1861 Census: Residents of Leeds Union Workhouse

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  - Bedfordshire
    - Ampthill
    - Bedford
    - Biggleswade
    - Leighton Buzzard
    - Luton
    - Woburn
  - Berkshire
    - Abingdon
    - Bradfield
    - Cookham
    - Easthampstead
    - Faringdon
    - Hungerford (& Ramsbury)
    - Maidenhead
    - Newbury
    - Reading
    - Reading & Wokingham SD
    - Wallingford
    - Wantage
    - Windsor
    - Wokingham
  - Buckinghamshire
    - Amersham
    - Aylesbury
    - Buckingham
    - Eton
    - Newport Pagnell
    - Winslow
    - Wycombe
  - Cambridgeshire
    - Cambridge
    - Caxton & Arrington
    - Chesterton
    - Ely
    - Linton
    - Newmarket
    - North Witchford
    - Whittlesey
    - Wisbech
  - Channel Islands
    - Guernsey
    - Jersey
  - Cheshire
    - Altrincham
    - Birkenhead
    - Bucklow
    - Chester
    - Congleton
    - Great Boughton
    - Macclesfield
    - Nantwich
    - Northwich
    - Runcorn
    - Stockport
    - Tarvin
    - Wirral
  - Cornwall
    - Bodmin
    - Camelford
    - Falmouth
    - Helston
    - Launceston
    - Liskeard
    - Penzance
    - Redruth
    - St Austell
    - St Columb Major
    - St Germans
    - Stratton
    - Truro
  - Cumberland
    - Alston with Garrigill
    - Bootle
    - Brampton
    - Carlisle
    - Cockermouth
    - Longtown
    - Penrith
    - Whitehaven
    - Wigton
  - Derbyshire
    - Ashbourne
    - Bakewell
    - Belper
    - Chapel-en-le-Frith
    - Chesterfield
    - Derby
    - Glossop
    - Hayfield
    - Shardlow
  - Devon
    - Axminster
    - Barnstaple
    - Bideford
    - Crediton
    - Devonport
    - East Stonehouse
    - Exeter
    - Holsworthy
    - Honiton
    - Kingsbridge
    - Newton Abbot
    - Okehampton
    - Plymouth
    - Plympton St Mary
    - South Molton
    - St Thomas
    - Stoke Damerel
    - Tavistock
    - Tiverton
    - Torrington
    - Totnes
  - Dorset
    - Beaminster
    - Blandford
    - Bridport
    - Cerne
    - Cranborne
    - Dorchester
    - Poole
    - Purbeck
    - Shaftesbury
    - Sherborne
    - Sturminster
    - Wareham & Purbeck
    - Weymouth
    - Wimborne & Cranborne
  - County Durham
    - (Bishop) Auckland
    - Chester-le-Street
    - Darlington
    - Durham
    - Easington
    - Gateshead
    - Hartlepool
    - Houghton-le-Spring
    - Lanchester
    - Sedgefield
    - South Shields
    - Stockton-on-Tees
    - Sunderland
    - Teesdale
    - Weardale
  - Essex
    - Billericay
    - Braintree
    - Chelmsford
    - Colchester
    - Dunmow
    - Epping
    - Halstead
    - Lexden & Winstree
    - Maldon
    - Ongar
    - Orsett
    - Rochford
    - Romford
    - Saffron Walden
    - Tendring
    - West Ham
    - Witham
  - Gloucestershire
    - Barton Regis
    - Bristol Incorporation
    - Cheltenham
    - Chipping Sodbury
    - Cirencester
    - Clifton
    - Dursley
    - Gloucester
    - Newent
    - Northleach
    - Stow-on-the-Wold
    - Stroud
    - Tetbury
    - Tewkesbury
    - Thornbury
    - Westbury-on-Severn
    - Wheatenhurst
    - Winchcomb
  - Hampshire
    - Aldershot GP
    - Alresford
    - Alton
    - Alverstoke GP
    - Andover
    - Basingstoke
    - Bournemouth
    - Catherington
    - Christchurch
    - Droxford
    - Eastleigh
    - Fareham
    - Farnborough GU
    - Farnham & Hartley Wintney SD
    - Fordingbridge
    - Hartley Wintney
    - Havant
    - Headley GU
    - Hursley
    - Isle of Wight
    - Kingsclere
    - Lymington
    - New Forest
    - Petersfield
    - Portsea Island
    - Portsmouth
    - Ringwood
    - Romsey
    - South Stoneham
    - Southampton
    - Stockbridge
    - Whitchurch
    - New Winchester
  - Herefordshire
    - Bromyard
    - Dore
    - Hereford
    - Kington
    - Ledbury
    - Leominster
    - Ross
    - Weobley
  - Hertfordshire
    - Barnet
    - Berkhampstead
    - Bishop's Stortford
    - Buntingford
    - Hatfield
    - Hemel Hempstead
    - Hertford
    - Hitchin
    - Royston
    - St Albans
    - Ware
    - Watford
    - Welwyn
  - Huntingdonshire
    - Huntingdon
    - St Ives
    - St Neots
  - Isle of Man
    - Isle of Man
  - Kent
    - Blean
    - Bridge
    - Bromley
    - Canterbury
    - Cranbrook
    - Dartford
    - Dover
    - East Ashford
    - Eastry
    - Elham
    - Faversham
    - Gravesend & Milton
    - Hollingbourne
    - Hoo
    - Isle of Thanet
    - Maidstone
    - Malling
    - Medway
    - Milton Regis
    - North Aylesford
    - Penshurst
    - River
    - Romney Marsh
    - Sevenoaks
    - Sheppey
    - Strood
    - Tenterden
    - Tonbridge
    - West Ashford
  - Lancashire
    - Ashton-under-Lyne
    - Barrow-in-Furness
    - Barton-upon-Irwell
    - Blackburn
    - Bolton
    - Burnley
    - Bury
    - Caton GU
    - Chorley
    - Chorlton
    - Clitheroe
    - Fylde
    - Garstang
    - Haslingden
    - Lancaster
    - Leigh
    - Liverpool
    - Lunesdale
    - Manchester
    - Oldham
    - Ormskirk
    - Prescot
    - Preston
    - Prestwich
    - Rochdale
    - Salford
    - Todmorden
    - Toxteth Park
    - Ulverston
    - Warrington
    - West Derby
    - Wigan
  - Leicestershire
    - Ashby-de-la-Zouch
    - Barrow-upon-Soar
    - Billesdon
    - Blaby
    - Hinckley
    - Leicester
    - Loughborough
    - Lutterworth
    - Market Bosworth
    - Market Harborough
    - Melton Mowbray
  - Lincolnshire
    - Boston
    - Bourne
    - Caistor
    - Gainsborough
    - Glanford Brigg
    - Grantham
    - Grimsby
    - Holbeach
    - Horncastle
    - Lincoln
    - Louth
    - Sleaford
    - Spalding
    - Spilsby
    - Stamford
  - London: Kent
    - Greenwich
    - Lewisham
    - Woolwich
  - London: Middlesex
    - Bethnal Green (St Matthew)
    - Bloomsbury (St Giles & St George)
    - Chelsea (St Luke)
    - City of London
    - City of Westminster
    - Clerkenwell (St James & St John)
    - East London
    - Fulham
    - Hackney
    - Hammersmith
    - Hampstead (St John)
    - Holborn
    - Islington (St Mary)
    - Kensington
    - Mile End Old Town
    - Paddington
