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WISBECH WORKHOUSE - POOR LAW UNION - CENSUS 1841
covering some parishes in both Norfolk & Cambs.
situated in the parish of Wisbech St Peter

Enumerated: June 11th, 1841 by Sykes Hargreaves

Certified: June 12th, 1841 by Wm. Adams. Registrar

Staff: 9

Inhabitants: 144

PRO. Ref: HO/107/79/17 Folios 3, 4, 5, & 6

The Wisbech Union comprised the parishes of Clenchwarton, Emneth, Outwell, Terrington St. Clement, Terrington St. John, Tilney All Saints, Tilney-cum-Islington, Tilney St. Lawrence, Upwell, Walpole St. Andrew, Walpole St. Peter, Walsoken and West Walton in Norfolk and the following Cambridgeshire parishes: Elm, Leverington, Newton, Outwell, Parson Drove, Tydd St.Giles, Upwell, Wisbech St. Mary & Wisbech St. Peter.

The handwriting in this census was difficult to decipher. It is advised that you consult the films which are available at most libraries or purchase the CD. The Archive books CD has clear imagery.

This census was taken in Cambridgeshire for both Norfolk & Cambridgeshire residents. It is assumed that those people who answered YES were from Cambridgeshire, all others being born out of the County of Cambridgeshire.

