmarthenshire
  - Carnarvonshire
  - Denbighshire
    - Llanrwst
    - Ruthin
    - Wrexham
  - Flintshire
  - Glamorgan
    - Bridgend & Cowbridge
    - Cardiff
    - Gower
    - Merthyr Tydfil
    - Neath
    - Pontardawe
    - Pontypridd
    - Swansea
  - Merionethshire
    - Bala
    - Corwen
    - Dolgelley
    - Festiniog
  - Monmouthshire
    - Abergavenny
    - Bedwellty
    - Chepstow
    - Monmouth
    - Newport
    - Pontypool
  - Montgomeryshire
  - Pembrokeshire
  - Radnorshire
- Irish Poor Law Unions
  - Irish Workhouse History
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  - Co. Antrim
    - Antrim
    - Ballycastle
    - Ballymena
    - Ballymoney
    - Belfast
    - Larne
    - Lisburn
  - Co. Armagh
    - Armagh
    - Lurgan
  - Co. Carlow
    - Carlow
  - Co. Cavan
    - Bailieborough
    - Bawnboy
    - Cavan
    - Cootehill
  - Co. Clare
    - Ballyvaughan
    - Corofin
    - Ennis
    - Ennistymon
    - Kildysart (Killadysert)
    - Kilrush
    - Scariff
    - Tulla
  - Co. Cork
    - Bandon
    - Bantry
    - Castletownbere
    - Clonakilty
    - Cork
    - Dunmanway
    - Fermoy
    - Kanturk
    - Kinsale
    - Macroom
    - Mallow
    - Midleton
    - Millstreet
    - Mitchelstown
    - Schull (Skull)
    - Skibbereen
    - Youghal
  - Co. Donegal
    - Ballyshannon
    - Donegal
    - Dunfanaghy
    - Glenties
    - Inishowen
    - Letterkenny
    - Milford
    - Stranorlar
  - Co. Down
    - Banbridge
    - Downpatrick
    - Kilkeel
    - Newry
    - Newtownards
  - Co. Dublin
    - Balrothery
    - Dublin North
    - Dublin South
    - Rathdown
  - Co. Fermanagh
    - Enniskillen
    - Lisnaskea
    - Lowtherstown
  - Co. Galway
    - Ballinasloe
    - Clifden
    - Galway
    - Glenamaddy
    - Gort
    - Loughrea
    - Mountbellew
    - Oughterard
    - Portumna
    - Tuam
  - Co. Kerry
    - Cahirciveen
    - Dingle
    - Kenmare
    - Killarney
    - Listowel
    - Tralee
  - Co. Kildare
    - Athy
    - Celbridge
    - Naas
  - Co. Kilkenny
    - Callan
    - Castlecomer
    - Kilkenny
    - Thomastown
    - Urlingford
  - Co. Laois (Queen's)
    - Abbeyleix
    - Donaghmore
    - Mountmellick
  - Co. Leitrim
    - Carrick-on-Shannon
    - Manorhamilton
    - Mohill
  - Co. Limerick
    - Croom
    - Glin
    - Kilmallock
    - Limerick
    - Newcastle
    - Rathkeale
  - Co. Londonderry
    - Coleraine
    - Londonderry
    - Magherafelt
    - Newtown Limavady
  - Co. Longford
    - Ballymahon
    - Granard
    - Longford
  - Co. Louth
    - Ardee
    - Drogheda
    - Dundalk
  - Co. Mayo
    - Ballina
    - Ballinrobe
    - Belmullet
    - Castlebar
    - Claremorris
    - Killala
    - Newport
    - Swineford
    - Westport
  - Co. Meath
    - Dunshaughlin
    - Kells
    - Navan
    - Oldcastle
    - Trim
  - Co. Monaghan
    - Carrickmacross
    - Castleblayney
    - Clones
    - Monaghan
  - Co. Offaly (King's)
    - Edenderry
    - Parsonstown
    - Tullamore
  - Co. Roscommon
    - Boyle
    - Castlerea
    - Roscommon
    - Strokestown
  - Co. Sligo
    - Dromore West
    - Sligo
    - Tubbercurry
  - Co. Tipperary
    - Borrisokane
    - Carrick-on-Suir
    - Cashel
    - Clogheen
    - Clonmel
    - Nenagh
    - Roscrea
    - Thurles
    - Tipperary
  - Co. Tyrone
    - Castlederg
    - Clogher
    - Cookstown
    - Dungannon
    - Gortin
    - Omagh
    - Strabane
  - Co. Waterford
    - Dungarvan
    - Kilmacthomas
    - Lismore
    - Waterford
  - Co. Westmeath
    - Athlone