    - Poplar
    - St George's
    - St George in the East
    - St George Hanover Square
    - St Luke's
    - St Martin-in-the-Fields
    - St Marylebone
    - St Pancras
    - St Sepulchre
    - Shoreditch (St Leonard's)
    - Stepney
    - Strand
    - West London
    - Westminster (St James)
    - Westminster (St Margaret & St John)
    - Westminster Union
    - Whitechapel
  - London: Surrey
    - Bermondsey (St Mary Magdalen)
    - Camberwell (St Giles)
    - Lambeth (St Mary)
    - Newington (St Mary)
    - Rotherhithe (St Mary)
    - Southwark (St George the Martyr)
    - St Olave
    - St Saviour's
    - Wandsworth & Clapham
  - London SDs
    - Brentwood SD
    - Central London SD
    - Finsbury SD
    - Forest Gate SD
    - Kensington & Chelsea SD
    - North Surrey SD
    - South Metropolitan SD
    - West London SD
  - London SADs
    - Central London SAD
    - Finsbury SAD
    - Kensington SAD
    - Newington SAD
    - Poplar & Stepney SAD
    - Rotherhithe SAD
  - Middlesex
    - Brentford
    - Edmonton
    - Hendon
    - Staines
    - Uxbridge
    - Willesden
  - Norfolk
    - Acle GU
    - Aldborough GU
    - Aylsham
    - Bawdeswell GU
    - Blofield
    - Booton GU
    - Brinton and Melton Constable GU
    - Depwade
    - Docking
    - Downham
    - Erpingham
    - East & West Flegg
    - Forehoe
    - Freebridge Lynn
    - Gimingham GU
    - (Great) Yarmouth
    - Guiltcross
    - Hackford GU
    - Henstead
    - King's Lynn
    - Loddon & Clavering
    - Mitford & Launditch
    - Norwich
    - Oulton GU
    - St Faith's
    - Swaffham
    - Thetford
    - Tunstead & Happing (Smallburgh)
    - Walsingham
    - Wayland
  - Northamptonshire
    - Brackley
    - Brixworth
    - Daventry
    - Hardingstone
    - Kettering
    - Northampton
    - Oundle
    - Peterborough
    - Potterspury
    - Thrapston
    - Towcester
    - Wellingborough
  - Northumberland
    - Alnwick
    - Belford
    - Bellingham
    - Berwick-upon-Tweed
    - Castle Ward
    - Glendale
    - Haltwhistle
    - Hexham
    - Morpeth
    - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
    - Northern Counties JC
    - Rothbury
    - Tynemouth
  - Nottinghamshire
    - Basford
    - Bingham
    - East Retford
    - Mansfield
    - Newark
    - Nottingham
    - Radford
    - Southwell
    - Thurgarton Incorporation
    - Worksop
  - Oxfordshire
    - Banbury
    - Bicester
    - Chipping Norton
    - Headington
    - Henley
    - Oxford
    - Thame
    - Witney
    - Woodstock
  - Rutland
    - Oakham
    - Uppingham
  - Shropshire (Salop)
    - Atcham (& Shrewsbury)
    - Bridgnorth
    - Church Stretton
    - Cleobury Mortimer
    - Clun
    - (Market) Drayton
    - Ellesmere
    - Ludlow
    - Madeley
    - Newport
    - Oswestry
    - Shifnal
    - Shrewsbury
    - South-East Shropshire SD
    - Wellington
    - Wem
    - Whitchurch
  - Somerset
    - Axbridge
    - Bath
    - Bedminster
    - Bridgwater
    - Chard
    - Clutton
    - Dulverton
    - Frome
    - Keynsham
    - Langport
    - Long Ashton
    - Shepton Mallet
    - Taunton
    - Wellington
    - Wells
    - Williton
    - Wincanton
    - Yeovil
  - Staffordshire
    - Alstonfield GU
    - Burton Upon Trent
    - Cannock
    - Cheadle
    - Leek
    - Lichfield
    - Newcastle-under-Lyme
    - Penkridge
    - Seisdon
    - Stafford
    - Stoke-upon-Trent
    - Stone
    - Tamworth
    - Uttoxeter
    - Walsall
    - Walsall & West Bromwich JC
    - Walsall & West Bromwich SD
    - West Bromwich
    - Wolstanton & Burslem
    - Wolverhampton
  - Suffolk
    - Blything
    - Bosmere & Claydon
    - Bury St Edmunds
    - Colneis & Carlford
    - Cosford
    - Hartismere
    - Hoxne
    - Ipswich
    - Loes and Wilford
    - Mildenhall
    - Mutford & Lothingland
    - Plomesgate
    - Risbridge
    - Samford
    - Stow
    - Sudbury
    - Thingoe
    - Wangford
    - Woodbridge
  - Surrey
    - Ash GU
    - Chertsey
    - Croydon
    - Dorking
    - Epsom
    - Farnham
    - Godstone
    - Guildford
    - Hambledon
    - Kingston
    - Reigate
    - Richmond
  - Sussex
    - Arundel
    - Battle
    - Brighton
    - Chailey
    - Chichester
    - Cuckfield
    - East Grinstead
    - East Preston
    - Eastbourne
    - Hailsham
    - Hastings
    - Horsham
    - Lewes
    - Midhurst
    - Newhaven
    - Petworth
    - Rye
    - Steyning
    - Sutton GU
    - Thakeham
    - Ticehurst
    - Uckfield
    - Westbourne
    - West Firle
    - Westhampnett
  - Warwickshire
    - Alcester
    - Aston
    - Atherstone
    - Bedworth GU
    - Birmingham
    - Coventry
    - Foleshill
    - Meriden
    - Nuneaton
    - Rugby
    - Shipston-on-Stour
    - Solihull
    - Southam
    - Stratford-on-Avon
    - Warwick
  - Westmorland
    - East Ward
    - Kendal
    - West Ward
  - Wiltshire
    - Alderbury (Salisbury)
    - Amesbury
    - Bradford on Avon
    - Calne
    - Chippenham
    - Cricklade & Wootton Bassett
    - Devizes
    - Highworth & Swindon
    - Malmesbury
    - Marlborough
    - Melksham
    - Mere
    - Pewsey
    - Salisbury
    - Tisbury
    - Trowbridge
    - Warminster
    - Westbury & Whorwellsdown
    - Wilton
  - Worcestershire
    - Bromsgrove
    - Droitwich
    - Dudley
    - Evesham
    - Kidderminster
    - King's Norton
    - Martley
    - Pershore
    - Shipston-on-Stour
    - Stourbridge
    - Tenbury
    - Upton-upon-Severn
    - Worcester
  - Yorkshire, E. Riding
    - Beverley
    - Bridlington
    - Driffield
    - Howden
    - Kingston upon Hull
    - Patrington
    - Pocklington
    - Sculcoates
    - Skirlaugh
    - York
  - Yorkshire, N. Riding
    - Aysgarth
    - Bainbridge GU
    - Bedale
    - Easingwold
    - Guisborough
    - Helmsley
    - Kirkby Moorside
    - Leyburn
    - Malton
    - Middlesbrough
    - Northallerton
    - Pickering
    - Reeth
    - Richmond
    - Scarborough
    - Stokesley
    - Thirsk
    - Whitby
  - Yorkshire, W. Riding
    - Barnsley
    - Barwick-in-Elmet GU
    - Bradford
    - Bramley
    - Carlton GU
    - Dewsbury
    - Doncaster
    - Ecclesall Bierlow
