1881 Census: Residents of Lewes Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John W. H. SMITH | M | 36 | M | Head | Workhouse Master | Marsden, York | |
| Mary E. SMITH | M | 34 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron (Munic) | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Nellie A. SMITH | 8 | F | Daur | Scholar | Alverstoke, Hampshire | ||
| Amy B. SMITH | 7 | F | Daur | Scholar | Alverstoke, Hampshire | ||
| Ethel M. L. SMITH | 3 | F | Daur | Lewes, Sussex | |||
| Arthur H. S. SMITH | 4m | M | Son | Lewes, Sussex | |||
| Julia BLABER | 17 | F | Serv | Housemaid | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Elizabeth C. PACKHAM | U | 23 | F | Officer | Workhouse School Mistress | Scotland | |
| Emily ENNESS | W | 37 | F | Officer | Nurse | Cannington, Somerset | |
| Thomas SPRINKS | M | 33 | M | Officer (Head) | Workhouse Porter | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Elizabeth SPRINKS | M | 37 | F | Officer (Wife) | Workhouse Matrons Assistant | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Ann SPRINKS | 9 | F | (Daur) | Lewes, Sussex | |||
| Inmates | |||||||
| William ATTREE | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer Paupers | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Emily AYLING | M | 26 | F | Inmate | Laundress Pauper | Boxgrove, Sussex | |
| George AYLING | 2 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Chichester, Sussex | ||
| Henry AYLING | M | 29 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Brighton, Sussex | |
| William REEVES or AYLING | 6 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Boxgrove, Sussex | ||
| Sarah J. BAILEY | U | 25 | F | Inmate | None Pauper | Blind | Brighton, Sussex |
| Albert BEAUCHAMP | 10 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Hounslow, Middlesex | ||
| William BECK | W | 62 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Robert BERRY | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Painter Pauper | Patcham, Sussex | |
| Samuel BEST | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Groom Pauper | Imbecile | Lewes, Sussex |
| Edwin BLAGROVE | M | 68 | M | Inmate | Umbrella Maker Pauper | ||
| Mary A. BLAGROVE | M | 74 | F | Inmate | Wife Of Umbrella Maker Pauper | London, Middlesex | |
| William BORER | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Sawyer Pauper | Mayfield, Sussex | |
| Caroline R. BREACH | 4 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Caroline R. BREACH | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Laundress Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Harriett BREEDS | U | 45 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Dom Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Alice BRISTOW | 8 | F | Unm | Scholar Pauper | |||
| John BROWN | W | 61 | M | Inmate Temp | General Labourer Pauper | Ireland | |
| John T. BROWN | M | 75 | M | Inmate | Formerly Hairdresser Paupers | ||
| William BROWN | U | 56 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Glynde, Sussex | |
| William BUDD | U | 29 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| William BUTLER | W | 75 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Paupers | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Henry CARTER | U | 64 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Caroline CHAMPION | U | 60 | F | Inmate | None Pauper | Imbecile | Lewes, Sussex |
| James CLARKE | U | 24 | M | Inmate Temp | General Labourer Pauper | Lambeth, Surrey | |
| John P. COGRIFF | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Tailor Pauper | (British Subject), France | |
| Joseph COOMBER | U | 19 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| John CRUSE | 9 | M | Unm | Scholar (Pauper) | Hounslow, Middlesex | ||
| George DAVIS | U | 45 | M | Inmate Temp | General Labourer Pauper | Plymouth, Devon | |
| Ellen E. DUPLOCK | U | 39 | F | Inmate | Kitchenmaid Pauper | Glyndebourne, Sussex | |
| Elizabeth ELLIS | M | 77 | F | Inmate | Wife Of General Labourer (Pauper) | Gloucester | |
| Charles G.H. FORDHAM | 15 | M | Inmate | Billard Marker Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Charles FORDHAM | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Newmarket, Cambridge | ||
| Frank FORDHAM | 5 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Newmarket, Cambridge | ||
| James FORDHAM | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Newmarket, Cambridge | ||
| John FOWLE | U | 79 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| George A. FULLER | 11 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Idiot | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Daniel FUNNELL | W | 76 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Maresfield, Sussex | |
| John FUNNELL | U | 46 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Fred FURNER | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Tailor Pauper | St Helena | |
| Thomas GASTON | 1 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Ann GEARING | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Formerly Laundress Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Ann GEARING | U | 77 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Pauper | Heathfield, Sussex | |
| Kate GEARING | 2 | F | Inmate | Lewes, Sussex | |||
| Richard GEARING | 8 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Annie GIBSON | 10 | F | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Mary GIBSON | 7 | F | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| John H. GLAZEBROOK | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer Paupers | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Arthur GOLD | 7 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | |||
| Joseph GOLDSMITH | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker (Paupers) | Alciston, Sussex | |
| George HAFFENDEN | U | 22 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| William HARMAN | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| George HARRIS | U | 28 | M | Inmate Temp | Farm Labourer Pauper | Exeter, Devon | |
| William HARRIS | U | 44 | M | Inmate Temp | General Labourer Pauper | Bristol, Somerset | |
| Sarah HAZELTINE | 13 | F | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Brighton, Sussex | ||
| Louisa HERRIOTT | M | 36 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker Pauper | Barcombe, Sussex | |
| Martha HOLDEN | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Formerly Greengrocer Pauper | Bolney, Sussex | |
| John HOLMWOOD | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer Pauper | Framfield, Sussex | |