    - Castletowndelvin
    - Mullingar
  - Co. Wexford
    - Enniscorthy
    - Gorey
    - New Ross
    - Wexford
  - Co. Wicklow
    - Baltinglass
    - Rathdrum
    - Shillelagh
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    - Brechin
    - Dundee
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  - Argyllshire
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    - Mull
  - Ayrshire
    - Ayr
    - Cunninghame (Irvine)
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    - Rathven
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    - Dumbarton
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1881 Census: Residents of Wakefield Union Workhouse, Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe, York

Name	Mar	Age	Sex	Relation	Occupation	Handicap	Birthplace
Staff
John Jabez JARRARD	M	46	M	Master	M		Buerton, Cheshire
Emma Sophia JARRARD	M	46	F	Matron			Birmingham, Warwick
Mary Elizabeth RALEY	U	19	F	Assist Matron			Wakefield, York
Mary Christiana GADSBY	U	23	F	School Mistress			Watford, Hertford
Harriet BAINES	U	45	F	Nurse			York, York
Ann ARNVED	M	53	F	Nurse			Wakefield, York
Edward CASBURN	M	44	M	Porter	M		Burnsell, Cambridge
Mary CASBURN	M	49	F	Portress			Alverthorpe, York
Henrietta CASBURN	U	20	F	Daughter	Schoolmistress		Otley, York
Lilly CASBURN	U	16	F	Daughter	Servant Domestic		Westow, York
Inmates
Frances ALLEN	M	74	F	Pauper	Servant Domestic		Alverthorpe, York
Sarah Alice ASHMAN	U	10	F	Pauper	Scholar		Middlestown, York
Joseph ASHTON	W	79	M	Pauper	Woolen Dyer		Wakefield, York
Betty AVEYARD	U	79	F	Pauper	Servant Domestic	Imbecile	Wakefield, York
Edward BADDELEY	U	8	M	Pauper	Scholar		Sharlston, York
Joseph BADDELEY	U	7	M	Pauper	Scholar		Castleford, York
Ann Elizabeth BALKIN	U	13	F	Pauper	Scholar		London, Middlesex
Anne BALKIN	M	37	F	Pauper	Servant Domestic		London, Middlesex
Thomas BALKIN	U	7	M	Pauper	Scholar		London, Middlesex
Henry BARBER	U	10	M	Pauper	Scholar		Lofthouse, York
Maria BARBER	U	41	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant		Bel...am, Lincoln
Frederick BARRATT	U	13	M	Pauper	Scholar		Bradford, York
John BARTLEY	W	79	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Crofton, York
Elizabeth BATHGATE	W	62	F	Pauper	Dressmaker		Linlithgow, Scotland
Ellen BEADES	W	56	F	Pauper	Servant Domestic		Stanley, York
Fred BEAGLES	U	4	M	Tramp	Scholar		Rugby, Warwick
Mary Ann BEAGLES	M	46	F	Tramp	General Servant Washer Woman		Shipston, Worcester
William BEAGLES	U	11	M	Tramp	Scholar		Evesham, Worcester
Benjamin BEANELEY	U	53	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Kirkhamgate, York
Henry BEDFORD	U	50	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		Emley, York
Matthew BEDFORD	U	46	M	Pauper	Coal Hewer		Alverthorpe, York
George BENNETT	U	65	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Horbury, York
George BINNS	U	17	M	Pauper	Mat Maker		Wakefield, York
William BINNS	U	56	M	Pauper	Chimney Sweep		Wakefield, York
George BLACKBURN	W	66	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		Barnsley, York
Mark BLACKBURN	U	48	M	Pauper	Painter		Wakefield, York
James BLAKES	U	53	M	Pauper	Cab Driver		Worsley, York
Edward BOOSE	M	80	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Lichfield, Stafford
Elias BOTTOMLEY	W	65	M	Pauper	Gardener		Wakefield, York
John BOULTON	W	61	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Stanley, York
William BREER	W	72	M	Pauper	General Labourer		Wrenthorpe, York
Joseph BRIGGS	U	43	M	Pauper	Gardener		Wrenthorpe, York