    - Goole
    - Great Ouseburn
    - Great Preston GU
    - Halifax
    - Hemsworth
    - Holbeck
    - Huddersfield
    - Hunslet
    - Keighley
    - Knaresborough
    - Leeds
    - North Bierley
    - Pateley Bridge
    - Penistone
    - Pontefract
    - Ripon
    - Rotherham
    - Saddleworth
    - Sedbergh
    - Selby
    - Settle
    - Sheffield
    - Skipton
    - Tadcaster
    - Thorne
    - Todmorden
    - Wakefield
    - Wetherby
    - Wharfedale
    - Wortley
- Welsh Poor Law Unions
  - Welsh Workhouse History
  - Unions Summary List
  - Anglesey
    - Anglesey
    - Holyhead
  - Brecknock (Breconshire)
    - Brecknock
    - Builth
    - Crickhowell
    - Hay
  - Cardiganshire
    - Aberayron
    - Aberystwyth
    - Cardigan
    - Lampeter
    - Tregaron
  - Carmarthenshire
  - Carnarvonshire
  - Denbighshire
    - Llanrwst
    - Ruthin
    - Wrexham
  - Flintshire
  - Glamorgan
    - Bridgend & Cowbridge
    - Cardiff
    - Gower
    - Merthyr Tydfil
    - Neath
    - Pontardawe
    - Pontypridd
    - Swansea
  - Merionethshire
    - Bala
    - Corwen
    - Dolgelley
    - Festiniog
  - Monmouthshire
    - Abergavenny
    - Bedwellty
    - Chepstow
    - Monmouth
    - Newport
    - Pontypool
  - Montgomeryshire
  - Pembrokeshire
  - Radnorshire
- Irish Poor Law Unions
  - Irish Workhouse History
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  - Co. Antrim
    - Antrim
    - Ballycastle
    - Ballymena
    - Ballymoney
    - Belfast
    - Larne
    - Lisburn
  - Co. Armagh
    - Armagh
    - Lurgan
  - Co. Carlow
    - Carlow
  - Co. Cavan
    - Bailieborough
    - Bawnboy
    - Cavan
    - Cootehill
  - Co. Clare
    - Ballyvaughan
    - Corofin
    - Ennis
    - Ennistymon
    - Kildysart (Killadysert)
    - Kilrush
    - Scariff
    - Tulla
  - Co. Cork
    - Bandon
    - Bantry
    - Castletownbere
    - Clonakilty
    - Cork
    - Dunmanway
    - Fermoy
    - Kanturk
    - Kinsale
    - Macroom
    - Mallow
    - Midleton
    - Millstreet
    - Mitchelstown
    - Schull (Skull)
    - Skibbereen
    - Youghal
  - Co. Donegal
    - Ballyshannon
    - Donegal
    - Dunfanaghy
    - Glenties
    - Inishowen
    - Letterkenny
    - Milford
    - Stranorlar
  - Co. Down
    - Banbridge
    - Downpatrick
    - Kilkeel
    - Newry
    - Newtownards
  - Co. Dublin
    - Balrothery
    - Dublin North
    - Dublin South
    - Rathdown
  - Co. Fermanagh
    - Enniskillen
    - Lisnaskea
    - Lowtherstown
  - Co. Galway
    - Ballinasloe
    - Clifden
    - Galway
    - Glenamaddy
    - Gort
    - Loughrea
    - Mountbellew
    - Oughterard
    - Portumna
    - Tuam
  - Co. Kerry
    - Cahirciveen
    - Dingle
    - Kenmare
    - Killarney
    - Listowel
    - Tralee
  - Co. Kildare
    - Athy
    - Celbridge
    - Naas
  - Co. Kilkenny
    - Callan
    - Castlecomer
    - Kilkenny
    - Thomastown
    - Urlingford
  - Co. Laois (Queen's)
    - Abbeyleix
    - Donaghmore
    - Mountmellick
  - Co. Leitrim
    - Carrick-on-Shannon
    - Manorhamilton
    - Mohill
  - Co. Limerick
    - Croom
    - Glin
    - Kilmallock
    - Limerick
    - Newcastle
    - Rathkeale
  - Co. Londonderry
    - Coleraine
    - Londonderry
    - Magherafelt
    - Newtown Limavady
  - Co. Longford
    - Ballymahon
    - Granard
    - Longford
  - Co. Louth
    - Ardee
    - Drogheda
    - Dundalk
  - Co. Mayo
    - Ballina
    - Ballinrobe
    - Belmullet
    - Castlebar
    - Claremorris
    - Killala
    - Newport
    - Swineford
    - Westport
  - Co. Meath
    - Dunshaughlin
    - Kells
    - Navan
    - Oldcastle
    - Trim
  - Co. Monaghan
    - Carrickmacross
    - Castleblayney
    - Clones
    - Monaghan
  - Co. Offaly (King's)
    - Edenderry
    - Parsonstown
    - Tullamore
  - Co. Roscommon
    - Boyle
    - Castlerea
    - Roscommon
    - Strokestown
  - Co. Sligo
    - Dromore West
    - Sligo
    - Tubbercurry
  - Co. Tipperary
    - Borrisokane
    - Carrick-on-Suir
    - Cashel
    - Clogheen
    - Clonmel
    - Nenagh
    - Roscrea
    - Thurles
    - Tipperary
  - Co. Tyrone
    - Castlederg
    - Clogher
    - Cookstown
    - Dungannon
    - Gortin
    - Omagh
    - Strabane
  - Co. Waterford
    - Dungarvan
    - Kilmacthomas
    - Lismore
    - Waterford
  - Co. Westmeath
    - Athlone
    - Castletowndelvin
    - Mullingar
  - Co. Wexford
    - Enniscorthy
    - Gorey
    - New Ross
    - Wexford
  - Co. Wicklow
    - Baltinglass
    - Rathdrum
    - Shillelagh
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    - Brechin
    - Dundee
    - Forfar
    - Kirriemuir
  - Argyllshire
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    - Mull
  - Ayrshire
    - Ayr
    - Cunninghame (Irvine)
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  - Banffshire
    - Rathven
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    - (parts in Kelso)
  - Bute
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  - Dunbartonshire
    - Dumbarton
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  - East Lothian (Haddington)
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1861 Census: Residents of Leeds Union Workhouse

Name	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Handicap	Where Born
Staff
Henry Douglas	Head of Institution	Married	41	Master of the Workhouse		Lancashire, Dunnigdale
Jane Douglas	Wife	Married	39	Matron of the Workhouse		Westmorland, New Hutton
Richard Henry Knowles	Dispenser	Unmarried	24	Dispenser of Medication		Yorks, Birstall
William Johnson	Head of Family	Married	49	Nurse		Yorks, Ripon
Sarah Johnson	Wife	Married	49	Nurse		Yorks, Leeds
Susanna Parkinson	Nurse	Widow	53	Nurse		Yorks, Leeds
Joseph Gaunt	Servant	Widower	39	Stoker		Yorks, Calverley
Catherine Higgins	Servant	Unmarried	44	Cook		Ireland
Sarah Ann Ashland	Servant	Unmarried	21	Housemaid		Yorks, Hull
Inmates
Ann Abbershaw	Inmate	Widow	31	Housekeeper		Yorks, Ripley
Elizabeth Abel	Inmate	Widow	51	Char?ing ?		Yorks, Leeds
Elizabeth Addnell	Inmate Wife	Married	63	Housekeeper		Yorks, Kippax
Samuel Addnell	Inmate Husband	Married	61	Brewer & ?itler		Yorks, ?
