Belper Workhouse Census

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1881 Belper Workhouse Census

Here are the records of inmates and staff at the 1881 census of Belper

(1) Staff

Name Mar Age Sex Relation Occupation Birthplace
Arthur Henry HALE M 35 M Master (Head) Master Of Workhouse Marlborough, Wiltshire
Jane HALE M 39 F Matron Matron Of Workhouse Kingstone Lisle, Berkshire
Frances Elizabeth CLEWS U 38 F School Mistress Schoolmistress In Workhouse Nuneaton, Warwick
Martha SEAL U 28 F Nurse Nurse Workhouse Lambeth, Surrey
Charles T. TIMEWELL U 46 M Industrial Trainer Boys Industrial Trainer & Shoemaker Milverton, Somerset
George TURNER M 37 M Porter (Head) Porter In Workhouse South Wingfield, Derby
Sarah TURNER M 40 F Porteress Porteress Workhouse Higham, Derby
Sarah Eliz. WIGLEY U 39 F Cook Cook Workhouse Belper, Derby

(2) Inmates

Name       Occupation Condition Where Born
Charles ADAMS   11 M Scholar    
Ethel ADAMS   9 F Scholar    
Joseph ADAMS   13 M Scholar   Crich, Derby
Eliza ALDRED   12 F Scholar   Alfreton, Derby
Leah ALDRED   2 F Scholar   Alfreton, Derby
Phoebe ALDRED   4 F Scholar   Alfreton, Derby
Samuel ALDRED   8 M Scholar   Alfreton, Derby
William ALDRED   11 M Scholar   Alfreton, Derby
Eliza ALLEN   2 F Domestic Servant   Belper, Derby
George ALLEN M 58 M Iron Works Labourer   Shottle, Derby
Hannah ALLEN U 34 F Domestic Servant   Wirksworth, Derby
Isaac ALLEN W 79 M Pottery Labourer   Ripley, Derby
Myra ALLEN M 54 F Domestic Servant   Uttoxeter, Stafford
Elizabeth ALLON W 67 F Cheviner Of Stockings   Belper, Derby
Thomas ALLSOPP U 33 M Colliery Labourer   Belper, Derby
William ALSEBROOK U 68 M Bricklayer   Bagthorpe, Nottingham
John ALTON U 63 M Agricultural Labourer   Turnditch, Derby
George ANNABLE U 84 M Nail Maker   Belper, Derby
Ann ARGYLE U 48 F Cotton Mill Hand Bleacher   Duffield, Derby
William ARGYLE   14 M Scholar   Burton On Trent, Stafford
Samuel AUSTIN   13 M Scholar   Wirksworth, Derby
Herbert BACON   11 M Scholar   Belper, Derby
James BACON W 63 M Nail Maker   Belper, Derby
Sarah BACON U 37 F Worsted Knitter Blind Alfreton, Derby
Mathew BAINBRIDGE U 70 M Silk Weaver   Duffield, Derby
William BAKEWELL W 76 M Joiner   Derby, Derby
Daniel BANCROFT U 65 M Pottery Labourer   Denby, Derby
John BANKS U 46 M Tailor   Workington, Cumberland
Octavious BARBER U 68 M Farm Servant   Denby, Derby
Mary Ann BARLOW U 30 F Domestic Servant   Ripley, Derby
John BENNETT U 69 M General Labourer   Allestree, Derby
George BLYTHE W 67 M Engine Driver At Colliery   Alfreton, Derby
Elizabeth BOOTH   8 F Scholar   Belper, Derby
Harriett BOOTH U 15 F Cheviner Of Stockings   Belper, Derby
Samuel BOOTH   11 M Scholar   Belper, Derby
William BRADLEY W 70 M Boatwright   Crich, Derby
Maria BRADSHAW M 27 F Domestic Servant   Crich, Derby
Anne BRIDGES   9 F Scholar   Belper, Derby
Ellen BRIDGES   12 F Scholar   Belper, Derby
John BROOKS U 63 M Cotton Weaver   Wirksworth, Derby
Hannah BROWN W 65 F No Occupation Imbecile Belper, Derby
Thomas BROWN U 71 M Labourer At Ironworks   Alfreton, Derby
Thomas BROWN W 71 M Ironworks Labourer   Selston, Nottingham
William BROWN U 83 M Agricultural Labourer   Denby, Derby
George BRYAN M 72 M Shoemaker   Ripley, Derby
John BUCKLEY W 80 M Nail Maker   Belper, Derby
