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Rotherham Union Workhouse

Founded in 1839 on Alma Road, Moorgate, Rotherham. In 1930 it became the General and Municipal Hospital. In 1948 under the National Health Service it was renamed Moorgate Hospital.It was closed in 1980.

1891 Census

Enumeration District 25 Workhouses

Civil Parish of Tinsley, Eccl. Parish of All Saints

Page 1 Folio 86

Rotherham Union Workhouse
1,Weston William Brooks,Head,M,37,,Workhouse Master,born in Doncaster West Riding YKS,
Annie Maria Brooks,Wife,M,,39,Workhouse Matron,born Sheffield Yorkshire,
Alfred Barker,Office,M,39,,Workhouse Porter,born ,Rawmarsh Yorkshire,
Mary Ann Barker,Office,M,,34,Workhouse Portress,born,Friskney Lincolnshire,
Henry Lowe,Office,M,54,,Workhouse Labour Master,born,Bilsthorpe Nottinghamshire,
Sarah Ann Lowe,Office,M,,46,Workhouse Laundress, born Beeston Nottinghamshire,
Sara Robinson,Office,S,,30,Caretaker Of Children, born Barton On Humber Lincolnshire,
Mary Walker,Office,W,,68,Nurse In Hospital, born Green Street Kent,
Alice Ann Downing,Office,W,,46,Nurse In Hospital, born Wortley Yorkshire,
Hannah Barker,Office,W,,58,Nurse In Hospital, born West Melton Yorkshire,
Harry Preston,Office,S,27,,Workhouse Master's Clerk, born Swinton Yorkshire

Page 2 Folio 86

William Davidson,Inmate,W,68,,General Labourer, born Chesterfield Derbyshire,
Charles Farrar,Inmate,S,11, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Alfred Gillott,Inmate,S,60,,General Labourer, born London Middlesex,
Percy Laister,Inmate,S,14, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Ernest Laister,Inmate,S,10 born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Richard Turton,Inmate,M,66,,Coal Miner, born Thurlstone Derbyshire,
Rotherham Union Workhouse,1,Saml Cooke,Inmate,W,82,,Brick Maker, born Southwell Nottinghamshire,
Edward Stead,Inmate,M,71,,General Labourer, born Dewsbury Yorkshire,
Mary Ward,Inmate,M,,61, born Yorkshire,
Susan Watkinson,Inmate,W,,69, born Leicestershire,
Elizabeth Burton,Inmate,M,,65, born Greasbro Yorkshire,
Elizabeth Cree,Inmate,S,,77,, born Ireland,
Thomas Hurt,Inmate,S,65,,General Labourer, born Eckington Derbyshire,
John Marsh,Inmate,M,54,,Coal Miner, born Worksop Nottinghamshire,
Sarah Ann Marsh,Inmate,M,,49, born Yorkshire,
Elizabeth Marsh,Inmate,S,,11, born Beighton Derbyshire,
Ada Marsh,Inmate,S,,8, born Beighton Derbyshire,
Ellen Mccormack,Inmate,S,,18, born Beighton Derbyshire,Imbecile
Isabella Mccormack,Inmate,S,,15, born Beighton Derbyshire,Imbecile
John Mccormack,Inmate,S,11,, born Beighton Derbyshire,Imbecile
John Brookfield,Inmate,W,78,,Shoe Maker, born Sheffield Yorkshire,
Elizabeth Hutchinson,Inmate,W,,93, born Bingham Nottinghamshire,
Nancy Bownes,Inmate,S,,83, born Greasbro Yorkshire,
George Dawson,Inmate,W,76,,Farm Labourer, born Brinsworth West Riding YKS