Thomas Ainsworth	Inmate	Unmarried	23	Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
Thomas Alcock	Inmate	Unmarried	18	Shoemaker		Yorks, Leeds
Hannah Allison	Inmate	Widow	66	Sewing		Yorks, Bramley Grange
Jane Armitage	Inmate	Widow	88	Housekeeper		Yorks, Harewood
Benjamin Asquith	Inmate	Widower	83	Woolen Weaver		Yorks, Batley
Silvester Atkins	Inmate	Married	66	Bookeeper		Leicestershire, Whetstone
Sarah A Atkinson	Inmate	Unmarried	26	Cap Maker		Yorks, Whitchurch
Jos W Backhouse	Inmate	Widower	73	Woolsorter		Lancashire, Listerpool
Elisa Bailey	Inmate	Widow	61	Nursing		Ireland
Elizabeth Baistow	Inmate	Widow	36	Stay Maker		Yorks, Leeds
Jane Barkley	Inmate	Widow	73	House Servant		Yorks, Great Smeaton
James Barnett	Inmate	Widower	60	Engine starter		Ireland
John Barrett	Inmate	Widower	77	Cloth Weaver		Ireland
Jesse Baskerdiville	Inmate	Married	69	Potter		Lancashire, Liverpool
Joseph Bates	Inmate	Widower	69	Waterman		Yorks, Knaresboro
Isabella Bateson	Inmate	Widow	47	Housekeeper		Yorks, Leeds
Jonas Beaumont	Inmate	Widower	78	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Leeds
Mary A Beckwith	Inmate	Unmarried	19	None	Imbecile	Not Known
David Bedford	Inmate	Unmarried	58	Gardeners Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
Ralph Bell	Inmate	Widower	75	Painter (House)		Yorks, York
Ann Bell	Inmate	Unmarried	46	House Servant		Yorks, Otley
Joseph Bellhouse	Inmate	Unmarried	64	Factory Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
Martha Bennett	Inmate		15			Yorks, Leeds
Joseph Bentley	Inmate	Widower	56	Moulders Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
William Best	Inmate	Widower	50	Cloth Weaver		Yorks, Gildersome
Mark Bestington	Inmate	Widower	84	Cloth Weaver		Yorks, Leeds
William Birch	Inmate	Widower	52	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Leeds
Samuel Birkett	Inmate	Unmarried	46	None	Imbecile	Yorks, Leeds
Eleanor Blackhurst	Inmate	Widow	84	Housekeeper		Yorks, Leeds
Ann Blakey	Inmate	Unmarried	47	Knitting		Yorks, Leeds
John Booth	Inmate	Unmarried	40	Water Carrier		Yorks, Halifax
Charles Booth	Inmate	Unmarried	50	Solicitors Clerk		Yorks, Bradford
Mary Bradford	Inmate	Unmarried	72	Charing ?		Yorks, Leeds
Abraham Bradley	Inmate	Married	54	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Leeds
James Brady	Inmate	Widower	43	Bricklayers Labourer		Ireland
William H Breedon	Inmate	Unmarried	29	Tailor		Yorks, Leeds
Richard Edward Briggs	Inmate Son		5 mths			Yorks, Leeds
Hannah Briggs	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	28	House Servant		Yorks, Wortley
Eliza Brook	Inmate	Unmarried	27	None	Imbecile	Not Known
Ann Brook	Inmate		37	None	Imbecile	Not Known
Louisa Brown	Inmate Daughter		8 mths			Yorks, Leeds
Rebecca Brown	Inmate	Widow	70	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Hull
William Brown	Inmate	Widower	80	Carpet Weaver		Yorks, Co??p?ton
Mary Ann Brown	Inmate	Unmarried	18	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
Jane Brown	Inmate	Unmarried	68	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
Mary A Brown	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	20	Card Spreader		Yorks, Leeds
Eliza Bryce	Inmate		7			Not Known
James Bryce	Inmate		1			Not Known
Ellen Buck	Inmate	Unmarried	80	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
Mary Buckley	Inmate	Widow	64	Housekeeper		Yorks, Leeds
Catherine Burke	Inmate	Unmarried	18	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
Peter Burns	Inmate	Widower	69	Agricultural Labourer		Ireland
Hannah Burton	Inmate	Widow	68	Housekeeper		Yorks, Gildersome
William Bussey	Inmate	Widower	41	Tailor		Yorks, Leeds
Ellen Bywater	Inmate	Married	39	Flax Spinner		Yorks, West, Ardsley
Mary A Caffery	Inmate Daughter	Unmarried	24	Cloth Spreader		Yorks, Leeds
Mary Caffery	Inmate Mother	Married	66	Charring ?		Cannot, Tell
Mary Ann Carl	Inmate		7			Ireland
Ellen Carroll	Inmate		11			Ireland
Elizabeth Carter	Inmate	Unmarried	65	Charring ?		Shropshire, Newport
William Castle	Inmate	Widower	63	Whitesmith		Yorks, Leeds
Margaret Caul	Inmate	Widow	58	Housekeeper		Ireland
Mary Cavanagh	Inmate	Widow	66	Housekeeper		America
Charles Chapman	Inmate	Unmarried	48	House Servant		Yorks, Harrogate
Mary Chatterton	Inmate	Widow	71	House Servant		Yorks, Wakefield
Mary Child	Inmate	Widow	76	Nursing		Yorks, Leeds
George Civill	Inmate	Widower	72	Linen Weaver		Lincolnshire, Swaby
James Clapham	Inmate	Widower	53	Stonemason		Yorks, Leeds
Helena Clark	Inmate	Married	21	Flax Spinner		Ireland
Sarah A Clarke	Inmate Daughter		11			Yorks, Leeds
Ann Clarke	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	31	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
Emma Clarke	Inmate Daughter		7			Yorks, Leeds
James Clarke	Inmate	Married	66	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Leeds
Amelia Clarke	Inmate Daughter		9			Yorks, Leeds
Mary Clarke	Inmate Daughter		4			Yorks, Leeds
Mary Clayton	Inmate	Widow	73	Housekeeper		Not Known
James Cleasby	Inmate Son		1mth			Yorks, Leeds
Sarah Cleasby	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	33	House		Servant, Westmoreland
Jerimiah Clifford	Inmate	Unmarried	73	Hawker		Ireland
Jane Coleman	Inmate	Widow	81	Sewing		Ireland
James Connell	Inmate	Widower	73	Worsted Weaver		Ireland
Sarah Jane Cook	Inmate	Married	36	Shoe Binder ?		Yorks, Lofthouse
Patrick Corrigan	Inmate	Widower	68	Shoemaker ?		Ireland
Mary Coulson	Inmate	Widow	56	Housekeeper		Yorks, Rumby, ?