Ada BROADBENT	U	14	F	Pauper	Scholar		Carlton, York
Alice Ann BROADBENT	U	>1	F	Pauper	Infant		Wakefield, York
Sarah Ann BROADBENT	M	23	F	Pauper	Worsted Weaver		Wakefield, York
Jabey BROADHEAD	U	43	M	Pauper	Labourer General		East Ardsley, York
Ann BROOKE	U	50	F	Pauper	Cotton Piecer		West Ardsley, York
Charles BROOKE	W	71	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Wakefield, York
William BROWN	W	75	M	Pauper	Labourer General		Stanley, York
Clara BRUSBY	U	7	F	Pauper	Scholar		Sharlston, York
Frances BRUSBY	U	13	F	Pauper	Scholar		Halifax, York
Mary Ann BRUSBY	M	39	F	Pauper	Servant House		Wakefield, York
Samuel BUTLER	W	69	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		East Ardsley, York
Eliza BUTTERWORTH	U	14	F	Pauper	Scholar		Altofts, York
George Henry BUTTERWORTH	U	8	M	Pauper	Scholar		Normanton, York
John William BUTTERWORTH	U	10	M	Pauper	Scholar		Normanton, York
Martha BUTTERWORTH	W	36	F	Pauper	Servant Domestic		Halifax, York
Mary BUTTERWORTH	U	16	F	Pauper	Servant Domestic		Longstones, Derby
Thomas BUTTERWORTH	U	7	M	Pauper	Scholar		Normanton, York
Frederick BYROM	U	3	M	Pauper	Scholar		Horbury, York
Joseph CALVERT	M	34	M	Pauper	Shoe Maker		Wakefield, York
Mary CARLAN	U	7	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
William CARLAN	U	11	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Anne CARTER	W	73	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Housekeeper		Wakefield, York
Annie CARTER	U	30	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Wakefield, York
Ellen CAWTHORNE	W	57	F	Pauper	House Servant		Lee Moor, York
Andrew CHADWICK	M	70	M	Pauper	Labourer At Glass Works		Wigan, Lancashire
Hannah CHILD	U	73	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Altofts, York
James CLARKE	W	67	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		Great Horton
John CLAYTON	M	24	M	Tramp	General Labourer		Brighouse, York
John COGGINS	U	25	M	Pauper	Baker		Birmingham, Warwick
Nancy COLBUDGE	W	82	F	Pauper	Field Servant		Ragby, York
Charles COLEMAN	U	14	M	Pauper	Scholar		Normanton, York
Florence COLEMAN	U	13	F	Pauper	Scholar		Normanton, York
Anne COOKSON	W	68	F	Pauper	Cotton Weaver		Alverthorpe, York
James COULAN	U	7	M	Pauper	Scholar		Normanton, York
Kate COULAN	U	10	F	Pauper	Scholar		Castleford, York
Thomas COULAN	U	11	M	Pauper	Scholar		Castleford, York
John Thomas COUSINS	U	10	M	Pauper	Scholar		Stanley, York
Joseph COUSINS	U	13	M	Pauper	Scholar		Stanley, York
Ralph COYLE	U	2	M	Pauper	Infant		Wakefield, York
George CROWTHER	U	49	M	Tramp	General Labourer		Oldham, Lancashire
Robert CROWTHER	U	59	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Sandal, York
Ann CUTTS	W	69	F	Pauper	Worsted Weaver		Hunslet, York
John DAWSON	W	76	M	Pauper	Joiner		Wakefield, York
William DAWSON	M	46	M	Pauper	Labourer In Brick Yard		Methley, York
William DENTON	M	57	M	Pauper	General Labourer		Sheffield, York
William DENTON	U	13	M	Pauper	Scholar		Huddersfield, York
David DEPPIE	U	59	M	Pauper	Ledger Clerk		Glanton, Northumberland
Andrew DEVENE	M	48	M	Pauper	Glazier		Newport, Ireland
Harriet DIXON	U	39	F	Pauper	Worsted Spinner		Wakefield, York
George DOBSON	U	36	M	Pauper	Labourer At Foundry		Methley, York
Thomas DODGSON	W	70	M	Pauper	Woolen Dyer		Leeds, York
Eliza DOWNING	U	59	F	Pauper	School Teacher		Alverthorpe, York
William DUNN	M	26	M	Tramp	General Labourer		Queenscounty, Ireland
James DUNNETT	W	69	M	Pauper	Labourer At Coal Pit		Altofts, York
Sarah DURHAM	W	76	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Housekeeper
Edna DYSON	U	3	F	Pauper	Scholar
