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NORWICH WORKHOUSE
situated at the parish of St. Andrews, Norwich.

CENSUS 1841

Enumerated: June 11th, 1841. by George Tryall

Certified: June 11th, 1841. by W. H. Taylor. Registrar
Staff: 2 Inhabitants: 264 Capacity for 600 paupers

PRO Ref: HO/107/788/1 Folios 30 - 36

All the parishes and hamlets except for Trinity or St. Mary's in the Marsh were united for the support of the poor. The workhouse is at Bridge St St. Andrews parish and forms with St. Andrew's Hall and the Dutch Church part of the remains of the Black Friary enlarged and repaired in 1802 and can accommodate 600 paupers. Those able to work are employed in manufacture of Worsted & cotton goods.
Source: White's Directory 1845.

Norwich itself comprises 35 parishes and 10 hamlets so  catered to it's own poor, without a need to form a Union.

Y = born in Norfolk No = born outside Norfolk

Names of Staff
Age
 Occupation
William Charles LOWNE 50 Master Y
Mary LOWNE 59 Matron Y
Emma Mary LOWNE 15 Y
George Rix LOWNE
15
 Y
. .
Names of Inhabitants
Age
 Occupation
Robert ABLE 40 Pauper Y
Henry ARNOLD 25 Y
James BACON 20 Y
Susan BAILEY 15 Y
Eliza Jane BARKER
18 mth
 Y
Elizabeth BARKER 45 Y
Henry BARKER 5 Y
Martha BARKER 35 Y
Samuel BARKER 40 Y
Samuel BARKER 12 Y
Ellen BARROW
?4
 Y
Samuel BARROW 1 Pauper Y
George BASE 50 Y
John BAXTER 70 Y
George BELDON ? 9 Y
Jane BELDON ? 30 Y
Rachael BLAXTER 15 Y
Flora BLUFF 75 Y
Deborah BROWN 45 Y
Richard BROWN 50 Y
George BROWNE 9 Y
Sarah BROWNE 12 Y
John BULLEN 15 Y
Joseph BURCHAM 14 Y
Martha BURCHAM 12 Y
Ann BURRAGE 60 Y
Mary BURRELL 35 Y
Alfred BUSLEY ? 15 Y
Mary CABLE 35 Y
Ann CALVER 60 Y
Thomas CALVER 60 Y
Edward CAMPLING 6 Y
George CAMPLING 12 Y
Jonathan CAMPLING 4 Y
Mary Ann CAMPLING
5 wks
 Y
Mary CAMPLING 30 Y
Robert CAMPLING
30 mths
 Y
Thomas CAMPLING 30 Y
Thomas CAMPLING 9 Y
John CARR 13 Y
Maria CECKADY ? 6 Y
Samuel CHAMBERLIN 60 Y
Joseph CHAPMAN 70 Y
Maria CHRISTIAN 25 Pauper Y
Mary Ann CLARKE 35 Y
Sarah CLARKE 15 Y
Ann COOPER 55 Y
Amy COPLEY 15 Y
John CORDELL 60 Y
Lucy CORNISH 9 Y
Elizabeth COSSEY 2 Y
George CRONE or CROWE 13 Y
Robert CROSKILL 70 Y
Benjamin CROWE 50 Y
Mary CULLINGTON 65 Y
Daniel DADE 65 No
Thomas DELF 65 Y
Margaret DENNINGTON 20 Y
Frances DENNIS 70 Y
Henry DILLON 15 Y
Benjamin DOUGHTY 65 Y
James DOWSON 65 Y
Mary Ann DOWSON 25 Y
Ann DUFFIELD 25 Y
Hannah DUFFIELD
18mths
 Y
Harriet DUFFIELD 4 Y
Henry DUFFIELD 25 Y
Lydia DUFFIELD
30 mths
 Y
Maria EDGAR 65 Y
Charlotte EDWARDS 10 Y
Joseph EDWARDS 15 Y
John EGGETT 30 Y
John EGGETT
15 mths
 Y
Mary Ann EGGETT 25 Y
Mary Ann EGGETT 5 Y
William ELLIOT 80 Pauper Y
John EMERY 45 Y
Mary FELTHAM 5 Y
Ann FIRMAN 80 Y
Edward FLETCHER 45 Y
Sarah FLETCHER 14 Y
Elizabeth FLOWERS 70 Y
Mary FLOWERS ? 65 Y
Robert FORKINS ? 40 Y
John FRED 55 Y
Martha FROMAN 65 Y
Susan FROST 70 Y
Mary FULLER 65 Y
Ann FUNNELL 70 Y
John GARDINER 40 Y
John GOODMAN 55 Y
Ann GOULD 25 Y
James GOUT 15 Pauper Y
William GOUT 15 Y
Shadrack GOWARD? 5 Y
Rebecca GRAND 60 Y
Mary GREADY 35 Y
John HALL 60 No
William HAMMOND 7 Y
William HANSELLE 5 Y
Harriet HANSELLE 25 Pauper Y
James HARDINGHAM 48 Y
William HARLOW 75 Y
Maria HARPER 20 Y
Sarah Ann HARPER
6 wks
 Y
Mary HASE 7 Y
William HASE 9 Y