Page 3 Folio 87

Harriet Hawksworth,Inmate,S,,42, born Greasbro Yorkshire,Imbecile
George Kirkham,Inmate,S,31,,General Labourer, born Greasbro Yorkshire,IImbecile
John Scholey,Inmate,W,83,,Farm Labourer, born Wath Yorkshire,
Harriet Iskett,Inmate,M,,26, born Cleckheaton Yorkshire,
Sam Iskett,Inmate,S,2d, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Olive Abdilla,Inmate,W,,75, born Cheshire,
David Ashton,Inmate,W,69,,Coal Miner, born Burfill West Riding YKS,
Elizabeth Ashton,Inmate,W,,68, born Herringthorpe Yorkshire,
Thomas Barker,Inmate,S,52,,General Labourer, born Masbro Yorkshire,Imbecile
Emma Bingham,Inmate,S,,34, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Sarah Blacker,Inmate,S,,37, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Hannah Brittain,Inmate,W,,55, born Darfield Yorkshire,
Happy Belton,Inmate,W,,68, born Crowle Lincolnshire,
William Bufton,Inmate,W,66,,Model Maker, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Matthew Blyth,Inmate,W,71,,Blacksmith, born Wensleydale West Riding YKS,
Joseph Booth,Inmate,W,64,,Coal Miner, born Longton Staffordshire,
Arthur Blacker,Inmate,S,11, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Harriet Ann Beal,Inmate,S,,20, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Thirza Brown,Inmate,S,32, born Doncaster Yorkshire,
Joseph Broomhead,Inmate,S,67,,General Labourer, born Kimberworth Yorkshire,
Samuel Braizer,Inmate,M,68,,Licensed Hawker, born Halifax Yorkshire,
Thomas Braizer,Inmate,S,22,,General Labourer, born Holmes Yorkshire,
Eliza Cardwell,Inmate,S,,28, born Brinsworth Yorkshire,
William Clayton,Inmate,W,78,,General Labourer, born Beighton Derbyshire,
George Henry Cole,Inmate,S,3,born - Not Known

Page 4 Folio 87

Thomas Chadwick,Inmate,S,60,,Coal Miner, born Dodworth Yorkshire,
John Curley,Inmate,S,11, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Catherine Curley,Inmate,S,,8, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
George Dyson,Inmate,W,48,,File Cutter, born Upper Haugh Yorkshire,
James England,Inmate,W,71,,Coal Miner, born Masbro Yorkshire,
Annie Fox,Inmate,W,,46, born Thorpe Hesley Yorkshire,
Joseph Walter Fox,Inmate,S,4, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Benjamin Fligg,Inmate,S,58,,General Labourer, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
James Fenwick,Inmate,W,68,,General Labourer, born Denby Dale Yorkshire,
James Fullwood,Inmate,W,66,,Coal Miner, born Sheffield Yorkshire,
John Gray,Inmate,S,13, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Thomas Gray,Inmate,S,12, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Christina G Williams,Inmate,W,,54, born Herefordshire,
John Greenfield,Inmate,S,46,,Labourer, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Mary Greaves,Inmate,S,,61, born Rawmarsh Yorkshire,
Ann Hague,Inmate,W,,71, born
Charles Hartley,Inmate,S,28,,General Labourer, born Derbyshire,
Catherine Holgate,Inmate,W,,76, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Margaret Hogan,Inmate,W,,73, born Ireland,
Elizabeth Hinchliffe,Inmate,W,,35, born Rotherham West Riding YKS,
Ernest Hinchliffe,Inmate,S,10, born Masbro West Riding YKS,
Frederick Hinchliffe,Inmate,S,5, born Masbro West Riding YKS,
Harry Hinchliffe,Inmate,S,4, born Masbro West Riding YKS,
Clara Hinchliffe,Inmate,S,,1, born Rotherham West Riding YKS,
Sarah Elizabeth Long,Inmate,S,,21, born West Melton Yorkshire,Imbecile