Moses Coulter	Inmate	Widower	46	Cabinet Maker		Yorks, Wakefield
Mary Counfield	Inmate Mother	Widow	33	Hawker		Middlesex, Westminster
Julia Counfield	Inmate Daughter		9			Middlesex, Westminster
Ellen Counfield	Inmate Daughter		1			Yorks, Leeds
Margaret Counfield	Inmate Daughter		5			Yorks, Leeds
William Cowell	Inmate	Widower	72	Commercial Traveller		Yorks, Leeds
John Coyle	Inmate		3			Cumberland, Whitehaven
Ann Craven	Inmate Mother	Married	36	Sewing		Lancashire, Liverpool
Elizabeth Craven	Inmate	Unmarried	21	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
Ellen Craven	Inmate Daughter		11mths			Yorks, Leeds
Joseph Crooks	Inmate	Widower	78	Tailor		Yorks, Leeds
James Cropper	Inmate	Widower	77	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Halifax
Joshia Crowther	Inmate	Married	57	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Southowram, ?
Henry W Cullingworth	Inmate	Unmarried	25	None	Imbecile	Yorks, Leeds
Catherine Daily	Inmate	Unmarried	20	Flax Weaver		Yorks, Leeds
Jane Darnley	Inmate	Widow	61	House Servant		Yorkshire, Wenslydale
Eleanor Davy	Inmate	Widow	61	Houskeeper		Yorks, Topcliffe
William Dawson	Inmate	Unmarried	60	Butcher		Yorks, Chapletown
John Deacon	Inmate	Unmarried	45	Engine Fitter		Yorks, Leeds
John Denham	Inmate	Widower	57	Wool Comber		Lancashire, Ellel
Rachel Dennison	Inmate	Unmarried	41	Charring ?		Yorks, Castleford
Thomas Dinsdale	Inmate	Widower	60	Shoemaker		Yorks, Leeds
George Dixon	Inmate		10			Yorks, Bradford
Edward Dixon	Inmate	Widower	57	House Servant		Yorks, Cawood
Ann Dixon	Inmate	Unmarried	29	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
John Dixon	Inmate	Widower	75	Provision Dealer		Yorks, Menston
Hugh Donelley	Inmate	Unmarried	76	Hairdresser		Ireland
John Doosnor	Inmate	Unmarried	47	Wood Turner		Yorks, Leeds
John Doyle	Inmate	Married	74	Bricklayers Labourer		Ireland
Thomas Drake	Inmate	Widower	54	Dyers Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
Henry Drury	Inmate	Married	57	Bricklayers Labourer		Norfolk, Whiting
Edward Duckworth	Inmate		1			Yorks, Leeds
Edward Duckworth	Inmate	Unmarried	30	Joiner		Yorks, Potternewton
Thomas Duffey	Inmate		1			Yorks, Leeds
Ann Dunwell	Inmate	Unmarried	74	None		Yorks, Leeds
James Dwyer	Inmate	Married	71	Huff Weaver ?		Ireland
George Edward Eliner	Inmate Son		2			Yorks, Hull
Sarah E Eliner	Inmate Daughter		4			Yorks, Leeds
Phillis Eliner	Inmate Mother	Married	28	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
James Henry Eliner	Inmate Son		9			Yorks, Leeds
Ann Elisa	Rider	Inmate Daughter	1			Yorks, Wakefield
William Elliot	Inmate	Widower	69	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Leeds
Sarah Evers	Inmate	Married	55	Housekeeper		Yorks, Halifax
Mercy Fall	Inmate	Widow	69	Sewing		Yorks, Rufforth
Richard Fana	Inmate	Widower	71	Butcher		Yorks, Bagby
Margaret Fannan	Inmate	Unmarried	31	Millhand		Ireland
Patrick Farnall	Inmate	Widower	84	Linen Weaver		Ireland
John Farr	Inmate	Married	62	Flax Dresser		Warwickshire, Allcaster ?
Joseph Farrington	Inmate	Unmarried	73	Ostler		Yorks, Sutton, ?
Catherine Fennan	Inmate	Married	40	Housekeeper		Ireland
Ruth Fenton	Inmate	Unmarried	46	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
James Ferry	Inmate	Widower	89	Agricultrial Labourer		Ireland
Margaret Fielder	Inmate	Unmarried	18	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
Martin Finnerty	Inmate	Widower	73	Linen Weaver		Ireland
Catherine Fisher	Inmate	Widow	90	Housekeeper		West Indies,
Margaret Fleming	Inmate	Unmarried	26	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
William Flockton	Inmate Son		3			Yorks, Leeds
Benjamin Flockton	Inmate Son		6			Yorks, Leeds
John Flockton	Inmate Son		8			Yorks, Leeds
Susanna Flockton	Inmate Mother	Married	38	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
Frances Foster	Inmate	Widow	75	House Servant		Ireland
Mary Fowler	Inmate	Unmarried	71	House Servant		Yorks, Wetherby
Hannah Fox	Inmate	Widow	81	Housekeeper		Yorks, Osset
Bridget Foy	Inmate	Widow	51	Rope Teaser ?		Ireland
John Freear	Inmate	Widower	73	Corn Porter		Cumberland, Egremount
Martha Frobisher	Inmate	Widow	73	Huff Weaver ?		Yorks, Leeds
Michael Gallagher	Inmate		13			Yorks, Leeds
Jane Garbutt	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	26	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
Jack Garbutt	Inmate Son		10mths			Yorks, Leeds
Maria Gaunt	Inmate	Widow	74	Charring ?		Yorks, Kippax
Mary Ginnolly	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	20	Flax Mill Hand		Ireland
Bridget Ginnolly	Inmate Daughter		3mths			Yorks, Leeds
William Gledhill	Inmate	Unmarried	17	None	Imbecile	York, Leeds
Bernard Glennon	Inmate	Married	58	Bricklayers Labourer		Ireland
Martha Glover	Inmate	Widow	79	Charring ?		Yorks, Idle
Joseph Glover	Inmate	Unmarried	21	None		Yorks, Leeds
Martin Gorman	Inmate	Widower	65	Worsted Weaver		Ireland
Lucy Ellen Grant	Inmate	Unmarried	25	None	Imbecile	Yorks, Leeds
Hannah Greenwood	Inmate	Widow	59	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Leeds
Walter Greenwood	Inmate	Widower	49	Pattern Dyer		Yorks, Leeds
Mary Greenwood	Inmate	Unmarried	58	Charring ?		Yorks, Nortowarm
Bridget Griffin	Inmate	Widow	72	Housekeeper		Ireland
Ann Griffin	Inmate	Unmarried	36	Card Spreader		Ireland
Samuel Grimshaw	Inmate	Married	57	Wool Sorter		Yorks, Leeds
William Groundwell	Inmate	Unmarried	24	Factory Labourer		Lancashire, Ashton Under Lyme
