1881 Census: Residents of Ely Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Michl. ARMSTRONG | M | 43 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse | Stamix, Cumberland | |
| Eleanor ARMSTRONG | M | 40 | F | Wife | Matron (Munic) | Amport, Hampshire | |
| George T. SEPPINGS | U | 21 | M | Servant | Porter | Woking, Surrey | |
| Maryann FURNESS | W | 60 | F | Servant | Nurse (Munic) | Woodhurst, Huntingdon | |
| Walter HOPKIN | U | 30 | M | Servant | Industrial Trainer (Teacher) | Witchford, Cambridge | |
| Sarahann WENHAM | U | 37 | F | Servant | Laundress (Dom) | Waldron, Sussex | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Edward AINGER | M | 69 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Witchford, Cambridge | |
| John ANDERSON | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Imbecile | Ely, Cambridge |
| Joseph ANDERSON | U | 81 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Haddenham, Cambridge | |
| Shadrck. ANDERSON | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Haddenham, Cambridge | |
| George ANDREWS | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Coveney, Cambridge | |
| William ATKIN | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Charles BARRETT | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Barber | Imbecile | Peterborough, Northampton |
| John BARRETT | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Fordham, Cambridge | |
| Samuel H. BARTOW | U | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Milmse, Middlesex | |
| John BATES | U | 80 | M | Inmate | ((Scholar)) | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Joseph BLACK | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Wickhambrook, Suffolk | |
| Hannah BOYCE | W | 73 | F | Inmate | Formerly Nurse | Swavesey, Cambridge | |
| Elen BRIDGEMAN | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Florence BRIDGEMAN | U | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Joseph BRITTIN | M | 66 | M | Inmate | Coachman | Ramsey, Huntingdon | |
| Elizabeth BROWN | M | 81 | F | Inmate | Wife Of Joseph Brown | Witchford, Cambridge | |
| Isaac BROWN | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Stretham, Cambridge | |
| Joseph BROWN | M | 82 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Downham, Cambridge | |
| William BROWN | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Downham, Cambridge | |
| James BUTLER | U | 55 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Robert CASBOW | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Downham, Cambridge | |
| John CHAMBERS | U | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Fredck.J. CHAPMAN | U | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Henry B. CHRISTMAS | U | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Welney, Cambridge | |
| Robt. CHRISTMAS | U | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Sutton, Cambridge | |
| George CLARK | 18 | M | Farm Labourer | Kingsland, Middlesex | |||
| Amos CLIFTON | 5 | M | Scholar | Coveney, Cambridge | |||
| Eliza CLIFTON | 8 | F | Scholar | Coveney, Cambridge | |||
| Emma A. CLIFTON | 10 | F | Scholar | Coveney, Cambridge | |||
| Ezra CLIFTON | 1 | M | Farm Labourer | Witcham, Cambridge | |||
| Henry CLIFTON | 7 | M | Scholar | Coveney, Cambridge | |||
| Levi CLIFTON | 6 | M | Scholar | Coveney, Cambridge | |||
| Maryann CLIFTON | M | 31 | F | Formerly Domestic Servant | Coveney, Cambridge | ||
| Henry COCKLE | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Haddenham, Cambridge | |
| John COCKLE | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Stretham, Cambridge | |
| Amish COY | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Stretham, Cambridge | |
| John COY | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Brickmaker | Stretham, Cambridge | |
| John CRABB | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Maria CRABB | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Downham Market, Norfolk | |
| William CROSS | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Miller (C) | Ely, Cambridge | |
| John Wm. CUSTANCE | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| William DAINSBURY | U | 33 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Imbecile | Ely, Cambridge |
| Hannah DANN | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Wilburton, Cambridge | |
| Lettice DANN | 9m | F | Inmate | Haddenham, Cambridge | |||
| Harriett DENNIS | U | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| Maryann ELLIS | M | 50 | F | Labourer Wife | Maney, Cambridge | ||
| James EVANS | W | 87 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Coveney, Cambridge | |
| William EVERETT | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Stansfield, Suffolk | |
| Eliza GEE | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Downham, Cambridge | |
| Thompson GOOBY | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ely, Cambridge | |
| John HANDLY | U | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Haddenham, Cambridge | |
| Rachael HANDLY | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Haddenham, Cambridge | |
| Elizabeth HARLY | U | 56 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Witchford, Cambridge | |
| Maryann HATCH | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Stretham, Cambridge | |
