Long-term Workhouse Inmates in Evesham Union, Worcestershire, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Long | 22 | 0 | Deaf and dumb | no. |
| Sarah Baker | 22 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| John Holtom | 22 | 0 | Idiot | no. |
| Ann Smith | 20 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Hannah Dones | 16 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| John Gunn | 15 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Ann Gunn | 13 | 0 | Idiot | no. |
| Sarah Ashley | 13 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Sarah Smith | 10 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Joseph Stewart | 8 | 0 | Dumb | no. |
| William Marshall | 8 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| William Vickerage | 8 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| William Dyer | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Richard Davis | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Martha Jones | 7 | 0 | Illegitimate children | no. |
| Thomas Smith | 7 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| John Beard | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Richard Wheeler | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Mary James | 7 | 0 | ditto | no. |
| Mary Ashwin | 7 | 0 | Idiot | no. |
| Hannah Davis | 6 | 0 | Infirm | no. |
| Elizabeth Parker | 6 | 0 | ditto | no. |
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