1881 Census: Residents of Forden Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John DAVIES | M | 45 | M | Head | Master | Llandrinio, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Margaret DAVIES | M | 42 | F | Wife | Matron | Tregynon, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Sarah Ann INCE | U | 24 | F | Officer | Schoolmistress | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | |
| Lucy WITHERS | U | 23 | F | Officer | Seamstress | Mont, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Hannah DAVIES | W | 52 | F | Officer | Nurse (Hosp) | Llanfair, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Martha PREECE | U | 26 | F | Officer | Cook Domestic Serv | Trelystan, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Elizabeth ROGERS | U | 56 | F | Officer | Waitress Domestic Serv | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John WHITEHALL | U | 46 | M | Officer | House Porter | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Alfred ADAMS | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Joseph ASHTON | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Worcester, Worcester, England | ||
| George BAKER | W | 60 | M | Vagrant | Farm Servant | Kington, Hereford, England | |
| George BEAMOND | U | 25 | M | Inmate | Formerly Lead Miner | Imbecile | Churchstoke, Montgomery, Wales |
| James BENNETT | U | 39 | M | Vagrant | Plasterers Labourer | Newcastle, Northumberland, England | |
| Richard BENNETT | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Sarah BENNETT | U | 25 | F | Inmate | Formerly Dairymaid | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Ann BISHOP | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Servant | Imbecile | Hanwood, Shropshire, England |
| Elizabeth BISHOP | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Worthen, Shropshire, England | ||
| George BISHOP | U | 55 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Martha BISHOP | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Worthen, Shropshire, England | ||
| Thomas BOOTH | W | 56 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Castle Crnin, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Alfred BOWEN | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Churchstoke, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| John BOWEN | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Lucy BOWEN | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Churchstoke, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Thomas BOWEN | M | 67 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Churchstoke, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John BRIL | U | 16 | M | Vagrant | Builders Labourer | Stourbridge, Worcester, England | |
| Ellen BRYAN OR BRYSON | W | 65 | F | Vagrant | Field Labour | Queenstown, Ireland | |
| William CHAMBERLAIN | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Formerly Tailor | Wells, Somerset, England | |
| Thomas CHIDLEY | U | 23 | M | Inmate | Formerly Lead Miner | Idiot | Worthen, Shropshire, England |
| Sarah CORBETT | U | 64 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housekeeper | Chirbury | |
| John CORFIELD | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Formerly Gardener | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | |
| David DAVIES | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Edward DAVIES | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Formerly Boatman | Berriew, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Edward DAVIES | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Elizabeth DAVIES | W | 84 | F | Inmate | None | Kerry, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Elizabeth DAVIES | W | 65 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Emma DAVIES | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Worthen, Shropshire, England | ||
| George DAVIES | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Henry DAVIES | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Worthen, Shropshire, England | ||
| John DAVIES | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Formerly Malster | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Mary DAVIES | M | 50 | F | Inmate | Formerly Servant | Churchstoke, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas EDWARDS | U | 41 | M | Inmate | No Occ | Idiot | Worthen, Shropshire, England |
| David EVANS | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Castle Caereinion, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John H. EVANS | 2m | M | Inmate | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| John EVANS | U | 64 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Castle Caereinion, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John EVANS | U | 55 | M | Inmate | Formerly General Labourer | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Martha EVANS | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Formerly Servant | Buttington, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Mary EVANS | U | 65 | F | Inmate | Housekeeper | Worthen, Shropshire, England | |
| Mary Jane EVANS | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Servant | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Mary EVANS | U | 66 | F | Inmate | Housekeeper | Meiffod, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Susan EVANS | U | 45 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas EVANS | M | 82 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Alberbury, Shropshire, England | |
| Thomas EVANS | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Formerly Stonemason | Llandyssil, Montgomery, Wales | |
| William EVANS | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Formerly Tailor | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Henry FOULKES | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Formerly Ostler | Pool Quay, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Emma FRANCIES | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Servant | Guilsfield | |
| Sarah GOODWIN | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Servant | Castle Caereinion, Shropshire, England | |