James DYSON	U	7	M	Pauper	Scholar
William EDMONDSON	U	11	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Elizabeth ELLIS	U	22	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Gt Yarmouth, Lincoln
Mary ELLIS	U	35	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant House		Stanley, York
Thomas ELLIS	U	5m	M	Pauper	Infant		Wakefield, York
John EYRE	M	48	M	Pauper	Plumber		Wakefield, York
Thomas FALLAS	U	34	M	Pauper	Boatman (Barge)		Horbury, York
Eliza Jane FARRAND	U	14	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Matilda FARRAND	U	9	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Ann FARRAR	M	42	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Wigan, Lancashire
Thomas FARRAR	W	49	M	Pauper	Domestic Servant (Gardener )		Wakefield, York
George FIELD	U	42	M	Tramp	Bricklayer		Plymouth, Devon
Patrick FINNING	U	54	M	Pauper	Labourer At Coal Pit		Castbrigh, Ireland
Maria FISHER	W	76	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant (Farm) Farm Labourer		Dewsbury, York
Thomas FLEMING	M	65	M	Pauper	Twinespinner		Stanley, York
Sarah Ann FLETCHER	U	23	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant (Farm)		Rotherham, York
William FLETCHER	U	38	M	Pauper	None		Warmfield, York
Ann FOLEY	W	52	F	Pauper	Field Labourer		Leetrun, Ireland
James FRUDD	W	65	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Dewsbury, York
Owen GALLAGHER	U	72	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Mayo, Ireland
John GARROD	W	56	M	Pauper	(Corn) Miller		Colchester
Kate GILLAN	U	16	F	Pauper	Worsted Doubler		Halifax, York
James GILLESPIE	U	8	M	Pauper	Scholar		Bradford, York
John GILLESPIE	U	14	M	Pauper	Scholar		Bradford, York
Margaret GILLESPIE	W	41	F	Pauper	Worsted Spinner		Kings Court, Ireland
Mark GILLESPIE	U	6	M	Pauper	Scholar		Bradford, York
Mary Ann GILLESPIE	U	4	F	Pauper	Scholar		Leeds, York
Elizabeth GILRAYNE	U	3	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Margaret GILRAYNE	U	2	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Michael GILRAYNE	U	6	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Miles GILROY	W	48	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Drumkearn, Ireland
Patrick GOBLIN	U	78	M	Pauper	Pedlar		Sligo, Ireland
Thomas GORMAN	U	33	M	Pauper	Labourer At Brick Yard		Ashton, Cheshire
John GOSNEY	U	71	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Wakefield, York
Margaret GRAINGER	M	43	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Scullery Maid		Dublin, Ireland
Mary GRAINGER	U	11	F	Pauper	Scholar		Chesterfield, Derby
William GRAINGER	U	8	M	Pauper	Scholar		Chesterfield, Derby
Alfred GRAYSON	U	4	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Mary GRAYSON	U	29	F	Pauper	Worsted Spinner		York, York
John William GREEN	U	10	M	Pauper	None		Shillington, York
Thomas GREEN	W	70	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Burton, Northampton
William GREEN	U	63	M	Pauper	Plasterer		Bradford, York
Annie HAIGH	U	14	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Benjamin HAIGH	U	67	M	Pauper	Cloth Weaver		Emley, York
Hannah HAIGH	U	11	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
John HAIGH	U	1	M	Pauper	Infant		Wakefield, York
Joseph HAIGH	U	76	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Emley, York
Percy HAIGH	U	5	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Sarah HAIGH	U	54	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Maid		Newmillerdam, York
William HAIGH	U	50	M	Pauper	Labourer At Iron Foundry		Wakefield, York