| Roziola HAYNES | U | 65 | F | Inmate | Sempstress | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Rebeca HILLS | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| Isaac HITCH | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Sarahann HITCH | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Edward HOLMES | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Imbecile | Ely, Cambridge |
| William HOPKIN | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Downham, Cambridge | |
| William JACKSON | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Alfred C. JACOBS | U | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Fredrk. KNOWLES | U | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Charles LEADMAN | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Haddenham, Cambridge | |
| Harriett LEADMAN | U | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Haddenham, Cambridge | |
| George LEE | U | 16 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Louisa LEE | U | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Thomas LEE | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Brickmaker | Ely, Cambridge | |
| John LOCK | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Ann LOCKERBY | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servant | Ely, Cambridge | |
| John LUCAS | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Saffn Walden, Essex | |
| Charls. MARCROW | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Denham, Suffolk | |
| William MERRY | U | 79 | M | Inmate | Waterman | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Rebecca MORRIS | W | 34 | F | Inmate | Formerly A Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Fulbourn, Cambridge |
| James MOULTON | W | 61 | M | Coach Smith | Southwark, Surrey | ||
| Richd. MURFITT | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Sutton, Cambridge | |
| James NEWELL | U | 80 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ely, Cambridge | |
| James NORMAN | U | 58 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Harriet A. PAINTER | 12 | F | Scholar | Coveney, Cambridge | |||
| Robt. PAPWORTH | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Haddenham, Cambridge | |
| Johanna RISELY | U | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Philip RUSSELL | U | 77 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Downham, Cambridge | |
| John RUTTER | U | 22 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| William SCOTT | U | 78 | M | Inmate | Basket Maker | Hitchen, Hertford | |
| Elizabeth SCOTTING | W | 33 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servant | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| Frank SCOTTING | U | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| George W. SCOTTING | U | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| Mary SCOTTING | U | 59 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| Sarah J. SCOTTING | U | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| William SCOTTING | U | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| Eliza A. SETCHELL | U | 16 | F | Servant | Domestic Servant | Mepal, Cambridge | |
| Charles SINDALL | U | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| Hannah SINDALL | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| Harriett SINDALL | U | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| John Wm. SINDALL | U | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| Mary E. SINDALL | U | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| Robert SINDALL | U | 16 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Littleport, Cambridge | |
| George SMITH | U | 28 | M | Foundry Labourer (Iron) | Stockton On Tees, Durham | ||
| Isaac STALLEY | M | 43 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Imbecile | Mepal, Cambridge |
| Susan STALLEY | U | 27 | F | Inmate | Field Worker (Ag Lab) | Imbecile | Witcham, Cambridge |
| Joseph TAVENER | U | 49 | M | Inmate | Waterman | Imbecile | Ely, Cambridge |
| Edward TAYLOR | U | 15 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Sarah TRIMILL OR TRIMILE | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Stretham, Cambridge | |
| Harritt WAYMAN | U | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Haddenham, Cambridge | |
| Reese WAYMAN | U | 9 | M | Inmate | Blind From Birth | Haddenham, Cambridge | |
| William WEBSTER | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Sutton, Cambridge | |
| George WHEELER | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Haddenham, Cambridge | |
| Fanny WILLSON | U | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Downham, Cambridge | |
| Jemima WILLSON | U | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Downham, Cambridge | |
| Johanna WILLSON | U | 16 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| John WILLSON | W | 87 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Downham, Cambridge | |
| Mary Ann WILLSON | M | 42 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servant | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Mary Ann WILLSON | M | 42 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servant | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Rebecca WILLSON | U | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Robert WILLSON | M | 43 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Downham, Cambridge | |
| Sarah Ann WILLSON | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Downham, Cambridge | |
| William WILSON OR WILLSON | U | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Downham, Cambridge |
Total residents: 123
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