1881 Census: Residents of Beaminster Union Workhouse, Stoke Water, Stoke Abbott, Dorset
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| William PEARCE | M | 40 | M | Head | Master Beaminster Union Workhouse | Tynerdreath, Cornwall | |
| Mary PEARCE | M | 45 | F | Wife | Matron Beaminster Union Workhouse | St. Austin, Cornwall | |
| Frederick Gibbs PEARCE | 13 | M | Son | Grocers Apprentice | Newlyn East, Cornwall | ||
| Catherine Bennett PEARCE | 8 | F | Daur | Scholar | Dorchester, Dorset | ||
| Mary SULLEVAN | W | 60 | F | Nurse | Alington, Dorset | ||
| Frances M. MEECH | U | 17 | F | Schoolmistress | Leeds, York | ||
| James PHILLIPS | U | 20 | M | Porter In Union | Broadwinsor, Dorset | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| George ABBOTT | U | 64 | M | Ag Labourer | Halstock, Dorset | ||
| James APLIN | W | 83 | M | Bricklayers Labourer | Weymouth, Dorset | ||
| Samuel BARTLETT | U | 67 | M | Ag Labourer | Netherbury, Dorset | ||
| Simeon BILES | W | 75 | M | Ag Labourer | Poorstock, Dorset | ||
| Tom BOON | U | 19 | M | Tailor | Thorncombe, Dorset | ||
| Thomas BOWDITCH | M | 68 | M | Carpenter | Beaminster, Dorset | ||
| Selena BRINSON | U | 38 | F | Domestic Servant Housemaid | Netherbury, Dorset | ||
| Thomas CHILDS | W | 80 | M | Ag Labourer | Battcombe, Dorset | ||
| George F. CHURCHILL | 1 | M | Infant | Netherbury, Dorset | |||
| Asseneth CLARK | U | 41 | F | Imbecile | Netherbury, Dorset | ||
| Henry CLARKE | U | 60 | M | Ag Labourer | Hardington, Somerset | ||
| George COLEMAN | U | 25 | M | Grocers Assistant | Leominster, Cheshire | ||
| Lavenia COX | 10 | F | Scholar | Warminster, Dorset | |||
| Rhoda Ann CRANN | U | 22 | F | Twine Factory Hand | Netherbury, Dorset | ||
| Louisa CURTIS | U | 37 | F | Farm Servant (Indoor) | South Perrott, Dorset | ||
| Ann DAWE | W | 73 | F | Laundry Woman | Kington Taunton, Somerset | ||
| James ELLIOTT | M | 70 | M | Stone Mason | Broadwinsor, Dorset | ||
| James EVERETT | U | 66 | M | Sailor(Merchant Service) | Marshwood, Dorset | ||
| Albert GALE | 6 | M | Son | Beaminster Union Workhouse, Dorset | |||
| Alice GALE | 9 | F | Daur | Beaminster Union Workhouse, Dorset | |||
| Frances GALE | 10 | F | Scholar | Halstock, Dorset | |||
| Lydia GALE | U | 55 | F | Imbecile | Halstock, Dorset | ||
| Nicholas GALE | W | 81 | M | Stone Mason | Poorstock, Dorset | ||
| Sarah Ann GALE | U | 33 | F | Mother (Head) | Poorstock, Dorset | ||
| Emanuel GALPIN | U | 53 | M | Ag Labourer | Burstock, Dorset | ||
| Walter GENGE | 11 | M | Scholar | Guernsey, Channel Islands | |||
| Ann GRANT | U | 19 | F | Mother (Head) | General Servant (Domestic) | Littlebredy, Dorset | |
| Samuel Geo. GRANT | 1 | M | Son | Infant | Weymouth Union Workhouse, Dorset | ||
| James GREADY | U | 79 | M | Ag Labourer | Wivvelescombe Taunton, Somerset | ||
| John GROVES | M | 64 | M | Carpenter | Evershot, Dorset | ||
| Ann HANSFORD | W | 43 | F | (Head) | Farm Servant (Indoor) | Poorstock, Dorset | |
| Charlotte HANSFORD | 14 | F | (Sister) | Scholar | Poorstock, Dorset | ||
| David HANSFORD | 6 | M | (Brother) | Scholar | Poorstock, Dorset | ||
| Flora HUSSEY | 3 | F | Daur | Infant | Broadwinsor, Dorset | ||
| Mary HUSSEY | W | 27 | F | Mother (Head) | Flax Factory Hand | Broadwinsor, Dorset | |
| Susan M. HUSSEY | 6 | F | Daur | Scholar | Broadwinsor, Dorset | ||
| Walter HUSSEY | 1 | M | Son | Infant | Beaminster Union Workhouse, Dorset | ||
| Emma JOHNSON | U | 24 | F | Box Maker | Reulet, Nottingham | ||
| Martha KELLAWAY | 4 | F | Daur | Scholar | Corscombe, Dorset | ||
| Samuel KELLAWAY | 2 | M | Son | Infant | Corscombe, Dorset | ||
| Sarah KELLAWAY | U | 27 | F | Mother (Head) | Glover | Halstock, Dorset | |
| William LIGHT | U | 50 | M | . In The Workhouse | Beaminster, Dorset | ||
| Henry LOVELESS | W | 67 | M | Ag Labourer | Poorstock, Dorset | ||
| Ann MIDDLETON | U | 78 | F | Domestic Servant Housemaid | Netherbury, Dorset | ||
| Mary MUNDEN | U | 40 | F | Imbecile | Marshwood, Dorset | ||
| Elizabeth A. PEARCE | 1 | F | Daur | Infant | Beaminster Union Workhouse, Dorset | ||
| Martha PEARCE | U | 21 | F | Mother (Head) | General Servant (Domestic) | Beaminster, Dorset | |
| James PULMAN | U | 57 | M | Ag Labourer | Netherbury, Dorset | ||
| Amey READ | 2 | F | Daur | Infant | Beaminster Union Workhouse, Dorset | ||
| James READ | 9 | M | Son | Scholar | Toller Procorum, Dorset | ||
| Jane READ | M | 42 | F | Mother (Head) | Washer Woman | Toller Procorum, Dorset | |
| William RENDELL | M | 74 | M | Ag Labourer | Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset | ||
| Harriet ROLLS | U | 54 | F | Work On A Farm | Bradford Peverall, Dorset | ||
| James SHEPHERD | M | 77 | M | Ag Labourer | Stoke Abbott, Dorset | ||
| John SIBLEY | W | 76 | M | Carpenter | Misterton, Somerset | ||
| Benjamin STAPLES | W | 60 | M | Ag Labourer | Beaminster, Dorset | ||
| William STAPLES | U | 57 | M | Ag Labourer | Beaminster, Dorset | ||
| Luke STOODLY | W | 69 | M | Ag Labourer | Wayford, Somerset | ||
| Thomas STRODE | U | 74 | M | Dairymans Labourer | East Chinnock, Somerset | ||
| Joseph SYMES | U | 80 | M | Ag Labourer | Marshwood, Dorset | ||
| John TOMPKINS | W | 71 | M | Ag Labourer | Evershot, Dorset | ||
| Mary TRUMP | W | 65 | F | Imbecile | Broadwinsor, Dorset | ||
| William TRUMP | 14 | M | Scholar | N.K. | |||
| Henry VINE | U | 73 | M | Ag Labourer | Evershot, Dorset | ||
| Mary Ann WHEADON | U | 57 | F | Flax Factory Hand | Broadwinsor, Dorset |
Total residents: 72
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