1881 Census: Residents of Wangford Union Workhouse, Shipmeadow, Suffolk
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Samuel CAPON | M | 37 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse (Munic) | Hollesley, Suffolk | |
| Sarah M. CAPON | M | 28 | F | Wife ((Matron)) | Matron Of Workhouse | Tattingstone, Suffolk | |
| Laura M. CAPON | 5 | F | Daur | Scholar | Woodbridge, Suffolk | ||
| Samuel CAPON | 2 | M | Son | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | |||
| Ernest W. CAPON | 4m | M | Son | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | |||
| Mary HILL | U | 42 | F | Officer | Assistant Matron | Raydon, Suffolk | |
| Eliza PITCHER | W | 43 | F | Officer | Cook Dom Serv | Geldeston, Norfolk | |
| Samuel BUSH | U | 23 | M | Officer | House Porter (Munic) | Wortwell, Norfolk | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Richard ALDOUS | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Butcher Formerly Pauper | Rumburgh, Suffolk | |
| Elizabeth ALGAR | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | ||
| Harriet ALGAR | U | 38 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Pauper | Beccles, Suffolk | |
| Aaron BARBER | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Hawker Formerly Pauper | Mettingham, Suffolk | |
| Albert BARBER | 2 | M | Inmate | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | |||
| David BARBER | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Formerly Pauper | Uggeshall, Suffolk | |
| Elizabeth BARBER | M | 74 | F | Inmate | Ag Labs Wife Pauper | Heckingham, Suffolk | |
| Elizabeth BARBER | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Housekeeper Pauper | Beccles, Suffolk | |
| Henry BARBER | M | 75 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Formerly Pauper | St Cross, Suffolk | |
| James BARBER | U | 25 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | Rumburgh, Suffolk | |
| William BENNETT | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Gardener Pauper | Worlingham, Suffolk | |
| Susannah BETTS | U | 66 | F | Inmate | Nurse (S M S) Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| Francis BIRDSALL | M | 52 | M | Inmate | Veterinary Surgeon Formerly Pauper | Lewisham, Kent | |
| Rachel BLACKBUN | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Pauper | All Saints, Suffolk | |
| Adelaide BORRETT | U | 25 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Dom Serv Pauper | Mendham, Suffolk | |
| Alfred BORRETT | 2 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | ||
| Henry BRIGHTON | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Formerly Pauper | Mettingham, Suffolk | |
| William BROWN | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Plumber & Glazier Formerly Pauper | South Elmham Micholgy, Suffolk | |
| Arthur BRUNNING | 8 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Idiot | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | |
| George BULLOCK | U | 55 | M | Inmate | Watchmaker Formerly Pauper | Imbecile | Beccles, Suffolk |
| Charlotte CABLE | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab Widow Pauper | Kirby Cane, Norfolk | |
| Maria CABLE | U | 41 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Pauper | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | |
| Caroline CHAPMAN | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Dom Serv Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| Charles CHAPMAN | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Carter Formerly Pauper | Ellingham, Norfolk | |
| Elizabeth CHAPMAN | 2 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | ||
| Emily CHAPMAN | 2m | F | Inmate | Pauper | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | ||
| Elizabeth CHIPPERFIELD | W | 48 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab Widow Pauper | Imbecile | Bungay, Suffolk |
| William COBY | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith Formerly Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| Lydia CODLING | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Ag Labs Wife Pauper | Flixton, Suffolk | |
| Robert CODLING | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | Brooke, Norfolk | |
| Rose COPEMAN | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Dom Serv Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| William CUTTS | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Whitesmith Formerly Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| Edward DEBENHAM | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Farmer Formerly Pauper | Ovingstone, Norfolk | |
| John DEVEREUX | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Maltster Lab Pauper | Beccles, Suffolk | |
| James EDWARDS | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Gardener (M) Pauper | Beccles, Suffolk | |
| John FARROW | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Hay... Pauper | Blythburgh, Suffolk | |
| Sophia FLOWERDEW | U | 75 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Formerly Pauper | Beccles, Suffolk | |
| Ellen FOYSTER | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Pauper | All Saints, Suffolk | |
| William GANT | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer Formerly Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| Edmund GIRLING | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Butcher Formerly Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| William GODBOLD | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Carter Formerly Pauper | Metfield, Suffolk | |
| William GOODWIN | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Lab Pauper | Halesworth, Suffolk | |
| Ellen GOSLING | U | 49 | F | Inmate | Shoebinder Pauper | Deaf & Dumb | Bungay, Suffolk |
| Edward GRAY | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Gardener Pauper | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | |
| John GUTTERIDGE | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Formerly Pauper | Twaite, Norfolk | |
| Eliza HANCEY | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | ||
| John HANCEY | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | ||
| Robert HANCEY | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | ||
| John HARPER | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Carpenter Formerly Pauper | Metfield, Suffolk | |
| John HASTINGS | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | Whighton, Norfolk | |
| Ellen HOLLAND | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Silk Factory Worker Pauper | Broome, Norfolk | |
| Harriet JACKSON | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Dom Serv Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| Samuel JAMES | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Formerly Pauper | Barsham, Suffolk | |
| Lucy JESSUP | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker Formerly Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| Thomas JONES | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Tailor Former Pauper | Beccles, Suffolk | |
| Lucy LAWRENCE | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | ||
| Minnie LAWRENCE | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | ||
| Otty LAWS | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Formerly Pauper | Weston, Suffolk | |
| Sarah LAWS | U | 53 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Imbecile | Bungay, Suffolk |
| George LOCKWOOD | 15 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Beccles, Suffolk | ||
| Peter LOCKWOOD | U | 21 | M | Inmate | Grocers Porter Pauper | Framlingham, Suffolk | |
| Sarah Ann LODGE | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Dom Serv Pauper | Toft Monks, Norfolk | |
| Alfred MARTIN | 2 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | ||
| Alice MARTIN | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | ||
| Harriet MARTIN | U | 33 | F | Inmate | Charwoman Pauper | Gillingham, Norfolk | |
| David MAYHEW | W | 59 | M | Inmate | Tailor Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| James MILLS | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | Beccles, Suffolk | |
| John NEWSON | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Maltsters Lab Pauper | Barnaby, Suffolk | |
| Sarah Ann NORMAN | U | 48 | F | Inmate | Dom Serv Pauper | Ilkitshall St Andrews, Suffolk | |
| Isabella NUTMAN | U | 68 | F | Inmate | No Occ Pauper | Imbecile | London, Middlesex |
| Elizabeth OAKLEY | W | 89 | F | Inmate | Ag Labs Widow Pauper | Tivetshall, Norfolk | |
| Christopher PAGE | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Bricklayers Lab Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| William PHILPOTT | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Formerly Pauper | Cratfield, Suffolk | |
| Elizabeth POLL | W | 50 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker Pauper | Beccles, Suffolk | |
| William POLL | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Cantebury, Kent | ||
| John PRIME | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Fishmonger Formerly Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| John PULFORD | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Formerly Pauper | Wortwell, Norfolk | |
| Phebe REEVE | W | 86 | F | Inmate | Ag Labs Widow Pauper | Gisleham, Suffolk | |
| Isaac RICHES | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Beccles, Suffolk | ||
| Robert RICHES | M | 77 | M | Inmate | Chimney Sweep Formerly Pauper | Imbecile | Bungay, Suffolk |
| Mary Ann ROBERTS | W | 64 | F | Inmate | Ag Labs Wife Pauper | Newington, Surrey | |
| Robert ROBINSON | W | 51 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | Hindringham, Norfolk | |
| John SAMPSON | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Formerly Pauper | Stutton, Suffolk | |
| Robert SAMPSON | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | Redisham, Suffolk | |
| Esther SMITH | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Hawker Former Pauper | Worlingham, Suffolk | |
| James SMITH | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Former Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| Hannah SPRUNT | W | 82 | F | Inmate | Ag Labs Widow Pauper | Kessingland, Suffolk | |
| Harriet STAFF | U | 66 | F | Inmate | Tailoress Pauper | Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| James STANNARD | U | 64 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Pauper | Spexhall, Suffolk | |
| John STEPHENSON | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Grocer Formerly Pauper | Topcroft, Norfolk | |
| Emily STEWARD | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Costermonger Formerly Pauper | Porland, Norfolk | |
| Alfred SUMMONS | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Imbecile | Beccles, Suffolk | |
| John TILLETT | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab Pauper | Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Rosa TILLETT | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | ||
| Caroline TILLEY | U | 48 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Dom Serv Pauper | Bungay, Suffolk | |
| James WALES | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker Formerly Pauper | Norton, Norfolk | |
| James WATLING | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab Formerly Pauper | Brampton, Suffolk | |
| Robert WEEDS | M | 76 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab Pauper | Beccles, Suffolk | |
| Maria WILSON | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Ag Labs Widow Pauper | Hevingham, Suffolk | |
| Ellen WORLEDGE | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Cook Dom Serv Pauper | Beyton, Suffolk | |
| Thomas WYATT | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker Former Pauper | Worlingham, Suffolk |
Total residents: 109
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