Elizabeth BULL W 62 F Dressmaker   Darlington, Durham
Mary BULL   10 F No Occupation Idiot Kirk Langley, Derby
Sarah BULL U 33 F Domestic Servant   Kirk Langley, Derby
Martha BUSH U 74 F Needle Woman (Domestic Servant)   Wirksworth, Derby
Emily BUTLER   5 F Scholar   Ripley, Derby
Eliza CHEETHAM   9 F Scholar   Crich, Derby
William CHEETHAM   6 M Scholar   Alfreton, Derby
Benjamin CLARKE   3 M Scholar   Ripley, Derby
Elizabeth CLARKE W 38 F Candlewick Plaiter   Ripley, Derby
James Henry CLARKE   14 M Scholar   Wymondham, Leicester
James CLARKE   10 M Scholar   Ripley, Derby
Joseph CLARKE   8 M Scholar   Ripley, Derby
Mary CLARKE U 55 F Frame Work Knitter   Horsley Woodhouse, Derby
Robert CLARKE   13 M Scholar   Ripley, Derby
Sarah CLARKE   5 F Scholar   Ripley, Derby
Thomas CLARKE   12 M Scholar   Ripley, Derby
Catherine COCKERAM W 75 F Frame Work Knitter   Horsley, Derby
William COLEMAN U 31 M Ships Fireman   London, Middlesex
Henry COWLISHAW   10 M Scholar   Crich, Derby
John COWLISHAW   5 M Scholar   Crich, Derby
Mary COWLISHAW   8 F Scholar   Crich, Derby
Arthur DAVIS   11 M Scholar   Strelley, Nottingham
Hannah DAWES U 69 F Domestic Servant   Alfreton, Derby
Thomas DAYKIN U 70 M Agricultural Labourer   Mapperley, Derby
Bridgett DELANEY   11 F Scholar   Mayo, Ireland
Edmund DELANEY   2 M     Milford, Derby
Honor Ann DELANEY   7 F Scholar   Milford, Derby
James DELANEY M 49 M Sheperd   Mayo, Ireland
James DELANEY   9 M Scholar   Mayo, Ireland
Eliza ELEY W 65 F Silk Throwsler   Derby, Derby
William ENGLAND W 64 M Coal Miner   Alfreton, Derby
Thomas FALKENBRIDGE W 73 M Framework Knitter   Bulwell, Nottingham
Catherine FARNATH U 21 F No Occupation Imbecile Duffield, Derby
Edmund FARNSWORTH U 59 M Boot & Shoe Maker   Alfreton, Derby
Joseph FARROW M 45 M Coal Miner   Bramley, York
Charlotte FLINT M 65 F Shoe Top Binder   Grantham, Lincoln
Stephen FOWKE U 62 M Fiddler Blind Horsley, Derby
Joseph GASCOIGNE U 31 M No Occupation Imbecile Alfreton, Derby
William GLEW U 75 M Nail Maker   Belper, Derby
Thomas GOODALL W 70 M Wool Washer At Factory   Lea, Derby
William F. GRABBY   7 M Scholar   Alfreton, Derby
John GRANGER U 30 M Colliery Labourer   Ripley, Derby
Isaac GRATTON   13 M Scholar   Derby, Derby
Joseph GRATTON   2 M     Crich, Derby
Mary GRATTON U 23 F Domestic Servant   Wirksworth, Derby
Mary GRATTON   1 F     Stone Gravel, Derby
James GREEN   12 M Scholar    
George GREGORY W 67 M Green Grocer   Belper, Derby
Louisa GREGORY   10 F Scholar   Belper, Derby
Amy GRIFFIN   7 F Scholar   Derby, Derby
Louisa GRIFFIN W 43 F Gold Polisher   Walsall, Stafford
Sarah Ann GRIFFIN   4 F Scholar   Belper, Derby
John HAGUE   10 M Scholar   Belper, Derby
William HAGUE   12 M Scholar   Belper, Derby
Samuel HALL U 67 M Nail Maker   Belper, Derby
Thomas HALL U 40 M No Occupation Imbecile Wirksworth, Derby
William HANSON W 60 M Joiner   York, York
Benjamin HARRISON W 82 M Nail Maker   Heage, Derby
Emily HARRISON U 21 F Cotton Spinner   Belper, Derby
Joseph Ernest HARRISON   9m M     Belper, Derby
Samuel HAWKINS W 82 M Agricultural Labourer   Belper, Derby
Joseph HAWLEY W 88 M Ironworks Labourer   Winster, Derby
Thomas William HAYES U 24 M No Occupation Imbecile Dethic Lea, Derby
Eliza HAYNES U 37 F Domestic Servant Imbecile Ripley, Derby
Ann HILDITCH W 74 F No Occupation   Antrim, Ireland
