1881 Census: Residents of Rotherhithe Workhouse, Rotherhithe, Surrey
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John LINEKER | M | 46 | M | Master (Head) | Master Of Workhouse | Newark, Nottingham | |
| Annie | M | 38 | F | Matron | Matron Of Workhouse (Munic) | York City | |
| John R. E. LENDON | U | 28 | M | Porter | Porter Of Workhouse | St Pancras, Middlesex | |
| Robert PALMER | M | 44 | M | Sup Of Casual (Head) | Supt Of Male Casuals (Munic) | Sculthorpe, Norfolk | |
| Susanah PALMER | M | 43 | F | Wife | Supt Of Female Casuals | Fakenham, Norfolk | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Robert ABBOTT | W | 77 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Southwark, Surrey | |
| James ALLEN | W | 54 | M | Vagrant | Gen Labourer | Portsmouth, Hampshire | |
| George BAGSHAW | W | 70 | M | Pauper | Leather Shaver (Currier) | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| George BAKER | U | 60 | M | Vagrant | Blacksmith | Portsmouth, Hampshire | |
| William BARNS | M | 63 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Chesham, Buckingham | |
| William BARRY | M | 78 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Tralee, Ireland | |
| Henry BARTLETT | W | 70 | M | Pauper | Jobbing Smith (Blk) | Westm, Middlesex | |
| James BEALE | U | 62 | M | Pauper | Turpentine Disteller | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| Benjamin BELLAIRS | M | 86 | M | Pauper | Silk Weaver | Whitechapel, Middlesex | |
| Mary Ann BELLAIRS | M | 74 | F | Pauper | Silk Weaver | Whitechapel, Middlesex | |
| George BLANCHFLOWER | W | 67 | M | Pauper | Boot Maker | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| Daniel BRADLEY | M | 62 | M | Pauper | Dock Labourer | Cork, Ireland | |
| Harry BRAUM | W | 63 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Woolhampton, Berkshire | |
| Thomas BRAUM | W | 73 | M | Pauper | Cooper | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| James BURNES | U | 27 | M | Vagrant | Chair Cainer | London, Middlesex | |
| William CARPENTER | W | 67 | M | Pauper | Hairdresser | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| William CARTER | W | 71 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Clerkenwell, Middlesex | |
| William R. CAXTON | W | 54 | M | Pauper | Lighterman | St Olaves, Surrey | |
| James CLARK | M | 70 | M | Pauper | Guilder & Carver | Whitechapel, Middlesex | |
| Benjamin CLITHEROE | W | 63 | M | Pauper | Boot Blacker | Bishopsgate, Middlesex | |
| Harry COCKERTON | W | 61 | M | Pauper | Painter | St Botolph, Middlesex | |
| Henry COLLAWAY | U | 33 | M | Vagrant | Gen Labourer | London, Middlesex | |
| Timothy CONNOR | W | 68 | M | Pauper | Dock Labourer | Kilmichael, Ireland | |
| Peter CONWAY | W | 66 | M | Pauper | Merchant | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| Joseph COOPER | M | 79 | M | Pauper | Fish Hawker | Deptford, Kent | |
| Elizabeth CORNISH | W | 58 | F | Vagrant | Tailoress | St Lukes, Middlesex | |
| Mary COURTNEY | U | 54 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| Thomas CRIPPS | U | 68 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| William CRIPPS | U | 39 | M | Pauper | French Pollisher | Paddington, Middlesex | |
| John DANIELS | M | 76 | M | Pauper | Currier | Hoxton, Middlesex | |
| George DAVIS | U | 30 | M | Vagrant | Gen Labourer | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Daniel DONOVAN | U | 70 | M | Pauper | Dock Labourer | Cork, Ireland | |
| James EASTMAN | W | 66 | M | Pauper | Leather Dresser | Whitechapel, Middlesex | |
| John EVERETT | U | 56 | M | Pauper | Felmonger | Devizes, Wiltshire | |
| Mary A. FAGG | U | 42 | F | Pauper | Nurse (Sub Med) | Hearne Bay, Kent | |
