1881 Census: Residents of Tiverton Union Workhouse, Water Lane, Tiverton
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| James MILLS | M | 54 | M | Head | Master Of The Workhouse (Munic) | Tiverton | |
| Mary J. MILLS | M | 51 | F | Wife (Officer) | Matron Of The Workhouse (Munic) | Exeter, Devon | |
| Jane HOOPER | U | 23 | F | Officer | School Mistress Workhouse (Munic) | Tiverton | |
| Elizabeth ISAAC | W | 49 | F | Officer | Nurse Workhouse (Munic) | Stoodleigh, Devon | |
| William HOSEGARD | U | 20 | M | Officer | Porter Workhouse (Munic) | Bickleigh, Devon | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Florence ADAMS | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Devonport, Devon | ||
| Kate ADAMS | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Stonehouse, Devon | ||
| Lucy ADAMS | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Stonehouse, Devon | ||
| Mary J. ADAMS | M | 38 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Stonehouse, Devon | |
| Abraham ARTHURS | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Sowton, Devon | |
| John BAKER | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Southwark, Surrey | |
| William BALSAM | U | 40 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Tiverton |
| David BARBER | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Cullompton, Devon | ||
| Emma BEDGOOD | U | 30 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Silverston, Devon |
| Mary A. BEER | W | 66 | F | Inmate | Lace Hand (Silk) | Leicester | |
| Henry BENNETT | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Plymtree, Devon | |
| George BIDGOOD | 2 | M | Inmate | Tiverton | |||
| Jane BOWDEN | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant (General) | Stoodleigh, Devon | |
| John BROOKS | W | 31 | M | Inmate | Railway Lab | Southwell, Nottingham | |
| Benjamin CALBREATH | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Cooper | Sampford Peverell, Devon | |
| Elizabeth CARRINGTON | W | 54 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv (General) | Tiverton | |
| Sarah CARTER | W | 83 | F | Inmate | Lace Maker Silk | Tiverton | |
| Martha CLARK | M | 75 | F | Inmate | Lace Maker (Silk) | Sampford Peverell, Devon | |
| William CLARK | M | 74 | M | Inmate | Road Lab | Bradninch, Devon | |
| George CLEMENTS | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Great Torrington, Devon | |
| William COCKRAM | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Cadeleigh, Devon | ||
| William COLEMAN | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| John COLLINS | U | 18 | M | Inmate | Fisherman | Sunderland, Durham | |
| John COMER | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon | |
| Albert COTTRELL | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bampton, Devon | ||
| George COTTRELL | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bampton, Devon | ||
| William COTTRELL | M | 60 | M | Inmate | Lime Burner | Bampton, Devon | |
| John COX | M | 73 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Ilminster, Somerset | |
| Thomas DAVEY | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Cabinet Maker | Cullompton, Devon | |
| Alfred DAWS | 1m | M | Inmate | Tiverton | |||
| Bessie DAWS | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knowstone, Devon | ||
| James DAWS | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knowstone, Devon | ||
| Lewis DAWS | M | 30 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Knowstone, Devon | |
| Samuel DAWS | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Romansleigh, Devon | ||
| Sarah J. DAWS | M | 29 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv (General) | Torquay, Devon | |
| William DAWS | 2 | M | Inmate | Knowstone, Devon | |||
| Martha DENHAM | W | 81 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv (General) | Exeter, Devon | |
| Elizabeth DUNN | M | 39 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant (General) | Hawkridge, Somerset | |
| Mary Ann DUNN | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Sampford Peverell, Devon | ||
| John FAIR | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bradninch, Devon | ||
| Thomas FAIR | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bradninch, Devon | ||
| Mary FRENCH | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant (General) | Cullompton, Devon | |
| Robert FROST | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Groom Domestic | Cullompton, Devon | |
| George GALE | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bradninch, Devon | ||
| Lucy GALE | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bradninch, Devon | ||
| Mary A. GALE | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bradninch, Devon | ||
| Walter GALE | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bradninch, Devon | ||
| Abagail GOODLAND | U | 15 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | |
| Eliza GOSLAND | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant (General) | Templeton, Devon | |
| James GREEN | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Brick Maker | Bristol | |
| Stephen GREENSLADE | U | 48 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Oakford, Devon |
| William GREENSLADE | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Hockworthy, Devon | |
| Robert HALL | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Masons Lab | Imbecile | Tiverton |
| Edward HANDLE | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Elizabeth HANDLE | U | 50 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Halberton, Devon | |
| Charles HARRIS | U | 34 | M | Inmate | Baker | Southleigh, Devon | |
| Ada HAYTER | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Andover, Hampshire | ||
| Anna Maria HAYTER | M | 38 | F | Inmate | School Mistress | Marchwood, Hampshire | |
| Laura HAYTER | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | South Molton, Devon | ||
| William H. HAYTER | 2 | M | Inmate (Head) | Clayhanger, Devon | |||
| John HEARD | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Oakford, Devon | ||
| Emma HILLMAN | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant General | Tiverton | |
| Charles HOPKINS | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Sarah HOPKINS | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Robert HOWE | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Painter | Birmingham | |