Maria HALE	U	61	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Cook		East Ardsley, York
Mary HALE	M	31	F	Pauper	Woolen Weaver		Guisborough, York
William HALE	U	3	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
John HALEY	W	67	M	Pauper	Joiner		Hull, York
George HALLIDAY	U	36	M	Pauper	Printer		Wakefield, York
William HAMPSON	W	59	M	Pauper	Writing Clerk		Salford, Lancashire
Charles HARDISTY	W	64	M	Pauper	General Labourer		Aberford, York
George HARGREAVES	U	55	M	Pauper	No Occupation		Alverthorpe, York
Mary HARGREAVES	W	67	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Chambermaid		Wakefield, York
John HARRIS	U	81	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Settle, York
John HARRISON	U	56	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		Kirkhamgate, York
Hannah HARTLEY	U	15	F	Pauper	Scholar		Lofthouse, York
Mary HARVEY	W	58	F	Pauper	Needlewoman		Grimsby, Lincoln
Alice Ann HAWKSHAW	U	20	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Wakefield, York
Eliza HAWKSHAW	U	10	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
James Albert HAWKSHAW	U	8	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
David HEALEY	U	81	M	Pauper	Cloth Weaver		Emley, York
Thomas HEMSWORTH	U	63	M	Pauper	Domestic Servant Gardener		Featherstone, York
Frances HENRY	W	61	F	Pauper	Dressmaker		Dewsbury, York
Benjamin HIRST	U	33	M	Pauper	General Labourer		Alverthorpe, York
Sam HOBSON	W	41	M	Tramp	Mason		Mexborough, York
Thomas HODGSON	U	62	M	Pauper	Boatman (Barge)		Wakefield, York
Elizabeth HOLDER	W	73	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Housekeeper		Wakefield, York
William HOLDER	M	61	M	Pauper	Blacksmith		Wakefield, York
Samuel HORBURY	W	73	M	Pauper	Haulier		Alverthorpe, York
Sarah HORNCASTLE	U	48	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant House		Bretton, York
John HORNER	U	16	M	Pauper	Plumber		London, Middlesex
William HOWARD	M	60	M	Tramp	Gas Fitter		Ashton, Lancashire
Jane HUDSON	U	50	F	Pauper	Cloth Weaver		East Ardsley, York
Mary HUDSON	U	12	F	Pauper	Scholar
Martha ILLINGWORTH	W	73	F	Pauper	Dressmaker		Wakefield, York
John INGHAM	U	44	M	Pauper	General Labourer		Burnley, Lancashire
William IRVINE	U	16	M	Pauper	No Occupation		Alverthorpe, York
John JEFFRIES	W	85	M	Pauper	Shoemaker		Bath, Somerset
Joseph JENKINS	U	20	M	Pauper	Shoemaker		Dewsbury, York
Samuel JENKINS	U	42	M	Pauper	General Labourer		Cinderford, Gloucester
Ada JESSOP	U	4	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Bertha JESSOP	U	2	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Harriet JESSOP	U	31	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant General		Newmillerdam, York
Arthur JOHNSON	U	7	M	Pauper	Scholar		Manchester, Lancashire
Catherine JUDGE	U	12	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Lewis KEEGAN	W	62	M	Pauper	Cooper		Bradwell, Derby
Mary Jane KEEGAN	U	18	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant General		Manchester, Lancashire
Charles KELLY	U	15	M	Pauper	Labourer At Glass Works		Wakefield, York
James KELLY	U	73	M	Pauper	Clerk To Solicitor		Queens County, Ireland
James KELLY	U	32	M	Pauper	Blacksmith		Wakefield, York
Mary Ann KELLY	U	6	F	Pauper	Scholar
Thomas KELLY	U	12	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
William KEMPLAY	U	76	M	Pauper	Shoemaker		Wakefield, York
Samuel KERSHAW	M	61	M	Pauper	General Labourer		Wakefield, York
Elizabeth KEYWORTH	U	61	F	Pauper	Dressmaker		Wakefield, York
Arthur KILNER	U	4m	M	Pauper	Infant		Wakefield, York
