The Hinckley Union Workhouse

1901 Census: Officers, Staff and Inmates of The Hinckley Union Workhouse







Officers and Staff
Name Marriage Age Sex Relation Occupation Handicap Birthplace
George SAUNDERS M 38 M Head Master of Workhouse   Marylebone, London
Fanny SAUNDERS M 39 F Matron Matron of Workhouse   Richmond, Surrey
Frances Mary SAUNDERS   10 F Daughter Child   Windsor, Berkshire
Mary Elizabeth BRENTNALL S 26 F Hospital Nurse Hospital Nurse   East Sheen, Surrey
Hetty Elizabeth FORMAN S 21 F Servant Assistant Matron   Hinckley, Leicestershire
William James MORLEY S 27 M Servant Porter of Workhouse   Wolverton, Buckinghamshire



Inmates
Name Marriage Age Sex Relation Occupation Handicap Birthplace
John ALMOND S 42 M Casual Patient Bricklayers Labourer   Leicester, Leicestershire
Emily ANDREWS W 46 F Patient Living on Own Means   City of London
Thos BASSETT W 77 M Patient Joiner   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Emma BEDFORD M 33 F Patient Seamer (Stocking)   Burton Hastings, Warwickshire
Frances Mary BEDFORD   3m F Patient     Hinckley, Leicestershire
Charles BENNETT S 53 M Patient Shoemaker   Hinckley, Leicestershire
George BIRCH S 49 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Lichfield, Staffordshire
Mary BOOTH S 33 F Patient Charwoman (Domestic) Imbecile Barwell, Leicestershire
Samuel BRADFORD W 69 M Patient Farm Labourer   Wolvey, Warwickshire
James BROOKES S 43 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Heanor, Derbyshire
Thomas BROOKES S 44 M Patient Tailor Imbecile Sharnford, Leicestershire
Alexander BROOKSBY M 63 M Patient Hotel Waiter   St Pancras, London
Joseph CAMPTON W 74 M Patient Farm Labourer   Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire
John CARR S 74 M Patient Bricklayer   Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
Geo Brown CARTER S 15 M Patient     Sharnford, Leicestershire
Stephen CLARKE S 79 M Patient Farm Labourer   Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
William COLKIN M 67 M Patient Groom & Gardner   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Mary Ann CROFTS S 27 F Patient   Imbecile Hinckley, Leicestershire
Thos CROW W 76 M Patient Frame Work Knitter   Barwell, Leicestershire
Patrick CURREN S 29 M Casual Patient Grocer   Dublin, Ireland
Alfred DAWKINS S 73 M Patient Baker   Hinckley, Leicestershire
William DIXON W 73 M Patient Builders Labourer   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Frederick EDWARDS S 30 M Casual Patient Bricklayers Labourer   Stratford-on Avon, Warwickshire
Arthur EVISTON   5 M Patient     Hinckley, Leicestershire
William FINCH S 60 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Brighton, Sussex
Charles FLETCHER S 41 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Market Harborough, Leicestershire
John FRAY S 44 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Leeds, Yorkshire
Ann FREER S 59 F Patient Cotton Winder   Hinckley, Leicestershire
George FREER W 70 M Patient Gardener   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Rebecca FRISWELL S 58 F Patient Cotton Winder   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Elizabeth FRITH S 67 F Patient   Imbecile Blind Woodhouse, Leicestershire
William GARRATT S 72 M Patient Farm Labourer   Sapcote, Leicestershire
Hannah GOODE S 76 F Patient Nurse Domestic   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Bernard GREEN S 34 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Ada GREWCOCK S 39 F Patient   Imbecile Hinckley, Leicestershire
Emma GREWCOCK   11 F Child of     Hinckley, Leicestershire
Elijah HERBERT W 76 F Patient Frame Work Knitter   Barwell, Leicestershire
Charles HILL S 48 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Norwood, Surrey
Samuel HILL W 93 M Patient Cotton Winder   Burbage, Leicestershire
James HUDDLESTONE M 61 M Patient Stocking Maker   Elterwater, Westmoreland
John JACKSON S 59 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Newark, Nottinghamshire
Frederick JACQUES W 68 M Patient Tailor   Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire
William JENSEN W 86 M Patient Farm Labourer   Burbage, Leicestershire
John JONES S 41 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Bolton, Lancashire
Alfred KEETHAM S 47 M Casual Patient Bricklayers Labourer   Milford, Derbyshire
Peter KENT W 77 M Patient Builders Labourer   Shrewsbury, Shropshire
James KING S 59 M Patient Gas Fitter   Hinckley, Leicestershire
William KING S 66 M Patient Farm Labourer   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Elizabeth KNIGHT   4 F Daughter of     Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
Ester KNIGHT M 32 F Patient General Servant   Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
Florence KNIGHT   3 F Daughter of     Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
Ernest KNOWLES   12 M Son/Casual Patient     Wednesbury, Staffordshire