| Bettsy FARR | U | 39 | F | Pauper | Genl Servant | St Olaves, Surrey | |
| Thomas FIELD | U | 30 | M | Vagrant | Gen Labourer | Islington, Middlesex | |
| James FINN | M | 61 | M | Pauper | Bricklayer Labourer | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| Edward GARDNER | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Dock Labourer | Deptford, Kent | |
| Thomas GATER | W | 68 | M | Pauper | Flax Dresser | Clerkenwell, Middlesex | |
| Thomas GOBBETT | M | 68 | M | Pauper | Waterman | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| Hannah GOLDING | W | 60 | F | Pauper | Tailoress | Lambeth, Surrey | |
| Henry GREEN | W | 54 | M | Pauper | Genl Labourer | St Saviours, Surrey | |
| Joseph GREY | W | 66 | M | Pauper | Bedstead Maker (Iron) | St George E., Middlesex | |
| J. GREYSTONE | M | 60 | M | Pauper | Genl Labourer | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| Sydney HICKS | U | 43 | M | Pauper | Shoe Maker | Stepney, Middlesex | |
| John HILL | W | 80 | M | Pauper | Genl Seaman | St George E., Middlesex | |
| Arthur HODGES | U | 17 | M | Vagrant | Tailor | Worster, Worcester | |
| Joseph IBBOTT | U | 65 | M | Pauper | Cooper | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| John INNIS | U | 26 | M | Pauper | Genl Labourer | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| James JAMES | U | 73 | M | Pauper | Dock Labourer | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| William JARDINE | U | 30 | M | Pauper | General Seaman | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| Henry JOHNSON | U | 47 | M | Pauper | Shoemaker | Hammersmith, Middlesex | |
| James KENEDY | U | 51 | M | Pauper | Tailor | Meath, Ireland | |
| Charles KENT | U | 72 | M | Pauper | Genl Labourer | Deptford, Kent | |
| Henry KILBY | U | 54 | M | Pauper | Lighterman | Horsley Down, Surrey | |
| Dennis LAHEE | M | 70 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Cork, Ireland | |
| George LAMBETH | W | 62 | M | Pauper | Genl Labourer | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| Jeremiah LAWDON | W | 70 | M | Pauper | Farm Labourer (Ag Lab) | Cork, Ireland | |
| Thomas LAWER | M | 63 | M | Pauper | Waterman | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| Daniel LEHAN | W | 61 | M | Pauper | Gardeners Labourer (ND) | Cork, Ireland | |
| James LEWES | M | 52 | M | Pauper | Genl Labourer | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| John LILLY | W | 67 | M | Pauper | Baker | Thaxted, Essex | |
| Thomas LILLY | M | 64 | M | Pauper | Back & Vack Maker Cooper | Whitechapel, Middlesex | |
| Joseph LODGE | W | 88 | M | Pauper | Genl Labourer | Newent, Gloucester | |
| James LOW | U | 71 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | St Saviours, Surrey | |
| Edward LYONS | U | 36 | M | Vagrant | Blacksmith | Cork, Ireland | |
| Richard MANTINGLY | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Saverer Pav Rioer | Aldershot, Hampshire | |
| James MARCHMAN | W | 65 | M | Pauper | Wheelwright | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| Mary MATHEWS | M | 43 | F | Pauper | Book Folder | Edenbridge, Kent | |
| Charles MC CARTHY | W | 74 | M | Pauper | Dock Labourer | Cork, Ireland | |
| Ann MC CORMAC | W | 50 | F | Pauper | Laundress | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Michael MC HUGH | W | 53 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Galway, Ireland | |
| John MC KENSIE | U | 38 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| James MILLER | M | 64 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| Edwin MILLS | U | 31 | M | Vagrant | Gen Labourer | Southampton, Hampshire | |
| John MOORE | M | 62 | M | Pauper | Railway Labourer | Bath, Somerset | |
