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Bideford Union Workhuse, Higher Meddon St.
From the 1871 Census, FHL British Film 0834864
Transcribed by Betsy Rubel (beharu[at]sbcglobal[dot]net)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
| Name | Relation to Head | Cond. | Age | Sex | Occupation | Born (Devon unless noted) | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Eastman | Head | Mar | 29 | m | Master of Workhouse | Alwington | |
| Ellen Eastman | Wife | Mar | 32 | f | Matron of Workhouse | Ashburton | |
| Percy G. Eastman | son | 7 | m | Bideford | |||
| Laura Finewell | officer | unm | 20 | f | schoolmistress | Starcross | |
| Wiliam Ha(o?)rtap | serv | unm | 24 | m | house porter | Northam | |
| Mary Jones | serv | Mar | 35 | f | nurse | Barnstaple | |
| John Brinecombe | inmate | unm | 12 | m | scholar | Abbotsham | |
| Thomas Darch | inmate | 11 | m | scholar | Abbotsham | ||
| Lilley Hearn | inmate | 6 | f | scholar | North Tawton | ||
| Ellen Doug | inmate | 10 | f | scholar | Bideford | ||
| Samuel Thorne | inmate | wid | 85 | m | pensioner Chelsea | Bideford | |
| William Mitchell | inmate | 9 | m | scholar | Bideford | ||
| John Wakeley | inmate | wid | 84 | m | form. Farm labourer | Cornwall, Stratton | |
| William Gabriel | inmate | wid | 76 | m | form. shoemaker | Huntshaw | |
| Alfred Hookway | inmate | 11 | m | scholar | Bideford | ||
| William Gowman | inmate | wid | 82 | m | form. shoemaker | Bideford | |
| George Hookway | inmate | 9 | m | scholar | Bideford | ||
| George Hore | inmate | 5 | m | scholar | Bideford | ||
| Sarah Colwill | inmate | 6 | f | scholar | Bideford | ||
| Alice Cole | inmate | 10 | f | scholar | Bideford | ||
| Elizabeth Hore | inmate | 7 | f | scholar | Bideford | ||
| Grace Branch | inmate | unm | 32 | f | form. Domestic serv. | Bulkworthy | |
| Philip Branch | inmate | 6 | m | scholar | Bideford | ||
| Mary Branch | inmate | 3 | f | scholar | Bideford | ||
| Sarah Folland | inmate | unm | 66 | f | laundress | Bideford | |
| Ophelia Gowman | inmate | ? | 40 | f | Glouc., Bristol | deaf & dumb | |
| William Pickard | inmate | wid | 81 | m | sailor | Clovelly | |
| Ann Keats | inmate | unm | 65 | f | form. Serv. | Bideford | Imbecile |
| Mary A Wescott | inmate | unm | 36 | f | form. Serv. | Bideford | Imbecile |
| Ann Blight | inmate | wid | 85 | f | form. Domestic serv. | Langtree | |
| Lucy Hooper | inmate | 9 | f | scholar | Bideford | ||
| John Hooper | inmate | 7 | f | scholar | Bideford | ||
| Eveline Hooper | inmate | 5 | f | scholar | Bideford | ||
| Fanny Mock | inmate | unm | 40 | f | Bideford | Imbecile | |
| Nicholas Cummins | inmate | wid | 80 | m | form. Landsurveyor | Kingstone | |
| Edward Mackseth | inmate | unm | 27 | m | form. Ironmonger | Glou., Bristol | |
| Thomas Cole | inmate | unm | 37 | m | pensioner Chelsea | Northam | |
| James Gould | inmate | Mar | 48 | m | farm labourer | Northam | |
| William Lopell | inmate | wid | 61 | m | white smith | IOW, East Cowes | |
| Mary A Williams | inmate | unm | 23 | f | servant | Exmouth | |
| John B Williams | inmate | 1mon | m | Bideford | |||
| Elizabeth Piper | inmate | unm | 84 | f | form. Serv. | Bideford | |
| Charles Bale | inmate | 9 | m | scholar | Abbotsham | ||
| Thomas Bale | inmate | 7 | m | scholar | Abbotsham | ||