| William Thos. GOODWIN | 6m | M | Inmate | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| George GRICE | U | 19 | M | Inmate | No Occ | Idiot | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales |
| Ann GRIFFITHS | U | 81 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Berriew, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Charlotte GRIFFITHS | U | 67 | F | Inmate | Idiot Deaf & Dumb | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Elizabeth GRIFFITHS | U | 70 | F | Inmate | Servant | Worthen, Shropshire, England | |
| Emily GRIFFITHS | 6m | F | Inmate | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| Hannah GRIFFITHS | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Servant | Chirbury, Shropshire, England | |
| John GRIFFITHS | U | 64 | M | Inmate | Formerly Butcher | Buttington, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John GRIFFITHS | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Formerly Gardener | Castle Caereinion, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Pryce HAYNES | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Formerly General Labourer | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| James HERRISON | U | 40 | M | Vagrant | Ship Stoker (Seaman) | St Germain, Cornwall, England | |
| Catherine HEWITT | W | 82 | F | Inmate | Formerly Servant | Blind | Llanfair, Montgomery, Wales |
| Ann HIGGINSON | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Housekeeper | Chirbury, Shropshire, England | |
| Maria HUGHS | W | 86 | F | Inmate | None | Guilsfield, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas HUMPHREYS | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas JAMES | U | 25 | M | Vagrant | Masons Labourer | Tredegar, Monmouth, England | |
| Ann JONES | 3 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Worthen, Shropshire, England | ||
| Edward JONES | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Berriew, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Elizabeth JONES | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Harriet JONES | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Servant | Worthen, Shropshire, England | |
| James JONES | W | 54 | M | Inmate | Formerly General Labourer | Leighton, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Jane JONES | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Formerly Servant | Forden Union, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John Bennett JONES | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| John JONES | U | 48 | M | Inmate | No Occ | Idiot | Berriew, Montgomery, Wales |
| John JONES | W | 88 | M | Inmate | Road Labourer | Llanfair, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John JONES | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Formerly Hawker | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John JONES | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Formerly Carrier | Berriew, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John JONES | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Lewis JONES | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Formerly Stone Breaker | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Mary Ann JONES | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chirbury, Shropshire, England | ||
| Sarah JONES | M | 69 | F | Inmate | Lunatic | Llandyssil, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas JONES | U | 17 | M | Inmate | None | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas JONES | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Formerly Road Labourer | Manafon, Montgomery, Wales | |
| William JONES | U | 27 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Imbecile | Llandyssil, Montgomery, Wales |
| William Henry JONES | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Mary LAURENCE | U | 45 | F | Inmate | Deaf & Dumb | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Robert LEWIS | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Formerly Sailor | Falmouth, Devon, England | |
| Sarah LEWIS | U | 69 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas LEWIS | U | 30 | M | Inmate | No Occ | Idiot | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales |
| Thomas LEWIS | U | 37 | M | Inmate | Shipstoker (Seaman) | London, Middlesex, England | |
| David LLOYD | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Elizabeth LLOYD | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housekeeper | Llansamtfraid, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Mary Ann LLOYD | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Servant | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Ann LUCAS | U | 37 | F | Inmate | None | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas MADDOX | M | 87 | M | Inmate | Blind Lunatic | Worthen, Shropshire, England | |
| George MARSTON | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Churchstoke, Montgomery, Wales | |
| James MC_CABE | W | 88 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Enniskillin, Ireland | |
| Ellen MC_DONALD | U | 22 | F | Vagrant | Field Labourer | St Helens, Lancashire, England | |
| Mary MC_DONALD | M | 60 | F | Vagrant | Field Labourer | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Richard MEREDITH | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Formerly Lime Burner | Berriew, Montgomery, Wales | |
| James MICKLE | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| George MOORE | U | 26 | M | Vagrant | Ship Stoker (Seaman) | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
| Evan MORGAN | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Meifod, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Frederick Thos. MORGAN | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Ann MORRIS | W | 71 | F | Inmate | Westbury, Shropshire, England | ||
| Catherine MORRIS | W | 77 | F | Inmate | None | Old Churchstoke, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Joseph MORRIS | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Hope, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Elizabeth OWEN | U | 68 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John OWEN | U | 41 | M | Inmate | No Occ | Idiot | Forden, Montgomery, Wales |