Edward HEWITT 55 Y
Maria HILMAN 41 Y
Margaret HINDES 65 Y
Mary Ann HOLMES 9 Y
Priscilla HOLMES 15 Y
Samuel HOLMES 6 Y
Susan HOLMES 20 Y
Theresa HOLMES 5 Y
Daniel HOLT 70 Y
James HOOK 55 Pauper - Porter Y
Sarah HOOKE 65 Y
Emanuel HOWARD 12 Y
Matthew HOWARD 14 Y
Jeremiah HOWES 65 Y
John HUNT 60 Y
James HURRY 45 Y
Sarah JORDAN 75 Y
Hannah JUDE 30 Y
Hannah JUDE
10 mths
 Y
Harriet JUDE 5 Y
Robert JUDE 3 Y
Thomas KNOTT 70 Y
Sarah LANHAM 20 Y
Ann LANT 35 Y
Thomas LAUNDER ? 45 Y
Benjamin LAWN 60 Y
Elizabeth LEEDER 25 Y
John LEEDER
18 mths
 Y
Elizabeth LOADS ? 65 Y
Elizabeth LONGMAN 50 Y
George MASON 35 Y
Mary MASSINGHAM 45 Y
Henry MIDDLETON 12 Y
Mary MIDDLETON 60 Y
Mary MILDENHALL 20 Y
Elizabeth MINNS 15 Y
Sarah MOORE 60 Y
Henry MORGAN 6 Pauper Y
James MORGAN 5 Y
Thomas MORRIS 15 Y
James MOSS 75 Y
Mary MUNDAY 70 Y
Catherine MURRELL 50 Y
Eliza MURRELL 12 Y
Ann NEWBY 50 Y
Sarah NEWBY 25 Y
Elizabeth NORMON 60 Y
Helen NORTON 4 Y
James NORTON 7 Y
Mary Ann NORTON 8 Y
Robert NORTON 35 Y
Robert NORTON 14 Y
Elizabeth NUTMAN 13 No
Isabella NUTMAN 6 No
Maria NUTMAN 15 No
Samuel Edward NUTMAN 6 Y
William NUTMAN 8 Y
Ann ONION 70 No
Ann OSBORNE 75 Y
Ann OSBORNE 80 Y
George OSBORNE 75 Y
Frederick OTTEY 12 Y
Robert PARAMAN ? 20 Y
Elizabeth PARKINSON 70 Y
Frederick PARKINSON 50 Y
Hannah PARMETER 65 Pauper Y
John PAYNE 60 Y
Elizabeth PLUMSTEAD 25 Y
James PLUMSTEAD 45 Y
Frances POOLEY 75 Y
Samuel PUMMEL 70 Y
Eliza PURLAND ? 4 Y
Harriet PURLAND ? 25 Y
Harriet PURLAND ? 8 Y
Robert QUANTRIL 60 Pauper - Weaver Y
Horace J. RAY 20 Y
Charles REEVE 70 Y
Diana RICHARDSON 14 Y
Elizabeth RICHARDSON 12 Y
Jemima RICHARDSON 9 Y
Mary ROBBIE ? 20 Y
Rush ROBBIE ? 20 Y
Caroline ROBINSON 7 Y
Charles ROBINSON 5 Y
Mary ROBINSON 6 Y
Elizabeth RODWELL 6 Y
Susan RODWELL 15 Y
Elizabeth RUMSBY 50 Y
Richard SCARNETT 50 Y
William SCOTT 65 Y
William SCOTT 50 Y
Phillis SEAMAN 75 Y
Harriet SEARLE 7 Y
Elizabeth SEPPINGS 45 Y
Lydia SHEARMANS 80 Y
William SKERRY 55 Pauper - Shoemaker Y
Thomas SKYLES 40 Y
Ann SMITH 60 Y
Elizabeth SMITH 3 Y
Henry SMITH 60 Y
Jane SNELLING 70 Y
Susan SOLOMON 40 Y
Thomas SOUTHGATE 15 Y
Christmas SPARKS 60 Y
Christopher SPARKS 13 Y
Robert SPARKS 9 Y
William SPILLINGS 50 Y
Eliza STAGG 8 Y
Harriet STAGG 5 Y
Louisa STAGG 14 Y
Mary Ann STAGG 15 Y
Ann STANNARD 40 Y
Henry STANNARD 15 Y
Mary STORY 60 Y
Mary SURAS ?? 60 Y
Elizabeth THURLING 9 Y
James THURLING 40 Y
Susanna THURLING 5 Y
Burton THURSTON 45 Y
Susan TODD 50 Y
Ann TONN ? 50 Y
Ann TOOLEY 2 Y
Caroline TOOLEY
3 mos.
 Y
William TUBBY 20 Y
Ruth TUFFIELD 80 Y
Harriet TYRELL 7 Y
James TYRELL 65 Y
Sarah TYRELL 4 Y
Elizabeth WADE 70 No
William WARD 70 Pauper - Shoemaker Y
Ann WATSON 35 Y
Charlotte WATSON 12 Y
Jacob WATSON 9 Y
James WATSON 14 Y
Richard WATSON 7 Y
Mary WATTS 60 No
Thomas WATTS 60 Y
Sarah A. WEBSDALE 4 yrs 6 mos Y
Sarah WINN or WENN 15 Y
George WHITE 14 Y
Jacob WHITE 65 Y
Robert WHITE 65 Pauper - Shoemaker Y
Stephen WHITE 60 Y
Mary WILDE 35 Y
John WILSON 65 Y
William WINTER 75 Y
Ann WOOLBRIGHT 70 Y
Agnes WRIGHT 65 Y
Charlotte WRIGHT 75 Y
Eliza WRIGHT 2 yrs 6 mos Y
Ellen WRIGHT 20 Y
Francis WRIGHT
8 mos
 Y
Thomas WRIGHT 60 Pauper - Weaver Y
Mary WURR 14 . Y
Robert WURR 9 Y


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