Maria Groves	Inmate	Unmarried	57	Charring ?		Yorks, York
Thomas Haddock	Inmate	Unmarried	24	Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
Margaret Haggarty	Inmate Wife	Married	62	Housekeeper		Ireland
William Haggarty	Inmate Husband	Married	74	Huff Weaver ?		Ireland
Joseph Hainsworth	Inmate	Widower	75	Cloth Weaver		Yorks, Leeds
Ann Haley	Inmate	Widow	64	Bobbin Winder		Ireland
Eliza Hall	Inmate	Unmarried	56	Prunler ? Cloth		Yorks, Leeds
Christina Halliday	Inmate	Widow	52	Houskeeper		Yorks, Armley
Elizabeth Hancock	Inmate	Widow	77	Housekeeper		Yorks, Gildersome
Joseph Hardwick	Inmate	Widower	66	Wool Comber		Yorks, Ecclesfield
Sarah Hargreaves	Inmate	Widow	80	Housekeeper		Yorks, Rothwell
Elza Harland	Inmate	Unmarried	29	Charring ?		Yorks, Leeds
Mary Hart	Inmate	Unmarried	25	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
Mary A Hartley	Inmate	Unmarried	47	House Servant		Yorks, Keighly
Benjamin Hartley	Inmate	Unmarried	38	Slaters Labourer		Yorks, Huddersfield
Joseph Hayward	Inmate	Unmarried	52	Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
John Heaton	Inmate	Unmarried	50	Bookeeper		Middlesex, London
James H Heaton	Inmate		4			Yorks, Leeds
Patrick Hetherington	Inmate	Widower	58	Blacksmith		Ireland
Thomas Higgins	Inmate	Unmarried	74	Worsted Weaver		Ireland
James Higgins	Inmate	Unmarried	70	Quarry Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
Charlotte Hiley	Inmate	Married	57	Dressmaker		Lancashire
Martha Holbrook	Inmate	Widow	53	Housekeeper		Yorks, Knaresboro
Joseph Holmes	Inmate	Widower	56	Cloth Weaver		Yorks, Churwell
Elizabeth Holmes	Inmate	Unmarried	26	None		Yorks, Leeds
William Howitt	Inmate	Widower	56	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Leeds
Thomas Hoyle	Inmate	Widower	74	Cloth Spinner		Yorks, Huddersfield
John Hoyle	Inmate	Unmarried	59	Cloth Packer		Yorks, Leeds
Joseph Hudson	Inmate	Widower	66	Stone Mason		Sussex, Seddlescombe
Martha Hudson	Inmate	Married	62	Cloth scrubber ?		Yorks, Emley
Catherine Hughes	Inmate	Unmarried	42	Houskeeper		Yorks, Leeds
John Hughes	Inmate	Widower	73	Bill Poster		Warwickshire, Birmingham
Wilson Huntington	Inmate	Unmarried	36	Land Surveyors Labourer		Cumberland, Carlise
John Hurlay	Inmate	Widower	78	Huff Weaver ?		Ireland
Elizabeth Illingworth	Inmate	Unmarried	27	None	Imbecile	Not Known
William Ingham	Inmate	Widower	80	Slateriaer		Yorks, Thorner
William Jackson	Inmate	Widower	75	Comb Maker		Yorks, York
Catherine Jackson	Inmate	Widow	58	Charring ?		Middlesex, London
Jane Jackson	Inmate	Widow	50	Housekeeper		Ireland
Mary A Jefferson	Inmate	Widow	39	House Servant		Spain
William Johnson	Inmate	Widower	72	Schoolmaster		Yorks, Garforth
Mary Jowett	Inmate	Married	69	Cloth saver ?		Yorks, Leeds
Benjamin Keighley	Inmate	Married	67	Joiner		Yorks, Leeds
Sarah Kell	Inmate	Unmarried	23	None		Lancashire, Liverpool
Elisa Kelly	Inmate	Unmarried	39	House Servant		Ireland
Margaret Kelly	Inmate	Unmarried	41	Rover ?		Ireland
Lousia Keswick	Inmate		8			Yorks, Leeds
Mary E Knowles	Inmate	Married	29	None	Imbecile	Not Known
Sarah Lake	Inmate	Widow	79	Housekeeper		Yorks, Ripon
Sarah Lakeland	Inmate	Unmarried	44	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
Mary Ann Lamb	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	28	Capmaker		Lancashire, Liverpool
John Lamb	Inmate Son		2			Yorks, Leeds
Joseph Lamb	Inmate Son		Under a Month			Yorks, Leeds
George Lawson	Inmate	Widower	69	Shoemaker		Yorks, Bishopthorpe
Isabella Leak	Inmate	Widow	62	Charring ?		Yorks, Hull
Charlotte Lee	Inmate	Unmarried	26	Charring ?		Lincolnshire, ?
Isabella Lees	Inmate	Widow	65	Housekeeper		Yorks, Birstall
Hannah Lewis	Inmate	Married	39	House Servant		Yorks, Patley, Bridge
Elizabeth Linley	Inmate	Widow	79	Dressmaker		Yorks, Pontefract
Elizabeth Lister	Inmate	Widow	84	Housekeeper		Middlesex, London
Mary Lockley	Inmate	Unmarried	21	Bobbin Winder		Ireland
James Lord	Inmate	Widower	65	Cloth Dresser		Lancashire, Marsden
Michael Loughnly	Inmate	Married	66	Agricutrial Labourer		Ireland
Mary Ludlam	Inmate	Widow	49	Flax Mill Hand		Not Known
Michael Mahony	Inmate	Widower	68	Woollen Weaver		Ireland
Walter Mallinson	Inmate		8			Yorks, Leeds
Jermiah Manniy	Inmate Husband	Married	80	Private 73rd Infantry		Ireland
Ellen Manniy	Inmate Wife	Married	76	Housekeeper			Ireland
Frederick Marsden	Inmate	Unmarried	59	Boot & Shoe Dealer		Yorks, Leeds
George Edw Marshall	Inmate Son		1			Yorks, Leeds
Elizabeth Marshall	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	25	Woollen Piecer		Yorks, Leeds
Thomas Mason	Inmate	Unmarried	41	Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
James Metcalfe	Inmate	Widower	67	Agricultural Labourer		Yorks, Middleton
Elizabeth Mills	Inmate Wife	Married	74	Housekeeper		Yorks, Dewsbury
Richard Mills	Inmate Husband	Married	70	Cloth Weaver		Yorks, Dewsbury
Adelade Milner	Inmate		13			Yorks, Leeds
Mary Mitchell	Inmate	Widow	77	Charring ?		Ireland
David Mitchell	Inmate	Unmarried	66	Clothier		Yorks, Osset
Elsia Moore	Inmate	Unmarried	25	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
Mary Moorhan	Inmate	Widow	63	Charring ?		Ireland
Sarah Morgan	Inmate	Widow	59	Housekeeper		Not Known
Elizabeth Morgan	Inmate	Widow	83	Housekeeper		Ireland
John Morrish	Inmate	Widower	78	Joiner		Cornwall, St, Mabyn
Mary Morton	Inmate	Unmarried	48	Charring ?		Yorks, Leeds
Samuel Moss	Inmate	Widower	71	Confectioner		Lancashire, Manchester