| Ann PARKER | W | 73 | F | Inmate | Servant | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| James Glustavus PENNY | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Formerly Musician | Essex, England | |
| Martha Jane PREECE | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Elizabeth PRICE | W | 50 | F | Vagrant | Field Labourer | St Helens, Lancashire, England | |
| Thomas PRICE | U | 40 | M | Vagrant | General Labourer | Hay, Brecknock, Wales | |
| Thomas PRICKETT | U | 87 | M | Inmate | Formerly Coachman | Narberth, Pembroke, Wales | |
| Elizabeth PUGH | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Servant | Blind | Carno, Montgomery, Wales |
| Elizabeth PUGH | 2m | F | Inmate | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| Emily PUGH | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Servant | Berriew, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Evan PUGH | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Buttington, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas PUGH | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Formerly Shoe Maker | Meifod, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas PUGH | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Leadminer | Chirbury, Shropshire, England | |
| David REESE | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Formerly Shoemaker | Kerry, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Richard RICHARDS | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Worthen, Shropshire, England | ||
| Joe RICKEY | U | 35 | M | Vagrant | House Painter | Cavan, Ireland | |
| David RIDGE | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Formerly Cotton Spinner | Llanfair, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Elizabeth ROBERTS | W | 68 | F | Inmate | None | Newport, Shropshire, England | |
| Richard ROBERTS | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aston, Shropshire, England | ||
| John ROBSON | M | 36 | M | Vagrant | Railway Labourer | York, York, England | |
| Hannah ROWSON | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Servant | Worthen, Shropshire, England | |
| John SMITH | M | 20 | M | Vagrant | Iron Moulder | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
| Thomas SMOUT | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Formerly Shoemaker | Westbury, Shropshire, England | |
| Samuel TENCH | U | 27 | M | Inmate | Deaf & Dumb | Leighton, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Edward THICKINGS | U | 62 | M | Inmate | (No Occ) | Blind & Idiot | Llandyssil, Montgomery, Wales |
| Thomas THICKINGS | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Llandyssil, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Ann THOMAS | U | 41 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Newtown, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Edward THOMAS | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Llandyssil, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John THOMAS | U | 34 | M | Inmate | None (No Occp) | Aston, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John THOMAS | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Newtown, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| John TOMLEY | M | 60 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Llanfyllin, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Richard TROW | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Berriew, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Maria TYNE | W | 70 | F | Inmate | None | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Sarah WATKINS | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| James WEAVIN | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Formerly Carter | Chirk, Denbigh, Wales | |
| Thomas WHITE | M | 32 | M | Vagrant | General Labourer | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
| Mary WHITTINGHAM | 2 | F | Inmate | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |||
| Rose Ellen WHITTINGHAM | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Chester, Cheshire, England | ||
| Sarah WHITTINGHAM | M | 28 | F | Inmate | Formerly Servant | Llanidloes, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Sarah Jane WHITTINGHAM | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wigan, Lancashire, England | ||
| Edith WILLIAMS | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Ellen WILLIAMS | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Hannah WILLIAMS | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Idiot | Worthen, Shropshire, England | |
| Herbert WILLIAMS | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| John WILLIAMS | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Kerry, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Thomas WILLIAMS | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Berriew, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Townsend WILLIAMS | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Ann WOOD | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Edward WOOD | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Ellen WOOD | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Servant | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | |
| James WOOD | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Mary WOOD | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Servant | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Minnie Eliza WOOD | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Forden, Montgomery, Wales | ||
| Susan WOOD | U | 39 | F | Inmate | Servant | Montgomery, Montgomery, Wales | |
| John YOUNG | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farmer | Worthen, Shropshire, England | |
| Mary YOUNG | 3 | F | Inmate | Buttington, Montgomery, Wales | |||
| Mary YOUNG | U | 48 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housekeeper | Worthen, Shropshire, England |
Total residents: 171
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