1881 Census: Residents of Drayton Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Edward WEAVING | M | 49 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse (Muni) | London, Middlesex | |
| Georgiana WEAVING | M | 44 | F | Wife | Matron Of Workhouse | Newcastle On Tyne | |
| Georgiana WEAVING | U | 23 | F | Daughter Visitor | Governess (Muni) | West Haughton, Lancashire | |
| Mabel WEAVING | U | 20 | F | Daughter | Assistant Matron (Muni) | West Haughton, Lancashire | |
| Edith WEAVING | U | 14 | F | Daughter | Scholar | High Ercall, Shropshire | |
| Auther F. WEAVING | U | 12 | M | (Son) | Scholar | High Ercall, Shropshire | |
| Claude T. WEAVING | 11 | M | Son | Scholar | Little Drayton, Shropshire | ||
| John WEAVING | 9 | M | Son | Scholar | Little Drayton, Shropshire | ||
| Frances WEAVING | 7 | F | Dau | Scholar | Little Drayton, Shropshire | ||
| Rupert V. WEAVING | 5 | M | Son | Scholar | Little Drayton, Shropshire | ||
| Hilda WEAVING | 2 | F | Dau | Little Drayton, Shropshire | |||
| Madeline WEAVING | 11m | F | Dau | Little Drayton, Shropshire | |||
| Inmates | |||||||
| Elizabeth ASHLEY | W | 24 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servt General | Mkt Drayton, Shropshire | |
| Mary AUSTIN | W | 71 | F | Inmate | Carpenters Widow | Berkshire | |
| George BANKCROFT | M | 26 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Woolwich, Kent | |
| Henry BEESTON | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| Thomas BLANDFORD | U | 48 | M | Inmate | Formerly Hostler | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| Alice BOUGHEY | U | 23 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| William BURCHALL | U | 72 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| William COOPER | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Wrenbury, Cheshire | |
| Margaret CORFIELD | U | 91 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| Ann DALKIN | W | 77 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Ashley, Stafford | |
| John F. DONE | U | 2 | M | Inmate | Little Drayton, Shropshire | ||
| Martha DONE | U | 21 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Little Drayton, Shropshire | |
| Ann ETHELL | W | 66 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servt Housemaid | Eaton Norris, Lancashire | |
| Eliza FLETCHER | U | 40 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Stoke On Tern, Shropshire |
| Elizabeth FLETCHER | W | 41 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Serv Housemaid | Imbecile | Market Drayton, Shropshire |
| Alice FLOYDD | 9m | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Little Drayton, Shropshire | ||
| Eliza FLOYDD | W | 72 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Little Drayton, Shropshire | |
| Elizabeth FLOYDD | U | 32 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Little Drayton, Shropshire | |
| James FORRESTER | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Cheswardine, Shropshire | |
| Ann GIBLIN | W | 75 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Ashley, Stafford | |
| George HAMPTON | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Hodnett, Shropshire | |
| George HANMER | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Cheswardine, Shropshire | |
| Esther HARDING | U | 68 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Market Drayton, Shropshire |
| Harriet A. HARVEY | U | 15 | F | Inmate | London, London, Middlesex | ||
| Henry S. HARVEY | U | 5 | M | Inmate | Little Drayton, Shropshire | ||
| Hannah HASSELL | U | 46 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Ashley, Stafford |
| Mary HERBERT | U | 19 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| Henry HINTON | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Journeyman Carpenter | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| Elizabeth HOLDING | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant General | Childs Ercall, Shropshire | |
| John HOPE | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Agricul Lab Cowman | Moreton Say, Shropshire | |
| George HUXLEY | U | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Woore, Shropshire | |
| Hannah HUXLEY | M | 34 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Burton On Trent, Stafford | |
| Levi HUXLEY | U | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Woore, Shropshire | |
| Philip HUXLEY | U | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Woore, Shropshire | |
| Sarah HUXLEY | U | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Burton On Trent, Stafford | |
| William HUXLEY | U | 9m | M | Inmate | Woore, Shropshire | ||
| Sarah JERVIS | W | 77 | F | Inmate | None | Cheswardine, Shropshire | |
| Amelia JONES | U | 38 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| Ann JONES | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Llansilio, Denbigh, Wales | ||
| William JONES | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Formerly Agril Labr Waggoner | Ellesmere, Shropshire | |
| George LOVATT | U | 5 | M | Inmate | Little Drayton, Shropshire | ||
| Joseph LOVATT | U | 5m | M | Inmate | Little Drayton, Shropshire | ||
| Margarat LOVATT | U | 25 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Hodnett, Shropshire | |
| William LOVATT | U | 3 | M | Inmate | Little Drayton, Shropshire | ||
| George MERRILL | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Formerly A Gardeners Labourer | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| John MOODY | U | 46 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Little Drayton, Shropshire | |
| Harriet MORETON | W | 65 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Abbots Bromley, Stafford | |
| Sarah MORREY | U | 50 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Mucklestone, Stafford |
| John OWENS | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Formerly Horsebreaker | Condover, Shropshire | |
| Mary PARKER | U | 81 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Stoke On Tern, Shropshire |
| Elizabeth PARTON | U | 81 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Ashley, Stafford | |
| John PODMORE | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Tibberton, Shropshire | |
| Samuel POOLE | U | 60 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Ashley, Stafford | |
| Margaret RANDLES | U | 54 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Peplow, Shropshire | |
| Eliza RAY | W | 71 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Cheswardine, Shropshire | |
| Maria REEVES | U | 49 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Market Drayton, Shropshire |
| George RODEN | U | 56 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| Elizabeth SANDBROOK | M | 41 | F | Inmate | Shoebinder | Burslem, Stafford | |
| John SHROPSHIRE | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Formerly A Butcher | Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| James SHUKER | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Formerly Agri Labr Waggoner | Bolas, Shropshire | |
| Richard STUBBS | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | High Wycombe, Buckingham | |
| John SWINNERTON | W | 69 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Betley, Stafford | |
| Joseph TINSLEY | W | 54 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Hodnett, Shropshire | |
| Eliza TURNER | U | 26 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Hinstock, Shropshire |
| Thomas WAGG | U | 50 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Cheswardine, Shropshire |
| James WESTON | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Agricul Lab Cowman | Hopton, Shropshire | |
| Elizabeth WHILTON | W | 51 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Wellington, Shropshire | |
| Kate WHILTON | U | 13 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Joseph WHITTINGHAM | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Labourer | Malpass, Cheshire | |
| Elizabeth WILLIAMS | W | 85 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servant Housemaid | Hodnet, Shropshire | |
| William WYNNE | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Formerly Carpenter | Market Drayton, Shropshire |
Total residents: 83
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