| Mark KINGDON | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Rackenford, Devon | |
| Martha LEWIS | U | 66 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Bath | |
| Thomas LUCAS | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Miller | Uplowman, Devon | |
| William MARTIN | U | 58 | M | Inmate | Cattle Drover | Tiverton | |
| Sarah MAUNDER | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Ann MEEK | W | 89 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant (General) | Imbecile | Gloucester |
| James MELHUISH | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Plymouth, Devon | ||
| Samuel MILLS | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Uffculme, Devon | |
| John MORRIS | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Railway Engine Fitter | Gloucester | |
| Elizabeth MORRISON | U | 69 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant (General) | Willand, Devon | |
| John NEWBERRY | U | 21 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Woodford, Devon | |
| Michael NOTT | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Chittlehampton, Devon | |
| Thos. OXENHAM | U | 44 | M | Inmate | Agricultural Lab | Bampton, Devon | |
| Elizabeth PAINE | U | 64 | F | Inmate | Laundress | Imbecile | Tiverton |
| John PAINE | W | 88 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Cadeleigh, Devon | |
| Charlotte PALMER | W | 65 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant (General) | Imbecile | Tiverton |
| Thomas PARKHOUSE | U | 73 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Tiverton | |
| John PASMORE | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Lace Maker (Silk) | Barnstaple, Devon | |
| James PICKARD | U | 18 | M | Inmate | Sailor (Merchant Service) | Tiverton | |
| Henry PRATT | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Butler | Cullompton, Devon | |
| Henry J. PRINCE | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Uffculme, Devon | ||
| James PRINCE | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Uffculme, Devon | ||
| Mary Ann PRINCE | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Millhand (Lace) | Uffculme, Devon | |
| William PRINCE | 1m | M | Inmate | Tiverton | |||
| Sarah PRING | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Tiverton | |
| William H. QUICK | U | 19 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Tiverton | |
| Nathaniel REEVES | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Carter | Tiverton | |
| Mary RIDLER | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant General | Creacombe, Devon | |
| John ROBINSON | U | 34 | M | Inmate | Iron Moulder | Barnsley, York | |
| James RODGERS | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Uffculme, Devon | |
| George ROOKS | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Cheriton Bishop, Devon | |
| Jane ROSSITER | U | 73 | F | Inmate | Seampstress | Bradninch, Devon | |
| Annie ROW | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| James ROW | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Susan ROW | W | 52 | F | Inmate | Lace Mender (Silk) | Tiverton | |
| Elizabeth ROWLAND | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Joseph ROWLAND | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Exeter, Devon | ||
| Lydia ROWLAND | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Polly ROWLAND | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Exeter, Devon | ||
| Robert ROWLAND | W | 44 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Halberton, Devon | |
| George SALTER | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Kentisbere, Devon | |
| William SATCHELL | U | 17 | M | Inmate | School Assistant | Silverston, Devon | |
| William SEARLE | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Uffculme, Devon | |
| Caroline SHARLAND | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant (General) | Moreton Hamstead, Devon | |
| Mary SOPER | U | 46 | F | Inmate | Dress Maker | Imbecile | Tiverton |
| Charles SQUIRE | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Sarah SQUIRE | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| John STILE | M | 54 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Hockworthy, Devon | |
| John SYMONS | M | 66 | M | Inmate | Formerly Bobbin Maker | Tiverton | |
| Edward TALBOT | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bristol | ||
| Emma TARR | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv (General) | Bampton, Devon | |
| Frances TARR | 8m | F | Inmate | Tiverton | |||
| Jane TAYLOR | W | 68 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Cadeleigh, Devon | |
| Harry L. TOSSELL | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bampton, Devon | ||
| Joe C. TOSSELL | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bampton, Devon | ||
| Charles TUCKER | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Withycombe, Somerset | |
| Robert TUCKER | U | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Chipstable, Somerset | |
| Ellen VENN | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Lace Mender Silk | Tiverton | |
| William VENN | 6m | M | Inmate | Tiverton | |||
| Lucy WARREN | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Mary WARREN | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Richard WEBBER | M | 82 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Sampford Peverell, Devon | |
| Mary Ann WENSLEY | U | 44 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv (General) | Bampton, Devon | |
| Arabella WESTCOTT | U | 25 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant General | Kentisbere, Devon | |
| Elizabeth WHITE | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Cullompton, Devon | ||
| Henry WOOD | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Hannah WOODBURY | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hockworthy, Devon | ||
| Lucy WOODBURY | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hockworthy So Believed, Devon | ||
| Ann WOODMAN | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Lace Mender (Silk) | Tiverton | |
| Walter WOODMAN | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Tiverton | ||
| Robert YENDELL | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Stone Breaker | Bampton, Devon | |
| Thomas ZELLEY | W | 62 | M | Inmate | White Smith | Tiverton |
Total residents: 142
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