Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Bridport Union, Dorset, 1861
In 1861, the Poor Law Board published a return of the name every adult pauper who had been a workhouse inmate for a continuous period of five years or more, together with the duration of their residence (in years and months), the reason for it, and whether they had been brought up in a District or separate Workhouse School. It was noted that the term 'District School' had been widely misinterpreted by respondents as meaning any school in the local area, such as a national or private school, and that there was only one instance in the whole report of an inmate actually having been in such a school.
| Name | Yrs | ms. | Reason | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hussey | 6 | 0 | Cripple | no. |
| Joseph Johnston | 7 | 0 | Old and disabled | no. |
| James Mitchell | 21 | 0 | Lunatic | no. |
| Sarah Pomeroy | 13 | 0 | Disabled | no. |
| Hannah Rochett | 7 | 0 | Syphilis, unable to work | no. |
| Joseph Parsons | 7 | 0 | Paralysis | no. |
| Robert Singleton | 21 | 0 | Lunatic | no. |
| Eliza Hanham | 12 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Unice Hall | 5 | 0 | Imbecility, afflicted with fits | no. |
| William Crabb | 5 | 0 | Old age | no. |
| Benjamin Ackerman | 5 | 0 | Blind | no. |
| Samuel Lake | 10 | 0 | Asthma; wholly disabled | no. |
| Thomas Hallett | 8 | 0 | Imbecile | no. |
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