John KNOWLES   6 M Son/Casual Patient     Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Maria KNOWLES M 43 F Wife/Casual Patient Charwoman   Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Samuel KNOWLES M 43 M Head of Family/Casual Patient Blacksmith   Wednesbury, Staffordshire
George LANGHAM   1m M Patient     Hinckley, Leicestershire
Sarah Ann LANGHAM S 22 F Patient Boat Machinist   Clun, Shropshire
Mary LONGMAN   3 F Daughter     Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Rebecca LONGMAN M 27 F Casual Patient Charwoman   Wednesbury, Staffordshire
William MARRIOTT S 42 M Patient Gardener   Dadlington, Leicestershire
Eva MASON M 25 F Wife/Casual Patient Charwoman   Jersey, Channel Islands
John MASON M 41 M Head of Family/Casual Patient Bricklayers Labourer   St Pancras, Middlesex
Priscilla MASON S 38 F Patient General Servant (Domestic)   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Mary MEIGH W 78 F Patient Frame Work Knitter   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Reuben MINAR S 41 M Patient General Labourer Imbecile Dumb Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
Mary MOLONEY S 81 F Patient Dressmaker   Bluff, Limerick, Ireland
Frank NEAL S 43 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Hillenbridge, Middlesex
John NOBLE S 60 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Diss, Norfolk
Thomas NOON S 32 M Casual Patient Sock Maker   Southwark, London
Mary O'BRIEN S 34 F Casual Patient Charwoman   Bangor, Anglesea
William PEACH W 75 M Patient Frame Work Knitter   Barwell, Leicestershire
Walter PERKINS S 62 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Alcester, Warwickshire
Samuel PETTITT S 68 M Patient Shoemaker   Paddington, London
Joseph PICKARD M 33 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Hollycroft, Warwickshire
John POWELL S 55 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Thame, Oxfordshire
Ann RICHARDSON W 85 F Patient Cotton Winder   Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
Joseph ROBINSON M 64 M Patient Boot Machinist   Hinckley, Leicestershire
John ROGERS S 29 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Joseph ROWLEY W 81 M Patient Frame Work Knitter   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Thomas ROWLEY S 61 M Patient   Imbecile Hinckley, Leicestershire
John SHARPE W 74 M Patient Baker   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Henry SILVER S 38 M Casual Patient Printer   Kingsland, Middlesex
Elizabeth SMITH W 80 F Patient Charwoman   Hinckley, Leicestershire
George SMITH S 62 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Bristol, Gloucstershire
James SMITH S 39 M Casual Patient Parchment Maker   Birmingham, Warwickshire
Rose SMITH W 73 F Patient Lodging House Keeper   Balbriggan, Dublin
Sarah SMITH W 84 F Patient Seamer (Stocking)   Brinklow, Warwickshire
John STIRKLAND W 74 M Patient Farm Labourer   Hinckley, Leicestershire
James TAYLOR W 76 M Patient Builders Labourer   Measham, Leicestershire
John TAYLOR S 46 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Wigston, Leicestershire
John TIMSON W 78 M Patient Farm Labourer   Burbage, Leicestershire
Thomas TOWNSEND S 40 M Patient Farm Labourer   Wykin, Leicestershire
Eva VEASEY   9 F Patient     Hinckley, Leicestershire
Florence VEASEY   11 F Patient     Hinckley, Leicestershire
John WALKER S 61 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Saltley, Warwickshire
William WALLACE S 71 M Patient Shoemaker   Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire
George WARNER S 64 M Patient Shoemaker   Hinckley, Leicestershire
George WATSON S 32 M Casual Patient General Labourer   Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Ann WATTS W 92 F Patient Seamer (Stocking)   Burbage, Leicestershire
Joseph WHEATLEY S 64 F Patient Bricklayers Labourer   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Joseph WHITEHEAD S 53 M Casual Patient Bricklayer   Aston, Warwickshire
Emma WILBUR S 19 F Patient Cotton Winder   Hinckley, Leicestershire
Thomas WILBUR   1 M Patient     Hinckley, Leicestershire
Elizabeth WILKES M 29 F Wife/Casual Patient Charwoman   Geterton, Warwickshire
Elizabeth WILKES   4 F Daughter/Casual Patient     Southam, Warwickshire
Joseph WILKES M 38 M Head of Family/Casual Patient General Labourer   West Bromwich, Staffordshire
Kate WILKES   8 F Daughter/Casual Patient     Geterton, Warwickshire
Charles WRIGHT M 48 M Head of Family/Casual Patient General Labourer   Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Charles WRIGHT   4 M Son/Casual Patient     Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Harriet WRIGHT W 79 F Patient Frame Work Knitter   Leicester, Leicestershire
Louisa WRIGHT M 37 F Wife/Casual Patient Charwoman   Malling, Shropshire
Samuel WRIGHT S 68 M Patient Farm Labourer   Hinckley, Leicestershire
William WRIGHT   11 M Son/Casual Patient     Wolverhampton, Staffordshire

Total residents: 120


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