Name	Age	Occupation	.
Sykes HARGEAVES	35 ?	Governor	No
Hannah HARGREAVES	30	Matron	Y
Richard ANDREWS	70	Schoolmaster	Y
Rachel ANDREWS	70	Gate Keeper	No
Mary Ann DIVER/DRIVER	20	Schoolmistress	Y
Mark WOOD..CK ?	25	House Porter	No
Lucy TAYLOR	20	Cook	No
Francis BARRETT	50	Male Nurse	No
William BARLOW	75	House Messenger	No
Henry BUNTING	55 ?	Baker	No
.	.	.	.
Name	Age	Occupation	.
Henry MARTIN ?	50	Shoemaker	No
Robert M........... ?	50	Ag. Lab.	No
Samuel D?...........	45	Ag. Lab.	No
John JOHNSON	45	Ag. Lab.	No
Joseph SPRIGGS ?	45	Ag. Lab.	Y
John PAISLEY	45	Ag. Lab.	No
John JARY	40	Ag. Lab.	No
John ? GILBERT	75	Ag. Lab.	Y
John SMART	75	Ag. Lab.	No
Stephen FURMAN ?	70	Ag. Lab.	No
John ........CIS ?	75	Ag. Lab.	No
Henry HURRELL	75	Cooper	No
William GOFF	70	Millwright	Y
George ELAM ?	85	Blacksmith	No
Thomas PARTRIDGE	75	Ag. Lab.	No
Henry BATES	70	Ag. Lab.	Y
William ELAM	90	Ag. Lab.	No
John ROYAL	45	------- An idiot	Y
Thomas DEAN	35	------ A cripple	Y
Nicholas SUMPKIN	75	Ag. Lab.	No
Benjamin BARRON	75	Ag. Lab	No
Richard COE	55	Butcher	No
John ALBIONS ?	80	Ag. Lab.	No
George WILKINSON	55	Ag. Lab.	No
David ............ ?	85	Ag. Lab.	No
Thomas WILES	70	Ag. Lab.	No
John WHITE	70	Butcher	Y
Henry NORTH	11	None	Y
Robert GARRITT ?	11	.	No
George GODDARD	11	.	No
Clare POPPER ?	10	.	No
George THIRKHOUSE	12	.	Y
John HENSON	15	.	Y
Elijah BRIGGS	11	.	Y
Joseph HUDSON	10	.	Y
Edward Mc COY	10	.	Y
John SOUTH ?	10	.	Y
John BOOCOCK ?	11	.	Y
Henry WILLSON	11	.	Y
Joseph MASON	11	.	Y
John ALLEN	9	.	Y
John THICKBROOM	9	.	Y
James BRACEBRIDGE	9	.	Y
William PETNEY	9	.	Y
John PROCTOR	11	.	No
Thomas HINGE ?	10	.	No
Frederick HALL	11	.	Y
George WALKER ?	11	.	Y
Thomas SPECKLEY	10	.	Y
James BURGESS	9	.	No
John BRADLEY	14	.	Y
James Mc COY	8	.	Y
Robert BOPPER ?	8	Name could be BONNER	Y
Charles THICKBROOM	8	.	Y
Frederic COTTON	8	.	Y
William CRANFIELD	8	.	Y
James PROCTOR	8	.	Y
William BUNTING	7	.	Y
Henry HALL	7	.	Y
James HALL	5	.	Y
Henry WEST	3	.	No
Thomas WEST	7	.	No
Thomas LITTLE	7	.	Y
William GODDARD	3	.	No
John PHILLIPS	7	.	Y
Samuel THEOBALD	5	.	No
Richard HORN	2	.	No
Joseph LEVERTON	8	.	No
Mary Ann CRANE	20	Female Servant	Yes
Eleanor GODDARD	45	Charwoman	No
Ann HALL	30	Charwoman	No
Mary WEST	25	Female Servant	No
Ann LISTER	20	Female Servant	No
Elizabeth THEOBALD	45	Charwoman	No
Belinda BAXTER	20	Female Servant	No
Amy NORRIS	35	Female Servant	Y
Ann WALDON	20	Female Servant	Y
Maria BURGESS	20	Female Servant	No
Sarah LEVERTON	40	Charwoman	Y
Maria LEVERTON	45	Female Servant	Y
Sarah JOHNSON	45	-------- Blind	No
Elizabeth BRASSINGHAM?	35	-------- Imbecile	Y
Sophia BENNINGTON	25	Female Servant	No
Elizabeth ROBINSON	30	Female Servant	Y
Ann PHILLIPS	40	---------- Insane	No
Alice CARBUTT	45	---------- Insane ?	No
Jemima BURGESS	35	Charwoman	Y
Martha COURTMAN ?	20	Charwoman	No
Eliza Ann SMITH	25	none - a vagrant	No
Rebecca DACKSON ?	20	Female Servant	Y
Mary Ann LUNN	65	.	No
Eleanor SMITH	65	Widow	No
Ann NICHOLLS	70	Widow	No
Amy DUCKSON	55	Charwoman	Y
Elizabeth COY	55	Charwoman	Y
Ann LISTER	45	none - imbecile	No
Ann TUCK	50	none -	No
Sarah HIBLIN	40	none -	Y
Ann HOVELL	40 ?	Housekeeper	No
Elizabeth WARHAM ?	55	Widow	No
Mary RANDLE	90	Widow	Y
Mary LANCASTER	60	Widow	No
Maria WILLMOTT	75	Widow	No
Mary Ann FULLER	13	None	Y
Ann CUTSON	11	.	No
Ann SPINKS	14	.	Y
Esther CRANFIELD	12	.	No
Elizabeth THOROGATE	15	.	Y
Martha WHITTLESON	10	.	No
Mary BRIGGS	10	.	Y
Margaret COTTON	10	.	Y
Mary Jane HUBBARD	10	.	Y
Ann MASON	14 ?	.	Y
Sarah Ann PROCTOR	13	.	No
Sophia THEOBALD	10	.	No
Sarah NORRIS	9	.	Y
Maria THOMAS	14	.	No
Charlotte BAKER	15	.	Y
Sophia LEVERTON	12	.	No
Frances CLARK	7	.	Y
Caroline BRIGGS	6	.	Y
Sarah Ann HIRST ?	8	.	Y
Eliza CRANE ?	4	.	Y
Mary Jane PROCTOR	5	.	No
Mary Jane MANLEY ?	7	.	No
Ann KINGS	6 or 8 ?	.	No
Sarah ROBINSON	5	.	Not known
Eliza BUTT	5	.	Y
Rebecca PHILLIPS	8	.	Y
Sarah PHILLIPS	6	.	No
Mary HORN	8	.	No
Susan HORN	4 ?	.	Y
Mary Ann BURGESS	7	.	Y
Eliza BURGESS	4	.	Y
Mildred COURTMAN	5	.	No
Harriet LEVERTON	5	.	Y
Charles WEST	9 mos	.	No
Jane THEOBALD	8 mos	.	No
William BAXTER	2	.	No
Sarah Ann BAXTER	2 mos	.	Y
George BURGESS	9 mos	.	No
Mark BURGESS	1	.	Y
William NORRIS	2 mos	.	Y
John GOSS	11	.	Y

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