1881 Census: Residents of Belper Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| 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 | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Charles ADAMS | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Ethel ADAMS | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Joseph ADAMS | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Crich, Derby | ||
| Eliza ALDRED | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Alfreton, Derby | ||
| Leah ALDRED | 2 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Alfreton, Derby | ||
| Phoebe ALDRED | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Alfreton, Derby | ||
| Samuel ALDRED | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Alfreton, Derby | ||
| William ALDRED | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Alfreton, Derby | ||
| Eliza ALLEN | 2 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Belper, Derby | ||
| George ALLEN | M | 58 | M | Inmate | Iron Works Labourer | Shottle, Derby | |
| Hannah ALLEN | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Wirksworth, Derby | |
| Isaac ALLEN | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Pottery Labourer | Ripley, Derby | |
| Myra ALLEN | M | 54 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Uttoxeter, Stafford | |
| Elizabeth ALLON | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Cheviner Of Stockings | Belper, Derby | |
| Thomas ALLSOPP | U | 33 | M | Inmate | Colliery Labourer | Belper, Derby | |
| William ALSEBROOK | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Bagthorpe, Nottingham | |
| John ALTON | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Turnditch, Derby | |
| George ANNABLE | U | 84 | M | Inmate | Nail Maker | Belper, Derby | |
| Ann ARGYLE | U | 48 | F | Inmate | Cotton Mill Hand Bleacher | Duffield, Derby | |
| William ARGYLE | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Burton On Trent, Stafford | ||
| Samuel AUSTIN | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wirksworth, Derby | ||
| Herbert BACON | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| James BACON | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Nail Maker | Belper, Derby | |
| Sarah BACON | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Worsted Knitter | Blind | Alfreton, Derby |
| Mathew BAINBRIDGE | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Silk Weaver | Duffield, Derby | |
| William BAKEWELL | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Derby, Derby | |
| Daniel BANCROFT | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Pottery Labourer | Denby, Derby | |
| John BANKS | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Workington, Cumberland | |
| Octavious BARBER | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Denby, Derby | |
| Mary Ann BARLOW | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Ripley, Derby | |
| John BENNETT | U | 69 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Allestree, Derby | |
| George BLYTHE | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Engine Driver At Colliery | Alfreton, Derby | |
| Elizabeth BOOTH | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Harriett BOOTH | U | 15 | F | Inmate | Cheviner Of Stockings | Belper, Derby | |
| Samuel BOOTH | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| William BRADLEY | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Boatwright | Crich, Derby | |
| Maria BRADSHAW | M | 27 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Crich, Derby | |
| Anne BRIDGES | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Ellen BRIDGES | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| John BROOKS | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Cotton Weaver | Wirksworth, Derby | |
| Hannah BROWN | W | 65 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Belper, Derby |
| Thomas BROWN | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Labourer At Ironworks | Alfreton, Derby | |
| Thomas BROWN | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Ironworks Labourer | Selston, Nottingham | |
| William BROWN | U | 83 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Denby, Derby | |
| George BRYAN | M | 72 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Ripley, Derby | |
| John BUCKLEY | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Nail Maker | Belper, Derby | |
| Elizabeth BULL | W | 62 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Darlington, Durham | |
| Mary BULL | 10 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Idiot | Kirk Langley, Derby | |
| Sarah BULL | U | 33 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Kirk Langley, Derby | |
| Martha BUSH | U | 74 | F | Inmate | Needle Woman (Domestic Servant) | Wirksworth, Derby | |
| Emily BUTLER | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Ripley, Derby | ||
| Eliza CHEETHAM | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Crich, Derby | ||
| William CHEETHAM | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Alfreton, Derby | ||
| Benjamin CLARKE | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ripley, Derby | ||
| Elizabeth CLARKE | W | 38 | F | Inmate | Candlewick Plaiter | Ripley, Derby | |