| Mary Jane Bale | inmate | 6 | f | scholar | Abbotsham | ||
| Maria Bale | inmate | 5 | f | scholar | Abbotsham | ||
| John Gibbons | inmate | unm | 25 | m | farm labourer | Bideford | |
| Mary Long | inmate | unm | 36 | f | glove maker | Littleham | |
| Priscilla Long | inmate | 10 | f | scholar | Bideford | ||
| William H Long | inmate | 2 | m | Buckland Brewer | |||
| Ann Short | inmate | unm | 26 | f | form. Dom. Serv. | Buckland Brewer | Imbecile |
| Ann Champion | inmate | unm | 40 | f | form. Dom. Serv. | Buckland Brewer | |
| William Champion | inmate | 8 | m | scholar | Bideford | ||
| George Champion | inmate | 1 | m | Bideford | |||
| Harriet Braddon | inmate | unm | 40 | f | form. General serv. | Abbots Bickington | |
| Emily Braddon | inmate | 8 | f | scholar | Abbots Bickington | ||
| Thomas Turner | inmate | unm | 75? | m | form. Labourer | Clovelly | |
| Elvia Ever | inmate | wid | 65 | f | form. Dom. Serv. | Clovelly | |
| Selina Burman | inmate | unm | 28 | f | form. Dom. Serv. | Clovelly | |
| Thomas Burman | inmate | 7 | m | scholar | Bideford | ||
| William Burman | inmate | 3 | m | scholar | Bideford | ||
| Thomas Gay | inmate | wid | 76 | m | farm labourer | Woolfardisworthy | |
| Mary I Doyle | inmate | unm | 19 | f | domestic servent | Bideford | |
| Mary Doyle | inmate | 2 | f | Bideford | |||
| Elizabeth Moase | inmate | unm | 75 | f | form. Serv. | Clovelly | |
| Richard Shute | inmate | unm | 33 | m | Hartland | deaf & dumb since birth | |
| Laura Williams | inmate | unm | 18 | f | form. Serv. | Hartland | |
| William Colwill | inmate | Mar | 47? | m | farm labourer | Hartland | |
| William Bond | inmate | 12 | m | scholar | Hartland | ||
| Bryant Walters | inmate | 4 | m | scholar | Hartland | ||
| Charlotte Adams | inmate | unm | 30 | f | farm serv | Woolfardisworthy | |
| James H. Adams | inmate | under mon | Bideford | ||||
| Elizabeth Curtis | inmate | unm | 36 | f | form. Serv. | Thorborough | |
| John Barry | inmate | unm | 97? | m | form. Labourer | Tiverton | |
| John Batten | inmate | unm | 50 | m | form. Labourer | Northam | |
| James Cann | inmate | unm | 67 | m | form. General serv. | Bideford | |
| Michael Moore | inmate | unm | 76 | m | form. Farm labourer | Georgeham | |
| Samuel Griffiths | inmate | 8 | m | scholar | Northam | ||
| Henry Chops | inmate | 11 | m | scholar | Northam | ||
| Elizabeth Gregory | inmate | unm | 40 | f | Northam | idiot | |
| Ann Kelly | inmate | wid | 75 | f | form. Dom. Serv. | Georgeham | |
| Mary E Ford | inmate | unm | 10 | f | scholar | Northam | |
| Sarah A Ford | inmate | 6 | f | schoal | Northam | ||
| Elizabeth A Borden | inmate | unm | 18 | f | domestic servant | Northam | |
| Mary A Borden | inmate | under mon | f | Bideford | |||
| Elizabeth Evans | inmate | wid | 72 | f | form. Dom. Serv. | Northam | |
| Elizabeth Toliffe | inmate | unm | 47 | f | form. Dom. Serv. | Parkham | |
| John Palmer | inmate | 7 | m | scholar | Parkham | ||
| Alice Palmer | inmate | 9 | f | scholar | Parkham | ||
| John Bell | inmate | 10 | m | scholar | West Putford | ||
| Elizabeth Ashton | inmate | unm | 75 | f | form. Serv. | Welcombe | |
| William Goodenough | inmate | unm | 44 | m | shoemaker | Woolfardisworthy | |
| George Glover | inmate | 10 | m | scholar | Woolfardisworthy |
Brian Randell, 12 Nov 2000