| Annie JAMES | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Ellen JAMES | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Frederick JAMES | 15 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| John JAMES | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Elizabeth JENNINGS | U | 20 | F | Inmate | None Pauper | Idiot | |
| William JONES | U | 44 | M | Inmate Temp | General Labourer Pauper | Sudbury, Suffolk | |
| Thomas KEMP | W | 73 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Paupers | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Rebecca A. KENT | U | 24 | F | Inmate | None (Pauper) | Imbecile | Lewes, Sussex |
| Elizabeth KING | 11 | F | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Brighton, Sussex | ||
| William LUCAS | U | 27 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Deaf & Dumb | |
| John LUCKING | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Formerly Seaman Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Henry LUNT | 10 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Chester, Cheshire | ||
| Mary A. LUNT | M | 31 | F | Inmate | Pedlar Pauper | Ledbury, Hereford | |
| William LUNT | <1 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| William MABBOTT | U | 19 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Southwark, Surrey | |
| Richard MARCHANT | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Sawyer Paupers | Laughton, Sussex | |
| Charles H. MARTIN | U | 37 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Mary A. MOORE | W | 87 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Pauper | Laughton, Sussex | |
| William OSBOURNE | W | 62 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Paupers | Fletching, Sussex | |
| Alfred PAGE | M | 41 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Westfield, Sussex | |
| Ann PAGE | M | 33 | F | Inmate | Wife Of General Labourer (Pauper) | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Charles F. PAGE | 12 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Hailsham, Sussex | ||
| Eileen A. PAGE | 14 | F | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Ringmer, Sussex | ||
| Joe PAGE | 5 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Hailsham, Sussex | ||
| Mary J.A. PAGE | 2 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Ringmer, Sussex | ||
| Ned PAGE | 7 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Hailsham, Sussex | ||
| William PARE | U | 25 | M | Inmate | None Pauper | Idiot | Lewes, Sussex |
| Charles PARKS | W | 84 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Paupers | Framfield, Sussex | |
| Henry PATCHELL | W | 82 | M | Inmate | General Labourer (Pauper) | Rodmell, Sussex | |
| Arthur PATCHING | 11 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| George PHILLIPS | U | 41 | M | Inmate | None Pauper | Imbecile | Lewes, Sussex |
| John PILFORD | 9 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| Susannah PILFORD | 14 | F | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| Charles PIPER | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Elizabeth E. POLLARD | U | 43 | F | Inmate | Cook Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| James POLLARD | W | 80 | M | Inmate | House Carpenter Paupers | Iford, Sussex | |
| Nathan PORTER | U | 63 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Burrowash, Derby | |
| Alfred POVEY | U | 42 | M | Inmate | None Pauper | Idiot | Lewes, Sussex |
| Walter RANDALL | U | 27 | M | Inmate | General Labourer (Pauper) | Shipley, Sussex | |
| Henry RANGER | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Groom Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Jane REED | W | 69 | F | Inmate | Formerly Laundress Pauper | Newhaven, Sussex | |
| John REED | U | 86 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Chalvington, Sussex | |
| Robert REEVE | M | 61 | M | Inmate Temp | Stone Sawyer Pauper | Stow, Norfolk | |
| Jane RICHARDSON | M | 65 | F | Inmate | Wife Of General Labourer Pauper | Iford, Sussex | |
| Ann ROSE | W | 66 | F | Inmate Temp | Charwoman Pauper | Surrey | |
| Mary C. SIMMONS | U | 22 | F | Inmate | None Pauper | Imbecile | Lewes, Sussex |
| John SKINNER | U | 73 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Paupers | Isfield, Sussex | |
| Edward STREDDER | 7 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | |||
| Henry STREDDER | 10 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | |||
| Josiah STREDDER | 8 | M | Unm | Scholar (Pauper) | |||
| Samuel STRINGER | U | 31 | M | Inmate | None Pauper | Idiot | Lewes, Sussex |
| John THORNTON | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Iron Moulder Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Joseph TILSTONE | W | 80 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Paupers | Dover, Kent | |
| Frances N. TOWNSEND | 4 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Mary A. TOWNSEND | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Pauper | Brighton, Sussex | |
| Jonathan TRASH | U | 47 | M | Inmate | Iron Moulder Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Sarah G. TURNER | M | 20 | F | Inmate | Wife Of General Labourer Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Thomas TURNER | 15 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer Pauper | Robertsbridge, Sussex | ||
| Mary TWIGG | W | 82 | F | Inmate | None Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Henry TYSON | U | 44 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Rochester, Kent | |
| Sarah WEBB | M | 45 | F | Inmate Temp | Field Worker Pauper | Newtown, Montgomery, Wales | |
| Millicent WELLER | 10 | F | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| Stephen WELLER | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Painter Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Henry WEST | 10 | M | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Hounslow, Middlesex | ||
| Arthur WILSON | M | 40 | M | Inmate Temp | General Labourer (Pauper) | Dover, Kent | |
| Edward WILSON | U | 41 | M | Inmate | General Labourer Pauper | Glynde, Sussex | |
| Emma WILSON | M | 36 | F | Inmate Temp | Wife Of General Labourer Pauper | Dover, Kent | |
| William WOOLGAR | U | 48 | M | Inmate | Baker Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | |
| Ada WRIGHT | 8 | F | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Edith WRIGHT | 5 | F | Unm | Scholar Pauper | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| George WRIGHT | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar (Pauper) | Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Henry WRIGHT | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar (Pauper) | Lewes, Sussex |
Total residents: 142
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