Harry KILNER	U	11	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Mary Ann KILNER	U	16	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant General		Wakefield, York
John KING	M	28	M	Tramp	General Labourer		Worcester, Worcester
James LAND	W	66	M	Pauper	Boatman (Barge)		At Sea
John LAND	M	76	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		Walton, York
Maria LAND	W	54	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Wakefield, York
Joseph LAYCOCK	U	48	M	Tramp	General Labourer		Bradford, York
Arthur LINFORD	U	10	M	Pauper	Scholar		Ardsley, York
Harriet LINFORD	U	9	F	Pauper	Scholar		Ardsley, York
Martha LINFORD	U	7	F	Pauper	Scholar		Ardsley, York
Mary LISTER	U	25	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Farm		Wakefield, York
Sarah Jane LISTER	U	25	F	Pauper	No Occupation	Imbecile	Flockton, York
Elizabeth MANN	U	37	F	Pauper	Cotton Weaver		Wakefield, York
Florence MANN	U	5	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Sarah Ann MANN	W	45	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Wakefield, York
Joseph MARKLAM	U	7	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Eliza MARKLAND	U	6	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Mary MARSDEN	W	74	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Lancaster, Lancashire
Mary MARWION	W	80	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Housekeeper		Wakefield, York
Margaret MASTERSON	U	8	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Patrick MASTERSON	U	6	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Mary MATCHETT	W	61	F	Pauper	Dressmaker		Wraiyh, Lincoln
James Henry MATTHEWS	U	61	M	Pauper	Umbrella Maker		Pontefract, York
Julia MCCARTHY	W	64	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Athlone, Ireland
Mary MCCARTHY	U	22	F	Pauper	Twine Spinner		Wakefield, York
Mary Ann MCCARTHY	U	5	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Anthony MCGOVERN	W	73	M	Pauper	General Labourer		Cavan, Ireland
Anne MCMAHON	U	24	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Clare, Ireland
Louisa MCMAHON	U	4	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
John MICKLETHWAITE	U	66	M	Pauper	General Labourer		Alverthorpe, York
Annie MILLER	U	3	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
John William MILLER	W	49	M	Pauper	Lithographic Printer		Cockermouth, Cumberland
Mary MILWARD	U	41	F	Pauper	Sempstress		Havar, Lincoln
Fanny MOORBY	M	61	F	Pauper	Woolen Weaver		Potovens, York
John MOORBY	M	49	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Ardsley, York
Samuel MOORE	U	14	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Annie MORTON	U	12	F	Pauper	Scholar		Stanley, York
Jane MOUNTAIN	U	42	F	Pauper	Screener At Coal Pit		Flockton, York
Joseph MOUNTAIN	U	2	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Elizabeth MOXON	U	52	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Laundress		Wakefield, York
Emma MUSGROVE	U	24	F	Pauper	Woolen Weaver		Wakefield, York
Samuel MUSGROVE	U	3	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
George NEEDHAM	U	53	M	Pauper	Miller		Stamford, Lincoln
Thomas NEWBOLD	W	71	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Drayton, Nottingham
Noah NICHOLS	W	67	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Diss, Norfolk
Charles NICHOLSON	W	78	M	Pauper	Wool Comber		Wakefield, York
Patrick O'NEILL	W	58	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Galway, Ireland
Robert OAKLANDS	W	79	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		Ardsley, York
James OGDEN	U	33	M	Pauper	None	Blind	Wakefield, York