Thomas Murgatroyd	Inmate	Widower	76	Huff Presser		Yorks, Leeds
Rosanne Murrah	Inmate Mother	Married	30	Housekeeper		Yorks, Leeds
Elizabeth Murrah	Inmate Daughter		Under 1 month			Yorks, Leeds
Mary Nicholson	Inmate	Widow	61	Housekeeper		Yorks, Leeds
John Norfolk	Inmate	Widower	63	Huff Dyer		Yorks, Leeds
Edward L North	Inmate	Widower	71	Carpet Weaver		Yorks, Heckmondwike
Patrick O'Brian	Inmate Son		2			Yorks, Leeds
Mary O'Brian	Inmate Mother	Married	26	Card Spreader		Ireland
Mary A O'Brian	Inmate Daughter		3			Yorks, Leeds
Ellen O'Brian	Inmate	Unmarried	63	Housekeeper		Ireland
James O'Hara	Inmate		6			Yorks, Leeds
John O'Hara	Inmate		4			Yorks, Leeds
Sarah Oates	Inmate	Widow	64	Housekeeper		Yorks, Leeds
Joseph Oates	Inmate	Widower	81	Clothier		Yorks, Pudsey
Famar Oates	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	23	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
Joseph Oates	Inmate Son		11mths			Yorks, Leeds
Ann Oathwaite	Inmate	Widow	71	Pipe Trimmer		Lancashire, Manchester
John Owen	Inmate	Unmarried	27	None	Blind	Yorks, Leeds
Sarah Owen	Inmate	Widow	75	Nursing		Yorks, Halifax
Elisa Oxley	Inmate	Unmarried	21	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
William Patrick	Inmate	Wiwdower	79	Rope Maker		Yorks, Rigton in the Forest
Margaret Pawson	Inmate	Widow	84	Housekeeper		Ireland
Hannah Pearson	Inmate	Unmarried	69	Housekeeper		Yorks, Whitechurch
Sarah Pearson	Inmate	Unmarried	56	Knitting		Yorks, Addingham
Mary Petty	Inmate	Unmarried	58	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
Mary Phillips	Inmate	Widow	69	Housekeeper		York, Kirkburton
Mary Ann Pickard	Inmate	Unmarried	39	Charring ?		Yorks, Leeds
Susanna Pitts	Inmate	Widow	66	Housekeeper		Lancashire
Ann Polien	Inmate	Widow	64	Sewing		Not Known
Elizabeth Pottage	Inmate		2			Yorks, Leeds
Sarah Pottages	Inmate	Unmarried	21	Woollen Spinner		Yorks, Wakefield
William Pounder	Inmate	Unmarried	28	None	Imbecile	Yorks, Leeds
Ann Procter	Inmate	Unmarried	46	Stuff Weaver		Yorks, Armley
John Putcheney	Inmate	Unmarried	55	Wool Sorter		Yorks, Halifax
Mary Ann Quigley	Inmate		3			Yorks, Leeds
James Quin	Inmate	Unmarried	85	Calico Printer		Ireland
Joseph Radcliffe	Inmate	Unmarried	68	Hen Farmer		Yorks, Hunslet
Mary Ratcliffe	Inmate	Widow	50	Housekeeper		Yorks, Leeds
James Ratcliffe	Inmate	Married	66	Dyer		Yorks, Harrogate
Isabella Ratcliffe	Inmate	Widow	63	Reeler		Winder, Derbyshire
Ann Read	Inmate	Widow	56	Housekeeper		Ireland
Ann Reed	Inmate	Unmarried	59	Bobbin Weaver		Yorks, Leeds
John Reynolds	Inmate	Widow	73	Joiner		Yorks, Topcliffe
Sarah Rhodes	Inmate	Widow	61	Warper		Blind, Nottinghamshire
Hannah Richardson	Inmate	Widow	76	Shoemaker		Yorks, Cockswold
John Richmond	Inmate	Unmarried	61	AgriculturalLabourer		Yorks, Ripon
Jane Rider	Inmate Mother	Married	38	Boot & Shoe Binder		Yorks, Leeds
Jane Rider	Inmate Daughter		14			Yorks, Leeds
James Ripley	Inmate	Unmarried	40	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Stanningley
Dinah Ripley	Inmate	Unmarried	19	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
Edward Ripley	Inmate	Widower	68	Boot Closer		Yorks, Leeds
Jane Roberts	Inmate	Widow	59	Sewing		At, Sea
Elizabeth Roberts	Inmate	Unmarried	59	Flax Mill Hand		Shropshire, Shrewsbury
George Robertshaw	Inmate	Married	62	Stuff Weaver		Yorks, Leeds
Sarah Robinson	Inmate	Stepmother Married	27	House Servant		Yorks, Darrington
Charles Robinson	Inmate	Stepson	8			Yorks, Pontefract
George Robinson	Inmate	Stepson	5			Yorks, Pontefract
Henry Robinson	Inmate	Stepson	2			Yorks, Pontefract
John Rochford	Inmate Son		9			Northumberland, Newcastle
Thomas Rochford	Inmate Son		12			Northumberland, Newcastle
Bridget Rochford	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	30	Peat Maker ?		Yorks, Leeds
Emily Rowden	Inmate	Unmarried	26	House Servant		Shropshire, ???low
Michael Rowley	Inmate	Widower	66	Tailor		Ireland
John Royendale	Inmate	Unmarried	34	Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
Charlotte Royston	Inmate	Widow	77	Woollen Weaver		Yorks, Elland
Caroline Rudd	Inmate		13			Yorks, Leeds
William Rushforth	Inmate	Widower	66	Woollen Spinner		Yorks, Leeds
Emma Rycroft	Inmate	Unmarried	47	Charring ?		Yorks, Leeds
Mary Sanderson	Inmate	Unmarried	41	Yarn Reeler		Yorks, Darrington
Ann Schofield	Inmate	Married	56	Housekeeper		Not Known
Hannah Scott	Inmate	Widow	58	Housekeeper		Lancashire, Liverpool
Mary Seagrove	Inmate Daughter		12			Durham, Hartlepool
Richard Seagrove	Inmate Son		14			Yorks, Horsforth
Charles Seagrove	Inmate Son		6			Durham, Setchfield
James Seagrove	Inmate Son		9			Durham, Setchfield
Elizabeth Seagrove	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	37	Charring ?		Yorks, Leeds
Ann Searle	Inmate	Widow	82	Dressmaker		Yorks, Sheffield
John Senton	Inmate	Widower	69	Cabinet Maker		Yorks, Wakefield
Abraham Sharpe	Inmate	Married	72	Skinner		Yorks, Beeston
Harriet Shaw	Inmate	Unmarried	48	Burler Cloth		Yorks, Leeds
Joseph Shearer	Inmate	Widower	46	Cloth Drawer		Yorks, Leeds
Sarah A Slipstone	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	31	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
William Slipstone	Inmate Son		1			Yorks, Leeds
Rosanna Slipstone	Inmate Daughter		3			Yorks, Leeds
Sarah Smith	Inmate	Widow	57	Charring ?		Yorks, Huddersfield
Maria Smith	Inmate	Unmarried	67	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