| James Henry CLARKE | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wymondham, Leicester | ||
| James CLARKE | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ripley, Derby | ||
| Joseph CLARKE | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ripley, Derby | ||
| Mary CLARKE | U | 55 | F | Inmate | Frame Work Knitter | Horsley Woodhouse, Derby | |
| Robert CLARKE | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ripley, Derby | ||
| Sarah CLARKE | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Ripley, Derby | ||
| Thomas CLARKE | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ripley, Derby | ||
| Catherine COCKERAM | W | 75 | F | Inmate | Frame Work Knitter | Horsley, Derby | |
| William COLEMAN | U | 31 | M | Inmate | Ships Fireman | London, Middlesex | |
| Henry COWLISHAW | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Crich, Derby | ||
| John COWLISHAW | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Crich, Derby | ||
| Mary COWLISHAW | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Crich, Derby | ||
| Arthur DAVIS | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Strelley, Nottingham | ||
| Hannah DAWES | U | 69 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Alfreton, Derby | |
| Thomas DAYKIN | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Mapperley, Derby | |
| Bridgett DELANEY | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Edmund DELANEY | 2 | M | Inmate | Milford, Derby | |||
| Honor Ann DELANEY | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Milford, Derby | ||
| James DELANEY | M | 49 | M | Inmate | Sheperd | Mayo, Ireland | |
| James DELANEY | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Eliza ELEY | W | 65 | F | Inmate | Silk Throwsler | Derby, Derby | |
| William ENGLAND | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Alfreton, Derby | |
| Thomas FALKENBRIDGE | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Framework Knitter | Bulwell, Nottingham | |
| Catherine FARNATH | U | 21 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Duffield, Derby |
| Edmund FARNSWORTH | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Boot & Shoe Maker | Alfreton, Derby | |
| Joseph FARROW | M | 45 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Bramley, York | |
| Charlotte FLINT | M | 65 | F | Inmate | Shoe Top Binder | Grantham, Lincoln | |
| Stephen FOWKE | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Fiddler | Blind | Horsley, Derby |
| Joseph GASCOIGNE | U | 31 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Alfreton, Derby |
| William GLEW | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Nail Maker | Belper, Derby | |
| Thomas GOODALL | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Wool Washer At Factory | Lea, Derby | |
| William F. GRABBY | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Alfreton, Derby | ||
| John GRANGER | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Colliery Labourer | Ripley, Derby | |
| Isaac GRATTON | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Derby, Derby | ||
| Joseph GRATTON | 2 | M | Inmate | Crich, Derby | |||
| Mary GRATTON | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Wirksworth, Derby | |
| Mary GRATTON | 1 | F | Inmate | Stone Gravel, Derby | |||
| James GREEN | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| George GREGORY | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Green Grocer | Belper, Derby | |
| Louisa GREGORY | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Amy GRIFFIN | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Derby, Derby | ||
| Louisa GRIFFIN | W | 43 | F | Inmate | Gold Polisher | Walsall, Stafford | |
| Sarah Ann GRIFFIN | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| John HAGUE | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| William HAGUE | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Samuel HALL | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Nail Maker | Belper, Derby | |
| Thomas HALL | U | 40 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Wirksworth, Derby |
| William HANSON | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Joiner | York, York | |
| Benjamin HARRISON | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Nail Maker | Heage, Derby | |
| Emily HARRISON | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Cotton Spinner | Belper, Derby | |
| Joseph Ernest HARRISON | 9m | M | Inmate | Belper, Derby | |||
| Samuel HAWKINS | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Belper, Derby | |
| Joseph HAWLEY | W | 88 | M | Inmate | Ironworks Labourer | Winster, Derby | |
| Thomas William HAYES | U | 24 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Dethic Lea, Derby |
| Eliza HAYNES | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Ripley, Derby |
| Ann HILDITCH | W | 74 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Antrim, Ireland | |
| Mary HILL | U | 55 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile Deaf & Dumb | Crich, Derby |
| George HOLMES | W | 51 | M | Inmate | Nailmaker | Belper, Derby | |
| John HOLMES | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Stone Quarry Man | Crich, Derby | |
| Thomas HOLMES | M | 59 | M | Inmate | Nail Maker | Belper, Derby | |
| James HOMLES | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Road Labourer | Spondon, Derby | |