Page 5 Folio 88

William Lindley,Inmate,W,51, born General Labourer,,Bradgate Yorkshire,
James Slack,Inmate,S,74,,General Labourer, born Oakley Yorkshire,
Edith Lindley,Inmate,S,,15, born Thorpe Hesley Yorkshire,
Hannah Marshall,Inmate,S,,70, born Rotherham Yorkshire,Imbecile
Peter Murphy,Inmate,W,64,,General Labourer, born Hoyland Yorkshire,
George Naylor,Inmate,M,62,,Grinder, born Hovingham Lincolnshire,
Mary A Norbron,Inmate,S,,33, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Betsy Pashley,Inmate,S,,38, Imbecile
George Padley,Inmate,W,58,,Farm Labourer, born Askham Nottinghamshire,
George Rodgers,Inmate,S,34,,General Labourer, born Holmes Yorkshire,
Betsy Roberts,Inmate,M,,49
Elizabeth Ryan,Inmate,W,,66, born Cheshire,
Frederick Scopes,Inmate,S,26,,General Labourer, born Masbro Yorkshire,Imbecile
Sarah Sheldon,Inmate,W,,83
Thomas Swales,Inmate,M,78,,Boatman, born Wath Yorkshire,
Mary Stevenson,Inmate,W,,77 born Ecclesfield Yorkshire,
Martha Turner,Inmate,S,,73, born Rawmarsh Yorkshire,
George Tucker,Inmate,W,67,,Farm Labourer, born Godalming Surrey,
Eliza Tunstall,Inmate,W,,79, born Liverpool Lancashire,
James Tracey,Inmate,S,69,,Groom,, born Ireland,
William Toohey,Inmate,W,78,,Farm Labourer, born Ireland,
William Tracey,Inmate,S,13, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
James Tracey,Inmate,S,8, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Edward Tipton,Inmate,S,55,,Iron Puddler, born Staffordshire,
John Ward,Inmate,W,74,,Furnaceman born Staffordshire

Page 6 Folio 88

Henry Watson,Inmate,W,71,,Wood Turner, born Leeds Yorkshire,
Susannah Woolley,Inmate,S,,37, born Worcestershire,
John Willey,Inmate,W,75,,Coal Miner, born Greasbro Yorkshire,
Delilah Watson,Inmate,W,,58, born Sheffield Yorkshire,
Samuel Wright,Inmate,W,44,,Coal Miner, born Eckington Derbyshire,
Margaret Whelan,Inmate,W,,83, born Ireland,
Willie Waddington,Inmate,S,8, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Henry Webster,Inmate,S,48,,Iron Puddler, born Derby Derbyshire,
Ann Wilson,Inmate,W,,62, born Staffordshire,
Ann Wragg,Inmate,W,,77, born Rotherham West Riding YKS,
Thomas Wood,Inmate,W,66,,Steel Roller, born Masbro Yorkshire,
Henry Wilkinson,Inmate,S,16, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Miriam Ibbotson,Inmate,W,,67, born Darnall Yorkshire,
Elizabeth Fletcher,Inmate,W,,65, born Welshpool Wales,
William Kefford,Inmate,S,61,,General Labourer, born Saunford Cambridgeshire,
Jane Kennedy,Inmate,W,,61, born Wortley Yorkshire,
Joseph Cooper,Inmate,W,60,,Coal Miner, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
George Taylor,Inmate,W,62,,General Labourer, born Loughboro Leicestershire,
Emma Parkin,Inmate,W,,64, born Thorpe Hesley Yorkshire,
Thomas Cotterill,Inmate,W,80, Iron Puddler
Sarah Lounds,Inmate,W,,83, born Laughton Le Morthen West Riding YKS,
Mary Roddis,Inmate,W,,73, born Laughton En Le Morth Yorkshire,
John Birchby,Inmate,W,58,,Woodman, born Worksop Nottinghamshire,
James Atkin,Inmate,W,79,,General Labourer, born Wooleston Worcestershire,
Joe Askham,Inmate,W,52,,Accountant, born Attercliffe Yorkshire