Dora ORANGE	U	4	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Harriet ORANGE	U	1	F	Pauper	Infant		Wakefield, York
Mary Ellen ORANGE	U	24	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Wakefield, York
Admiral OWEN	U	59	M	Pauper	Boatman (Barge)		Castleford, York
Frances OXLEY	W	73	F	Pauper	Brick Maker		Wakefield, York
Henry OXLEY	U	7	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
William PAWSON	U	50	M	Pauper	Twine Spinner		Horbury, York
Benjamin PEARSON	U	19	M	Pauper	Woolen Weaver		Wakefield, York
William PHILLIPS	U	71	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		Hunslet, York
Emily PICKARD	W	62	F	Pauper	Dress Maker		Kirk Hatton, York
Martha PICKERING	U	45	F	Pauper	Sempstress		Netherton, York
George PICKERSGILL	U	40	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Wakefield, York
Uriah PICKERSGILL	W	70	M	Pauper	(Navvy) Excavator		Gawthorpe, York
Ellen PICKOON	U	17	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant General		Shouldham, Norfolk
John PINDER	W	72	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Royston, Lincoln
Arthur PORTER	U	9	M	Pauper	Scholar		Hull, York
Emily PORTER	U	8	F	Pauper	Scholar		Hull, York
Mary Ann PORTER	U	10	F	Pauper	Scholar		Barnsley, York
William PORTER	U	10	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Willie PORTER	U	11	M	Pauper	Scholar		Spalding, Lincoln
John POSTLE	U	73	M	Pauper	Waterman		Horbury, York
Elizabeth RACE	U	17	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant General		Wakefield, York
George RAMSDEN	U	71	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Brandy Carr, York
William RAMSDEN	W	58	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Horbury, York
Benjamin RAYNER	U	30	M	Pauper	Blacksmith		Bury, Lancashire
William READ	U	32	M	Pauper	General Labourer		Sheffield, York
Thomas REARDON	U	53	M	Pauper	Farmers Labourer		Flockton, York
John REECE	U	2	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Margaret REECE	M	29	F	Pauper	Cloth Sorter		Juain, Ireland
Thomas REECE	U	7	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
George RIDGOKE	U	69	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		Wakefield, York
Hugh RILEY	W	70	M	Pauper	Shoemaker		Dublin, Ireland
Ann ROBINSON	U	21	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant General		Wakefield, York
Joseph ROBINSON	U	65	M	Pauper	Hawker		Wakefield, York
Elizabeth ROWLEY	U	72	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant General		Wakefield, York
Charles RYCROFT	U	56	M	Pauper	Boatman		Wakefield, York
John SARKIN	W	70	M	Pauper	Butcher		Roscommon, Ireland
Thomas SARKIN	U	68	M	Pauper	Mason		Claro, Ireland
Joseph SCHOFIELD	U	61	M	Pauper	Woolen Weaver (Wool Cloth)?		Wakefield, York
Henry SCHOLES	M	55	M	Pauper	Stoker At Cotton Factory		Ardsley, York
Anthony SEDGWICK	W	66	M	Pauper	Bricklayer		Radby, York
Emma SENIOR	U	43	F	Pauper	No Occupation	Imbecile	Emley, York
Joseph SHAW	W	81	M	Pauper	Lime Burner	Blind	Bretton, York
Charles SISWICK	W	73	M	Pauper	Labourer In Brick Yard		Horbury, York
Peter SMENY	U	21	M	Tramp	General Labourer		Dublin, Ireland
Jane SMITH	U	20	F	Pauper	Rag Sorter		Wakefield, York
Margaret SMITH	U	12	F	Pauper	No Occupation		Ardsley, York
Thomas SMITH	U	31	M	Tramp	Mason		Bradford, York
Benjamin SONES	W	64	M	Pauper	Gardener		Waltham
William SPEIGHT	M	62	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		Wakefield, York
Jacob STANSFIELD	W	71	M	Pauper	General Labourer	Imbecile	Stanley, York
Ada STEAD	U	1	F	Pauper	Infant		Wakefield, York