| William HORROBIN | U | 46 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Duffield, Derby |
| Samuel HUNT | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Coal Pit Bank Labourer | Denby, Derby | |
| Harriett HUTCHINSON | U | 47 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Ireton Wood, Derby |
| Benjamin HYDES | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Wheelwright | Crich, Derby | |
| John ILLSLEY | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Ticknall, Derby | |
| Rhoda JAMES | U | 50 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Deaf & Dumb | South Wingfield, Derby |
| James JENNINGS | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Ripley, Derby | |
| Harriet JONES | M | 38 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Pinxstone, Derby | |
| Richard JONES | U | 52 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Montreal Griffin Town | |
| John KEY | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Belper, Derby | |
| Elizabeth KNEEBONE | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Crich, Derby | ||
| Ellen KNEEBONE | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Crich, Derby | ||
| Louisa KNEEBONE | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Holloway, Derby | ||
| Mary KNEEBONE | W | 43 | F | Inmate | Cotton Spinner | South Wingfield, Derby | |
| Thomas KNOWLES | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Matlock, Derby | |
| William LACEY | W | 44 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Shelford, Nottingham | |
| William LANDER | W | 58 | M | Inmate | Nail Maker | Belper, Derby | |
| James LAWRENCE | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Frame Work Knitter | ||
| Benjamin LEEDHAM | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Turnditch, Derby | |
| Hannah LINECAR | 15 | F | Inmate | Scholar | South Wingfield, Derby | ||
| Martha LINECAR | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | South Wingfield, Derby | ||
| Ann LITTLEWOOD | U | 47 | F | Inmate | Cotton Winder At Works | Holloway, Derby | |
| John LYGATE | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Hazlewood, Derby | |
| Joseph MALIN | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Baker | Belper, Derby | |
| Charles MARRIOTT | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ripley, Derby | ||
| Isaac MARSH | M | 62 | M | Inmate | Nail Maker | Duckinfield, Cheshire | |
| Mary Ann MARSH | M | 57 | F | Inmate | Cotton Factory Hand | Imbecile | Melbourne, Derby |
| Alice MARSHALL | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Caroline MARSHALL | W | 45 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Norton, York | |
| Hannah MARSHALL | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Codnor, Derby | ||
| Sarah MARSHALL | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Ripley, Derby | ||
| William MARTIN | U | 47 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Heage, Derby |
| William MASKERY | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labourer | Wirksworth, Derby | |
| George MASSEY | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Brewers Clerk | South Wingfield, Derby | |
| William MEAKIN | M | 71 | M | Inmate | Frame Work Knitter | Ilkeston, Derby | |
| John MEYNELL | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Kirk Langley, Derby | |
| Joseph MILWARD | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Nail Maker | Belper, Derby | |
| William MILWARD | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Baker | Belper, Derby | |
| Alice NEWTON | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Isaac NEWTON | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Imbecile | Maidstone, Kent |
| James PEACH | U | 56 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Holloway, Derby | |
| Thomas PEAT | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Crich, Derby | |
| James PHILLIPS | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Eliza PINKSTONE | W | 69 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Chaddesden, Derby | |
| Sarah PLACKETT | U | 75 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Derby, Derby |
| John POTTER | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Blind | Ashleyham, Derby |
| James POUNDALL | U | 49 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Belper, Derby | |
| Joseph PURDESTON | W | 92 | M | Inmate | Hawker In Smallwares | Bayonne (F), France | |
| William PURDY | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Frame Work Knitter | South Wingfield, Derby | |
| Samuel ROBINSON | U | 24 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Robert SANDERS | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Samuel SANDERS | W | 47 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Belper, Derby | |
| Sarah Ann SANDERS | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Walter SANDERS | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Anne SEARSON | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Ripley, Derby | |
| Martha SELLARS | U | 56 | F | Inmate | Cotton Spinner | Dethic Lea, Derby | |
| Mary Ann SHAWCROFT | 58 | F | Inmate | Frame Work Knitter | Pentrich, Derby | ||
| Joseph SHEPHERD | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Labourer | London St Georges, Middlesex | |