John Smith	Inmate	Widower	70	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Leeds
Samuel Smith	Inmate	Unmarried	66	Butcher		Yorks, East Ardsley
Elizabeth Smith	Inmate	Married	57	Charring ?		Yorks, Malton
Edward Smithson	Inmate	Unmarried	37	None	Imbecile	Yorks, Leeds
Henry Wm Stancliffe	Inmate Son		4			Middlesex, Hounslow
Rosanna Stancliffe	Inmate Mother	Married	30	Housekeeper		Ireland
Robert Stancliffe	Inmate Son		2			Hampshire, Aldershot
Walter Stancliffe	Inmate Son		8			Ireland
Mary Stanton	Inmate	Widow	76	Housekeeper		Ireland
John Stewart	Inmate	Widower	66	Railway Labourer		Ireland
Mary Stones	Inmate Wife	Married	56	Housekeeper		Ireland
Edward Stones	Inmate Husband	Married	71	Gear ? & Hay Maker		Gloucesterhire, Bath
Hannah Stylin ?	Inmate	Widow	47	House Servant		Yorks, Selby
Sophia Sugden	Inmate	Unmarried	18	Woolen Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
Ellen Sunderland	Inmate	Unmarried	35	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
Richard Swallow	Inmate	Unmarried	78	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Leeds
Hannah Swallow	Inmate	Unmarried	47	Water Carrier		Yorks, Leeds
Sarah Swallow	Inmate	Widow	67	Stuff Weaver		Yorks, Leeds
Martha Sykes	Inmate		18	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Chapletown
Richard Tasker	Inmate	Widower	50	Groom		Yorks, Skipton
Josephine Taylor	Inmate	Unmarried	46	Seamstress		Yorks, Leeds
Alfred Taylor	Inmate	Unmarried	20	Shoemaker		Yorks, Leeds
George Taylor	Inmate	Widower	86	Joiner		Yorks, Leeds
Mary Thackray	Inmate	Unmarried	31	Charring ?		Yorks, Leeds
Thomas Thackray	Inmate	Married	65	Brewers Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
Esdras ? Thompson	Inmate	Widower	83	Shoemaker		Yorks, Holbeck
Mary Thompson	Inmate	Widow	81	Housekeeper		Yorks, Poppleton
Anthony Tool	Inmate	Unmarried	21	Railway Labourer		Ireland
Joseph Toes ?	Inmate	Widower	74	Shoemaker		Yorks, Linton on Ouse
James Toomey	Inmate	Unmarried	66	Stuff Weaver		Ireland
Ann Townsley	Inmate	Widow	61	Housekeeper		Yorks, Leeds
Charles Turner	Inmate	Widower	76	Cloth Weaver		Yorks, Kirkburton
Robert Turner	Inmate	Widower	67	Carpet Weaver	Blind	Yorks, Pontefract
Ann Turner	Inmate	Unmarried	19	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
John Utley	Inmate	Widower	58	Butchers Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
Arthur Varley	Inmate	Widower	62	Formerly Grocer		Yorks, Leeds
Thomas Vinn ?	Inmate	Married	53	Cloth Weaver		Yorks, Norton
John Walker	Inmate	Widower	76	House Servant		Lincolnshire, Skellingthorpe
Thomas Walker	Inmate	Married	55	Skin Splitter		Yorks, Appletreewick
William Walker	Inmate	Widower	72	Cloth Dresser		Middlesex, London
Ann Walker	Inmate	Unmarried	26	Flax Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
John Walsh	Inmate Son		4 mths			Yorks, Leeds
Bridget Walsh	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	17	Rag Sorter		Ireland
Mary Walton	Inmate	Widow	64	Charring ?		Yorks, Rigton
Rachel Warburton	Inmate	Unmarried	18	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
Louisa Ward	Inmate		9			Yorks, Leeds
William Ward	Inmate	Widower	63	Tailor		Yorks, Rotherham
Emily Waterhouse	Inmate Daughter		5 mths			Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
Thomas Waterhouse	Inmate	Unmarried	53	Coin ? Porter		Yorks, Leeds
Ann Waterhouse	Inmate Mother	Widow	30	House Servant		Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
Robert Watha	Inmate	Widow	66	Hawker		Yorks, Pontefract
John Watson	Inmate		3			Yorks, Sheffield
Henry Whitaker	Inmate	Widow	66	Flax Dresser		Yorks, Leeds
Thomas Whitaker	Inmate	Married	63	Flax Dresser		Yorks, Leeds
Elizabeth Whitaker	Inmate	Widow	76	Housekeeper		Devonshire,
Fanny White	Inmate Daughter		3 mths			Yorks, Leeds
Sarah White	Inmate	Married	67	Housekeeper		Yorks, Armley
Charlotte White	Inmate Mother	Unmarried	19	House Servant		Yorks, Hull
Phillip Whiteley	Inmate		6			Yorks, Leeds
Ann Whitfield	Inmate	Unmarried	17	Woollen Mill Hand		Yorks, Leeds
John Wilby	Inmate	Widower	68	Agricultrial Labourer		Yorks, Wainfield ?
Esther Wilkinson	Inmate	Unmarried	23	None		Yorks, Leeds
Maria Wilkinson	Inmate	Widow	59	Dressmaker		America,
Rachel Wilkinson	Inmate	Married	27	Dressmaker		Yorks, Skipton
Thomas Wilson	Inmate Father	Widower	34	Shread Finisher		Yorks, Leeds
Robert Wilson	Inmate Son		8			Yorks, Leeds
Stephen Wilson	Inmate	Widower	72	Agriculutral Labourer		Ireland
George Wilson	Inmate	Unmarried	59	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Holbeck
John Wimpenny	Inmate	Widower	81	Cloth Dresser		Yorks, Huddersfield
Hannah Wood	Inmate	Unmarried	39	House Servant		Yorks, Leeds
Richard Wood	Inmate	Widower	73	Engine Fitter		Yorks, Leeds
Mark Wood	Inmate	Widower	51	Joiner		Yorks, Leeds
Charles Wood	Inmate	Married	63	Bookbinder		Ireland
William Wood	Inmate Husband	Married	66	Woollen Dyer		Yorks, Leeds
John Wood	Inmate Son		2			Yorks, Sheffield
Sarah Wood	Inmate Wife	Married	68	Housekeeper		Yorks, Wakefield
Elisa Wood	Inmate Mother	Widow	28	Charring		Yorks, Sheffield
Charles Wrigglesworth	Inmate	Widow	53	Butchers Labourer		Yorks, Thorner
Sarah Wrigglesworth	Inmate	Widow	73	Housekeeper	Blind	Yorks, Chapletown
John Wright	Inmate	Married	57	Labourer		Yorks, Leeds
Charles Yates	Inmate	Married	47	Flax Dresser		Lancashire, Houghton
John Young	Inmate	Widower	72	Whipmaker		Ireland
John Young	Inmate	Widower	71	Tailor		Oxfordshire, Oxford

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