Page 7 Folio 89

Susannah Bailey,Inmate,S,,62, born Greasbro Yorkshire,Imbecile
Esther Burns,Inmate,W,,78
Emily Burns,Inmate,S,,29, born Sheffield Yorkshire,
Clara Burns,Inmate,S,,1, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Hetty Burton,Inmate,S,,7, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
William Brookfield,Inmate,W,73,,Farm Labourer, born Catcliffe Yorkshire,
John Belk,Inmate,W,61,,Joiner, born Sheffield West Riding YKS,
George Brown,Inmate,W,71,General Labourer,
John Booth,Inmate,M,65,,General Labourer, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Mary Buchanan,Inmate,W,,45, born Liverpool Lancashire,
John Richard Broughton,Inmate,S,36,,Iron Moulder
James Ball,Inmate,S,52,,Brass Finisher
Mary Carroll,Inmate,S,,44, born Ireland,Imbecile
Michael Casson,Inmate,S,74,,General Labourer, born Ireland,
Patrick Cain,Inmate,S,64,,General Labourer, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Ann Coulter,Inmate,W,,58, born Holbeach West Riding YKS (? Lincs)
George Clarke,Inmate,M,71, born Grinder, born Rutland,
John Clarke,Inmate,W,67,,Shoe Maker, born Warwick Warwickshire,
Elizabeth Ann Crich,Inmate,M,,32, born Spink Hill Derbyshire,
Emmanuel Downing,Inmate,S,53,,General Labourer, born Bradwell Derbyshire,
Thomas Duffy,Inmate,S,14, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Harry Dawson,Inmate,S,6, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Thomas Dent,Inmate,W,66,,Tailor Journeyman, born Louth Lincolnshire,
George Drury,Inmate,S,40,,General Labourer, born Lincolnshire,
George Dixon,Inmate,W,65,,Joiner born North Shields Northumberland

Page 8 Folio 89

Thomas Evans,Inmate,W,72,,Painter Journeyman born Gloucestershire,
Thomas England,Inmate,W,58,,Forge Labourer born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Thomas Ellis,Inmate,W,90,,Farm Labourer born Denaby Yorkshire,
Frank Fieldhouse,Inmate,S,24,,General Labourer born Rotherham Yorkshire,Imbecile
John Fidge,Inmate,W,64,,Shoemaker born Dover Kent,
Edward France,Inmate,M,55,,Wheelwright born Norfolk,
Mary Ann Fletcher,Inmate,M,,54 born Newmarket Wales,
Mary Ann Fletcher,Inmate,S,18
Elizabeth Fletcher,Inmate,S,,12, born Lancashire,
Elizabeth Green,Inmate,S,,72, born Stamford Lincolnshire,Imbecile
Charles Godley,Inmate,M,74,,Iron Moulder born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Elizabeth Godley,Inmate,M,,64 born Rotherham Yorkshire,
George Godber,Inmate,M,64,,Iron Moulder born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Thomas Ganley,Inmate,S,41,,General Labourer born Ireland,
Mary Elizabeth Goulding,Inmate,S,,9, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Sarah Hudson,Inmate,S,,49,,,Swinton Yorkshire,Imbecile
Robert Hancock,Inmate,S,10, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Walter Hancock,Inmate,S,8, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Elizabeth Hague,Inmate,S,,63
Margaret Hydes,Inmate,W,,62, born Ireland,
Thomas Howley,Inmate,W,43,,Licensed Hawker born Liverpool Lancashire,
Emily Hollingsworth,Inmate,S,,21, born Rotherham West Riding YKS,
Samuel Holmes,Inmate,S,9, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
James Hughes,Inmate,M,41, born General Labourer,,Oldham Lancashire,
Emma Hughes,Inmate,M,,31, born Ireland