| Elizabeth SHORT | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Cotton Spinner | Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottingham | |
| Mary SHORT | 51 | F | Widow | Cotton Spinner | Milford, Derby | ||
| Edward SILKSTONE | U | 48 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labourer | Wirksworth, Derby | |
| Enoch SIMS | U | 48 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labourer | Heage, Derby | |
| Frederick SIMS | U | 26 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Duffield, Derby |
| George SLACK | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Butcher & Farm Servant | Wirksworth, Derby | |
| John SMITH | U | 49 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Crich, Derby | |
| Joseph SPENCER | U | 55 | M | Inmate | Nail Maker | Belper, Derby | |
| Samuel STAPLETON | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Fidler | Blind | Heage, Derby |
| Henry STORER | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Lime Burner At Works | Cromford, Derby | |
| John STREET | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Belper, Derby | |
| John SWINDELL | U | 51 | M | Inmate | Ironworks Engine Fitter | Alfreton, Derby | |
| Ann TAYLOR | U | 58 | F | Inmate | Cotton Spinner | Deaf & Dumb | Belper, Derby |
| Esther TAYLOR | W | 66 | F | Inmate | Needle Woman | Heanor, Derby | |
| Jane TAYLOR | U | 70 | F | Inmate | Frame Work Knitter | Imbecile | Alfreton, Derby |
| Sarah Elizabeth TAYLOR | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| William TAYLOR | U | 38 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labourer | Nottingham, Nottingham | |
| William TAYLOR | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Framework Knitter | Bedworth, Warwick | |
| Ann TIMMINS | 16 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Alfreton, Derby | ||
| Lydia TIMMINS | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Alfreton, Derby | ||
| Mary TIMMINS | M | 41 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Alfreton, Derby | |
| Elizabeth TOWNDROW | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Ernest TOWNDROW | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| James TROTH | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Rag & Bone Gatherer | Belper, Derby | |
| Albert TURNER | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Allestree, Derby | ||
| Elizabeth TURNER | W | 32 | F | Inmate | Cotton Reeler At Factory | Alfreton, Derby | |
| George TURNER | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ripley, Derby | ||
| Robert TURNER | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Allestree, Derby | ||
| Thomas TURNER | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Sarah UNDERWOOD | U | 58 | F | Inmate | Lace Maker At Factory | Imbecile | Ruddington, Nottingham |
| Hannah WALKER | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Crich, Derby | |
| Thomas WALKER | U | 55 | M | Inmate | Jobbing Labourer | Deaf & Dumb | South Wingfield, Derby |
| John WARD | M | 33 | M | Inmate | Colliery Labourer | Imbecile | Skegby, Nottingham |
| Alice WARDLE | 57 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Belper, Derby | |
| Alexander WARREN | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Turnditch, Derby | ||
| Arthur WARREN | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Turnditch, Derby | ||
| John William WARREN | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Turnditch, Derby | ||
| Walter WARREN | U | 16 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Belper, Derby | |
| Alfred WASS | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Windley, Derby | ||
| Arthur WATSON | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Eliza Ann WATSON | M | 37 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth WATSON | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Shottle, Derby | ||
| John WATSON | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Derby, Derby | ||
| Marion WATSON | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Gorton, Lancashire | ||
| Maud WATSON | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chorlton, Lancashire | ||
| Sarah WATSON | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Belper, Derby | ||
| Thomas WATSON | 1 | M | Inmate | Belper, Derby | |||
| William WEBSTER | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Eastwood, Nottingham | |
| Mary Ann WHEATLEY | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Cotton Reeler | Milford, Derby | |
| Richard WHEATLEY | U | 78 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Belper, Derby | |
| Hannah WILMOT | 13 | F | Inmate | Belper, Derby | |||
| Dick WOODHOUSE | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ripton, Derby | ||
| Richard WORRALL | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Hathersage, Derby | |
| Emmanuel WRIGHT | U | 54 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Deaf & Dumb | Heage, Derby |
| George WRIGHT | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Iron Pipe Moulder At Works | Alfreton, Derby | |
| Louisa WRIGHT | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Frame Work Knitter | Dethic Lea, Derby |
Total residents: 238
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