Mary HILL U 55 F No Occupation Imbecile Deaf & Dumb Crich, Derby
George HOLMES W 51 M Nailmaker   Belper, Derby
John HOLMES W 71 M Stone Quarry Man   Crich, Derby
Thomas HOLMES M 59 M Nail Maker   Belper, Derby
James HOMLES W 81 M Road Labourer   Spondon, Derby
William HORROBIN U 46 M No Occupation Imbecile Duffield, Derby
Samuel HUNT U 61 M Coal Pit Bank Labourer   Denby, Derby
Harriett HUTCHINSON U 47 F No Occupation Imbecile Ireton Wood, Derby
Benjamin HYDES W 71 M Wheelwright   Crich, Derby
John ILLSLEY U 70 M Blacksmith   Ticknall, Derby
Rhoda JAMES U 50 F No Occupation Deaf & Dumb South Wingfield, Derby
James JENNINGS U 69 M Agricultural Labourer   Ripley, Derby
Harriet JONES M 38 F Charwoman   Pinxstone, Derby
Richard JONES U 52 M General Labourer   Montreal Griffin Town
John KEY U 46 M Shoemaker   Belper, Derby
Elizabeth KNEEBONE   10 F Scholar   Crich, Derby
Ellen KNEEBONE   13 F Scholar   Crich, Derby
Louisa KNEEBONE   8 F Scholar   Holloway, Derby
Mary KNEEBONE W 43 F Cotton Spinner   South Wingfield, Derby
Thomas KNOWLES U 75 M Agricultural Labourer   Matlock, Derby
William LACEY W 44 M Agricultural Labourer   Shelford, Nottingham
William LANDER W 58 M Nail Maker   Belper, Derby
James LAWRENCE W 78 M Frame Work Knitter    
Benjamin LEEDHAM W 64 M Agricultural Labourer   Turnditch, Derby
Hannah LINECAR   15 F Scholar   South Wingfield, Derby
Martha LINECAR   11 F Scholar   South Wingfield, Derby
Ann LITTLEWOOD U 47 F Cotton Winder At Works   Holloway, Derby
John LYGATE U 56 M Agricultural Labourer   Hazlewood, Derby
Joseph MALIN U 66 M Baker   Belper, Derby
Charles MARRIOTT   6 M Scholar   Ripley, Derby
Isaac MARSH M 62 M Nail Maker   Duckinfield, Cheshire
Mary Ann MARSH M 57 F Cotton Factory Hand Imbecile Melbourne, Derby
Alice MARSHALL   7 F Scholar   Belper, Derby
Caroline MARSHALL W 45 F No Occupation   Norton, York
Hannah MARSHALL   10 F Scholar   Codnor, Derby
Sarah MARSHALL   12 F Scholar   Ripley, Derby
William MARTIN U 47 M No Occupation Imbecile Heage, Derby
William MASKERY U 69 M Jobbing Labourer   Wirksworth, Derby
George MASSEY U 76 M Brewers Clerk   South Wingfield, Derby
William MEAKIN M 71 M Frame Work Knitter   Ilkeston, Derby
John MEYNELL U 63 M Agricultural Labourer   Kirk Langley, Derby
Joseph MILWARD W 75 M Nail Maker   Belper, Derby
William MILWARD W 65 M Baker   Belper, Derby
Alice NEWTON   11 F Scholar    
Isaac NEWTON U 60 M Tailor Imbecile Maidstone, Kent
James PEACH U 56 M General Labourer   Holloway, Derby
Thomas PEAT W 76 M Coal Miner   Crich, Derby
James PHILLIPS   3 M Scholar   Belper, Derby
Eliza PINKSTONE W 69 F Domestic Servant   Chaddesden, Derby
Sarah PLACKETT U 75 F Domestic Servant Imbecile Derby, Derby
John POTTER W 72 M Agricultural Labourer Blind Ashleyham, Derby
James POUNDALL U 49 M Tailor   Belper, Derby
Joseph PURDESTON W 92 M Hawker In Smallwares   Bayonne (F), France
William PURDY U 63 M Frame Work Knitter   South Wingfield, Derby
Samuel ROBINSON U 24 M Bricklayers Labourer   Manchester, Lancashire
Robert SANDERS   9 M Scholar   Belper, Derby
Samuel SANDERS W 47 M Coal Miner   Belper, Derby
Sarah Ann SANDERS   11 F Scholar   Belper, Derby
Walter SANDERS   7 M Scholar   Belper, Derby
Anne SEARSON U 29 F Domestic Servant   Ripley, Derby
