1881 Census: Residents of Union House, West Firle, Sussex
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Charles PORISERE | M | 61 | M | Govenor (Head) | Chemist U J S L | London, Middlesex | |
| Charlotte PORISERE | M | 54 | F | Matron | Matron (Munic.) | Ilkeston, Derby | |
| Augusta MARCHANT | U | 52 | F | Ast Matron | Asst Matron | Hurstpeirpoint, Sussex | |
| Ann HOWELL | U | 17 | F | Serv | General Serv | Hamsay, Sussex | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Benjamin BARNBRIDGE | U | 31 | M | Pauper | Baker | Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Thomas BENTLY | U | 35 | M | Pauper | Bricklayers Laborer | Chatham, Kent | |
| George BROWN | U | 20 | M | Pauper | Hereford | ||
| Samuel BURFURD | 21 | M | Pauper | Bricklayer Sockier | Bermick, Sussex | ||
| Joseph BURGESS | W | 64 | M | Pauper | Ag Lab Carter | West Firle, Sussex | |
| George CALT | U | 39 | M | Pauper | Ship Porter | Liverpool | |
| Thomas CLACKER | U | 19 | M | Pauper | Jockey | Newmarket, Cambridge | |
| William DAVIS | U | 36 | M | Pauper | Gardener | Croydon, Surrey | |
| Richard DULY | W | 68 | M | Pauper | Inmate Of Union House | Blind | Alciston, Sussex |
| Louisa EVENDEN | 20 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Bermick, Sussex | ||
| Sarah A. FROST | 15 | F | Pauper | Inmate Of Union House | Hailsham, Sussex | ||
| Alice GRANT | 11 | F | Pauper | Glynde, Sussex | |||
| Fanny GRANT | 15 | F | Pauper | Glynde, Sussex | |||
| Joseph GRANT | W | 52 | M | Pauper | Formerly Li...doner | Hailsham, Sussex | |
| John HALL | M | 32 | M | Pauper | Painter | Westminster, Middlesex | |
| Mary Ann HARMER | U | 23 | F | Pauper | Domestic Serv Housemaid | Ripe, Sussex | |
| James HARRIS | U | 60 | M | Pauper | Fisherman | Hastings, Sussex | |
| Harriett HUGHES | U | 45 | F | Pauper | Housemaid Domestic Serv | West Firle, Sussex | |
| Samuel HUGHES | U | 17 | M | Pauper | Pauper | West Firle, Sussex | |
| Flora IVER | 2 | F | Pauper | London, Middlesex | |||
| Henry KENNARD | W | 98 | M | Pauper | Carter Ag... | West Firle, Sussex | |
| Amy E. PARKER | 5 | F | Pauper | West Firle, Sussex | |||
| Arthur E. PARKER | 9 | M | Pauper | Brighton, Sussex | |||
| Caroline PARKER | 13 | F | Pauper | Ringmell, Sussex | |||
| Hubert H. PARKER | 11 | M | Pauper | Brighton, Sussex | |||
| Lucy PARKER | M | 40 | F | Pauper | General Servant (Domestic) | Ringmell, Sussex | |
| Annie M. REED | 22 | F | Pauper | Inmate Of Union House | West Firle, Sussex | ||
| William RUSBRIDGE | W | 81 | M | Pauper | Ag Lab Stock | West Firle, Sussex | |
| Thomas RUSSELL | U | 50 | M | Pauper | Gardener | Dover, Kent | |
| Henry SHELLEY | U | 76 | M | Pauper | Ag Lab Shepherd | West Firle, Sussex | |
| William SHEPHERD | U | 66 | M | Pauper | Ag Lab Ploughman | Ripe, Sussex | |
| Henry STEVENS | U | 57 | M | Pauper | Shoemaker | Blind | West Firle, Sussex |
| Maria STEVENS | W | 86 | F | Pauper | Domestic Serv Housekeeper | West Firle, Sussex | |
| James TAYLOR | M | 70 | M | Pauper | Ag Lab Roadsman | West Firle, Sussex | |
| A. THOMPSON | 4m | F | Pauper | Paris, France | |||
| Harry THOMPSON | 2 | M | Pauper | Paris, France | |||
| Jane THOMPSON | M | 26 | F | Pauper | Paris, France | ||
| John THOMPSON | M | 40 | M | Pauper | Paris, France | ||
| Rosa THOMPSON | 4 | F | Pauper | Paris, France |
Total residents: 43
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