Samuel STEAD	U	47	M	Pauper	No Occupation	Imbecile	Wakefield, York
Charles STEPHENS	U	44	M	Tramp	General Labourer		Sheffield, York
Elizabeth STOREY	W	71	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant General		Stanley, York
Mary Hannah TAIT	U	7	F	Pauper	Scholar		Dewsbury, York
Charles TAYLOR	W	65	M	Pauper	No Occupation	Imbecile	Flockton, York
Eliza THACKRAY	M	52	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Nurse		Methley, York
Tom THACKRAY	U	14	M	Pauper	Shoemaker		Sharlston, York
Harry Shilito THOMPSON	U	3m	M	Pauper	Infant		Wakefield, York
Miriam THOMPSON	U	22	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Nurse		Wakefield, York
John THORNBERRY	U	68	M	Pauper	Shoemaker		Newtown, Cumberland
William TOWNEND	U	69	M	Pauper	Bricklayer		Wakefield, York
Henry TRAVIS	U	21	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		Wakefield, York
Dan TUNNICLIFF	U	16	M	Pauper	Shoemaker		Wakefield, York
Joseph UNWIN	W	74	M	Pauper	Woolen Dyer		Sheffield, York
Sarah VARLEY	U	71	F	Pauper	Woolen Weaver	Imbecile	Horbury, York
Mary VERITY	U	42	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman	Imbecile	Hunslet, York
Ethel WADDINGTON	U	9m	F	Pauper	Infant		Wakefield, York
Harriet WADDINGTON	U	29	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Nurse		Liverpool, Lancashire
Abigail WADE	U	21	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant General		Emley, York
Ann WAINWRIGHT	U	57	F	Pauper	Worsted Weaver		Walton, York
John WALKER	U	18	M	Tramp	General Labourer		Halifax, York
Edward WELCH	U	18	M	Tramp	Machine Fitter		Bradford, York
Catherine WHITE	W	81	F	Pauper	Sempstress		NK, Ireland
Elizabeth WHITE	W	62	F	Pauper	Hawker		Methley, York
Elizabeth WHITE	U	21	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Nurse		Wakefield, York
John William WHITE	U	12	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
William WHITE	U	34	M	Tramp	General Labourer		Masborough, York
William WHITE	M	61	M	Pauper	Farm Labourer		Thornington, Leicester
Annie WIGGLESWORTH	U	3	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Henry WIGGLESWORTH	M	39	M	Pauper	Labourer At Iron Foundry		Wakefield, York
James William WIGGLESWORTH	U	10	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
John Henry WIGGLESWORTH	U	6	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Rose Ann WIGGLESWORTH	M	32	F	Pauper	Cotton Weaver		Horbury, York
Ellen WILKINSON	U	21	F	Pauper	Worsted Spinner		Castleford, York
George WILKINSON	W	63	M	Pauper	Worsted Doubler?		Wakefield, York
Eliza WILLOUGHBY	M	21	F	Pauper	Worsted Spinner		Wakefield, York
George WILLOUGHBY	U	3	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Adelaide WILSON	U	10	F	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Charles Henry WILSON	U	11	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Eliza WILSON	M	53	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant Charwoman		Wakefield, York
George WILSON	M	42	M	Tramp	General Labourer		Manchester, Lancashire
William WILSON	U	8	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Benjamin WOOD	W	79	M	Pauper	Carpenter		Ardsley, York
Sarah Ann WOOD	U	10	F	Pauper	Scholar		Crofton, York
Arthur WRIGHT	U	7	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Benjamin WRIGHT	U	11	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
Elizabeth WRIGHT	M	69	F	Pauper	Domestic Servant General		Methley, York
James WRIGHT	U	11	M	Pauper	Scholar		Wakefield, York
John WRIGHT	M	65	M	Pauper	Coal Miner		Wakefield, York

Total residents: 350

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