| Cornelius MURPHY | W | 63 | M | Pauper | Dock Labourer | Cork, Ireland | |
| Dennis MURPHY | U | 43 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| John MURPHY | W | 78 | M | Pauper | General Labourer | Kerry, Ireland | |
| John NEWHAM | U | 78 | M | Pauper | Butcher | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| William NEWHAM | W | 66 | M | Pauper | G Labourer | Gravesend, Kent | |
| Phillip NUNNEY | W | 55 | M | Pauper | Painter | Holborn, Middlesex | |
| William NUPIER | U | 25 | M | Vagrant | Butcher | Woolwhich, Kent | |
| William OXTRLY | U | 41 | M | Pauper | Dock Labourer | Dumb | Rotherhithe, Surrey |
| William PARKER | W | 60 | M | Vagrant | Dock Labourer | Blackwater, Hampshire | |
| Robert PENROSE | W | 67 | M | Pauper | Tanner | Kingston On Hull, York | |
| Susanah PIKE | M | 65 | F | Pauper | Shoemakers Wife | Paris (Brit), France | |
| William PIKE | M | 63 | M | Pauper | Shoemaker | Newington, Surrey | |
| William PITMAN | M | 66 | M | Pauper | Ship Caulker | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| John POWELL | W | 65 | M | Pauper | Gen Labourer | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| George RALPH | W | 67 | M | Pauper | Gen Labourer | Holborn, Middlesex | |
| Alfred RAY | U | 18 | M | Vagrant | Gen Labourer | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Robert REEVE | U | 68 | M | Pauper | Coachman (Dom Serv) | St Clements, Middlesex | |
| Alice REEVES | M | 50 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | (Brit), At Sea | |
| David ROTHEROE | U | 70 | M | Pauper | Lighterman | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| Daniel RYAN | W | 80 | M | Pauper | Bricklayer Labourer | Cork, Ireland | |
| David SAMPSON | U | 35 | M | Pauper | Gen Porter | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| James SAUNDERS | U | 28 | M | Vagrant | Gen Labourer | Bristol, Gloucester | |
| John SCOT | U | 44 | M | Vagrant | Gen Labourer | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| David SMITH | U | 20 | M | Pauper | Bakers Labourer | St Olaves, Surrey | |
| Mark SMITH | M | 72 | M | Pauper | Lighterman | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| Robert SMITH | W | 66 | M | Pauper | Gen Labourer | Horsley Down, Surrey | |
| Thomas SMITH | U | 38 | M | Pauper | Gen Labourer | Bermondsey, Surrey | |
| Richard STOCK | M | 51 | M | Pauper | Baker | Pitsea, Essex | |
| George STUBBERFIELD | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Merchant Seaman | Bexhill, Sussex | |
| George TAILOR | U | 40 | M | Vagrant | Farm Labourer Ag Lab | Portsmouth, Hampshire | |
| Anthony TAYLOR | M | 63 | M | Pauper | Lath Render | Southampton, Hampshire | |
| George TEGE | U | 70 | M | Pauper | Shoemaker | St Olaves, Surrey | |
| Henry TERRY | W | 69 | M | Pauper | Dock Labourer | Horsley Down, Surrey | |
| John THOMPSON | U | 58 | M | Pauper | Gen Labourer | Rotherhithe, Surrey | |
| James TOLLEY | U | 45 | M | Vagrant | Engine Fitter | Forfar, Scotland | |
| George TRIP | W | 83 | M | Pauper | Pork Butcher | Reading, Berkshire | |
| John VICARS | W | 63 | M | Pauper | Carpenter | Bakewell, Derby | |
| George WATKINSON | M | 67 | M | Pauper | Brushmaker | St Giles, Middlesex | |
| Fanny WATSON | W | 78 | F | Pauper | Dressmaker | Woolwhich, Kent | |
| Edward WELSH | U | 24 | M | Vagrant | Gen Labourer | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Stephen WHITE | M | 62 | M | Pauper | Ship Caulker | St Lukes, Middlesex | |
| Ann WHITNALL | M | 71 | F | Pauper | Tanners Wife | Milton, Kent | |
| Thomas WHITNALL | M | 73 | M | Pauper | Tanner | Milton, Kent | |
| Dennis WRIGHT | U | 53 | M | Pauper | Merchant Seaman | Hull, York |
Total residents: 126
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