Martha SELLARS U 56 F Cotton Spinner   Dethic Lea, Derby
Mary Ann SHAWCROFT   58 F Frame Work Knitter   Pentrich, Derby
Joseph SHEPHERD W 73 M Bricklayers Labourer   London St Georges, Middlesex
Elizabeth SHORT U 42 F Cotton Spinner   Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottingham
Mary SHORT   51 F Cotton Spinner   Milford, Derby
Edward SILKSTONE U 48 M Jobbing Labourer   Wirksworth, Derby
Enoch SIMS U 48 M Jobbing Labourer   Heage, Derby
Frederick SIMS U 26 M No Occupation Imbecile Duffield, Derby
George SLACK W 72 M Butcher & Farm Servant   Wirksworth, Derby
John SMITH U 49 M Agricultural Labourer   Crich, Derby
Joseph SPENCER U 55 M Nail Maker   Belper, Derby
Samuel STAPLETON U 66 M Fidler Blind Heage, Derby
Henry STORER U 40 M Lime Burner At Works   Cromford, Derby
John STREET U 71 M Agricultural Labourer   Belper, Derby
John SWINDELL U 51 M Ironworks Engine Fitter   Alfreton, Derby
Ann TAYLOR U 58 F Cotton Spinner Deaf & Dumb Belper, Derby
Esther TAYLOR W 66 F Needle Woman   Heanor, Derby
Jane TAYLOR U 70 F Frame Work Knitter Imbecile Alfreton, Derby
Sarah Elizabeth TAYLOR   7 F Scholar   Belper, Derby
William TAYLOR U 38 M Jobbing Labourer   Nottingham, Nottingham
William TAYLOR W 80 M Framework Knitter   Bedworth, Warwick
Ann TIMMINS   16 F Domestic Servant   Alfreton, Derby
Lydia TIMMINS   10 F Scholar   Alfreton, Derby
Mary TIMMINS M 41 F Domestic Servant   Alfreton, Derby
Elizabeth TOWNDROW   11 F Scholar   Belper, Derby
Ernest TOWNDROW   9 M Scholar   Belper, Derby
James TROTH W 66 M Rag & Bone Gatherer   Belper, Derby
Albert TURNER   3 M Scholar   Allestree, Derby
Elizabeth TURNER W 32 F Cotton Reeler At Factory   Alfreton, Derby
George TURNER   6 M Scholar   Ripley, Derby
Robert TURNER   5 M Scholar   Allestree, Derby
Thomas TURNER   10 M Scholar   Belper, Derby
Sarah UNDERWOOD U 58 F Lace Maker At Factory Imbecile Ruddington, Nottingham
Hannah WALKER W 76 F Domestic Servant   Crich, Derby
Thomas WALKER U 55 M Jobbing Labourer Deaf & Dumb South Wingfield, Derby
John WARD M 33 M Colliery Labourer Imbecile Skegby, Nottingham
Alice WARDLE   57 F No Occupation Imbecile Belper, Derby
Alexander WARREN   9 M Scholar   Turnditch, Derby
Arthur WARREN   9 M Scholar   Turnditch, Derby
John William WARREN   11 M Scholar   Turnditch, Derby
Walter WARREN U 16 M Tailor   Belper, Derby
Alfred WASS   7 M Scholar   Windley, Derby
Arthur WATSON   9 M Scholar   Belper, Derby
Eliza Ann WATSON M 37 F No Occupation   Manchester, Lancashire
Elizabeth WATSON   11 F Scholar   Shottle, Derby
John WATSON   7 M Scholar   Derby, Derby
Marion WATSON   9 F Scholar   Gorton, Lancashire
Maud WATSON   12 F Scholar   Chorlton, Lancashire
Sarah WATSON   11 F Scholar   Belper, Derby
Thomas WATSON   1 M     Belper, Derby
William WEBSTER W 63 M Bricklayer   Eastwood, Nottingham
Mary Ann WHEATLEY W 60 F Cotton Reeler   Milford, Derby
Richard WHEATLEY U 78 M Farm Servant   Belper, Derby
Hannah WILMOT   13 F     Belper, Derby
Dick WOODHOUSE   12 M Scholar   Ripton, Derby
Richard WORRALL W 66 M Agricultural Labourer   Hathersage, Derby
Emmanuel WRIGHT U 54 M No Occupation Deaf & Dumb Heage, Derby
George WRIGHT W 65 M Iron Pipe Moulder At Works   Alfreton, Derby
Louisa WRIGHT U 35 F Frame Work Knitter   Dethic Lea, Derby

 

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