1881 Census: Residents of Wem Union Workhouse, Love Lane, Wem, Shropshire
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Andrew ROWLEY | W | 62 | M | Head | Workhouse Master (Muni) | Shrewsbury, Shropshire | |
| Elizth.M. ROWLEY | U | 29 | F | Daur | Workhouse Matron | Newport, Shropshire | |
| Lucy J. ROWLEY | U | 28 | F | Daur | Assistant Matron | Wem, Shropshire | |
| Hannah UMPLEBY | W | 63 | F | Nurse | Nurse (H Serv) | Otley, York | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Sarah ADAMS | U | 46 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Cook | Hadnal, Shropshire | |
| Phebe ADDIS | U | 15 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Domestic Serv | Shrewsbury, Shropshire | |
| William ADDIS | 1m | M | Inmate | Wem, Shropshire | |||
| Elizabeth ASHLEY | U | 62 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Laundress | Prees, Shropshire | |
| Ann ASTLEY | U | 45 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Wem, Shropshire | |
| William BATHO | 3 | M | Inmate | Wem, Shropshire | |||
| John BECKETT | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Wem, Shropshire | |
| Lydia BECKETT | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Cook | Cockshutt, Shropshire | |
| Thomas BEVINGTON | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab (N O) | Loppington, Shropshire | |
| Jane BICKLEY | U | 49 | F | Inmate | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| Louisa CARTWRIGHT | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| Mary CARTWRIGHT | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| Albert CHIDLOW | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Welshampton, Shropshire | ||
| Martha CHIDLOW | M | 31 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Welshampton, Shropshire | |
| Sarah CHIDLOW | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Burslem, Stafford | ||
| Thomas CHIDLOW | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Burslem, Stafford | ||
| John CLORLEY | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Loppington, Shropshire | ||
| Ann EVENSON | U | 45 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Prees, Shropshire | |
| Ellen FLETCHER | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| Thomas FLETCHER | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Farm Lab Cowman (N O) | Muckleton, Shropshire | |
| Jane FORGHAM | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Farm Serv Housemaid | Wem, Shropshire | |
| Maria GLADDISH | U | 51 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Cook | Deptford, Kent | |
| Thomas GOUGH | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| William GOUGH | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer (N O) | Hodnet, Shropshire | |
| Martha HALL | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Prees, Shropshire | ||
| Thomas HALL | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| William HALL | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Loppington, Shropshire | ||
| Lydia HAMLETT | U | 2m | F | Inmate | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| Sarah HAMLETT | U | 25 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Housemaid | Wem, Shropshire | |
| John HANDLEY | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab (N O) | Prees, Shropshire | |
| John HARRISON | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab (N O) | Grinshill, Shropshire | |
| William HARRISON | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Samuel HAZLEWOOD | W | 87 | M | Inmate | Ag Serv (N O) | Bishops Castle, Shropshire | |
| John HENSHAW | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab (N O) | Wem, Shropshire | |
| Richard HIGGINSON | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Farm Serv Cowman (N O) | Prees, Shropshire | |
| Sarah HINTON | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| Elizabeth HOPEY | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| William HOPEY | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| Josiah HUXLEY | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Prees, Shropshire | ||
| William HUXLEY | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Prees, Shropshire | ||
| Francis JEBB | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Serv (N O) | Edgeboulton, Shropshire | |
| Elizabeth JOHNSON | U | 51 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv (Cook) | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| James KELLEY | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab (N O) | Armagh, Ireland | |
| William MC KIBBON | U | 25 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Belfast, Ireland | |
| Mary A. KYNASTON | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | West Indies | ||
| James LEE | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Bristol, Somerset | |
| Henry LLOYD | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Shawbury, Shropshire | ||
| Sophia LLOYD | W | 44 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Housemaid | Shrewsbury, Shropshire | |
| William LLOYD | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Moreton Corbet, Shropshire | ||
| John MACDONALD | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Dewsbury, York | ||
| Mary MACDONALD | M | 68 | F | Inmate | Washerwoman | Sligo, Ireland | |
| George MILLER | W | 53 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Gloucester, Gloucester | |
| Ann MORRIS | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Prees, Shropshire | |
| George MORRIS | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Prees, Shropshire | ||
| Henry PEMBERTON | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| John PESCALL | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Farmer (N O) | Shawbury, Shropshire | |
| Mary PESCALL | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Cook Domestic Serv | Hadnal, Shropshire | |
| Elizabeth RALPHS | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Housemaid | Besford Wood, Shropshire | |
| Emma RALPHS | 1 | F | Inmate | Wem, Shropshire | |||
| George RALPHS | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| Georgina RALPHS | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| John RODEN | U | 67 | M | Inmate | (N O) Farm Serv (Cowman) | Prees, Shropshire | |
| Alice ROGERS | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Housemaid | Prees, Shropshire | |
| Ellen ROGERS | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| Thomas RUSCOE | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab (N O) | Prees, Shropshire | |
| Albert SMITH | 1 | M | Inmate | Wem, Shropshire | |||
| Ann SMITH | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv Housemaid | Chester, Cheshire | |
| Elizabeth SMITH | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| Thomas SMITH | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Prees, Shropshire | ||
| Thomas SMITH | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Gamekeeper (N O) | Cromer, Norfolk | |
| Walter SMITH | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wem, Shropshire | ||
| William SMITH | W | 89 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab (N O) | Wem, Shropshire | |
| William THOMPSON | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab (N O) | Monaghan Co, Ireland | |
| James TURTON | M | 69 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner (N O) | Oakengates, Shropshire | |
| Emma WAGG | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Edstaston, Shropshire | ||
| John WOODVINE | U | 31 | M | Inmate | Ag Serv | Prees, Shropshire |
Total residents: 80
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