Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Calne Union, Wiltshire, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Neate | 7 | 0 | Idiot | no. |
| James Golton | 11 | 0 | Old age | no. |
| Angell Bullock | 7 | 0 | Idiot | no. |
| William Stretch | 5 | 0 | Weak mind | no. |
| William Garraway | 20 | 0 | Weak mind, and blind | no. |
| George Dore | 15 | 0 | Fits | yes. |
| Rachel Wayte | 7 | 0 | Destitute; deformed | no. |
| Ann Ward | 14 | 0 | Fits | no. |
| Mary Diccox | 7 | 0 | Fits; Idiot | no. |
| Jane Clement | 30 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Elizabeth Robins | 6 | 0 | Weak mind | no. |
| Elizabeth Parker | 12 | 0 | Deaf and dumb | no. |
| Leah Green | 28 | 0 | Idiot | yes. |
| Ann Seager | 20 | 0 | Weak mind | no. |
| Sarah Jones | 13 | 0 | Deaf and dumb | no. |
| Jane Walker | 10 | 0 | Weak mind | no. |
| John Palmer | 8 | 0 | Idiot | no. |
| John Tilling | 6 | 0 | Lameness | no. |
| John Walker | 5 | 0 | Old age | no. |
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