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Martha Hughes,Inmate,S,,10, born Wales,
Bertha Hughes,Inmate,S,,8, born Wales,
James Hughes,Inmate,S,5, born Grimsby Lincolnshire,
Samuel Hughes,Inmate,S,3, born Oldham Lancashire,
Elizabeth Turton,Inmate,S,,28, born Sheffield West Riding YKS,
Henry Holland,Inmate,W,58,,General Labourer born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Clara Hollingsworth,Inmate,S,,3m, born Rotherham West Riding YKS,
Emma Hughes,Inmate,S,,37, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
James William Hudson,Inmate,S,10, born Wigan Lancashire,
Mark Hudson,Inmate,S,8, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Harry Hudson,Inmate,S,6, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
William Hanson,Inmate,W,51,,Iron Worker born Halifax Yorkshire,
Mary Ann Jelfs,Inmate,S,,26, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Margaret Johnson,Inmate,W,,88, born Salop,
Gertrude Jones,Inmate,S,,6m, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
John Larkin,Inmate,S,34,,General Labourer, born Birmingham Warwickshire,Imbecile
Benjamin Logan,Inmate,W,70,,Coal Miner, born Wath Yorkshire,
William Henry Lees,Inmate,S,30,,Coal Miner born Rotherham Yorkshire,
John Langham,Inmate,M,64,,Iron Puddler born Ireland,
Bridget Langham,Inmate,M,,71, born Ireland,
Lillian Lloyd,Inmate,M,,34, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Charles Lloyd,Inmate,S,12, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
William Lloyd,Inmate,S,9, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Edward Lloyd,Inmate,S,7, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Annie Lloyd,Inmate,S,,3, born Rotherham Yorkshire

Page 10 Folio 90

James Lloyd,Inmate,S,2, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Sarah Ann Mitchell,Inmate,S,,48 Imbecile
Maria Mason,Inmate,M,,52, born Ireland,
Alice Mulloy,Inmate,S,,1, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Kate Mellor,Inmate,W,,49, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
William Mogan,Inmate,W,66,,Iron Puddler born Oswestry Salop,
Thomas May,Inmate,W,81,,General Labourer born Leeds Yorkshire,
William Needham,Inmate,M,67,,General Labourer born Rotherham Yorkshire,
William Neaves,Inmate,S,36,,General Labourer born Rotherham West Riding YKS,
William Rodgers,Inmate,M,70,,Gardener born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Frances Rawson,Inmate,W,,79 born Southampton Hampshire,
Alfred Rose,Inmate,W,79,,Journeyman Joiner born Woodbury Nottinghamshire,
Mary Ann Reynolds,Inmate,S,,52 born Glossop Derbyshire,
John Ryalls,Inmate,W,73,,General Labourer, born Sheffield Yorkshire,
Martha Richardson,Inmate,W,,62 born ,Carlisle Cumberland,
Thomas Round,Inmate,M,67,,Nail Maker born Dudley Staffordshire,
Sarah Round,Inmate,M,,67, born Dudley Staffordshire,
Frederick Stacey,Inmate,S,50,,General Labourer, born Dudley Staffordshire,Imbecile
John Shaw,Inmate,S,71,,Joiner Journeyman born Rotherham West Riding YKS,
Thomas Stevens,Inmate,S,10, born Leeds Yorkshire,
Charles Smith,Inmate,S,52,,General Labourer born Brinsworth Yorkshire,
Joseph Simcox,Inmate,W,70,,Mill Furnaceman born Oldbury Worcestershire,
Mary Stringer,Inmate,W,,70, born Kidderminster Worcestershire,
Sarah Ann Turner,Inmate,S,,25 born Rotherham Yorkshire

Page 11 Folio 91

Catherine Tarney,Inmate,W,,78 born Ireland,
Fanny Turner,Inmate,S,,34, born Rawmarsh Yorkshire,Imbecile
Herbert Unwin,Inmate,S,9, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
William Woodger,Inmate,S,59,,General Labourer born Rotherham Yorkshire,
James Walton,Inmate,S,23,,General Labourer born Rotherham Yorkshire,
George Williams,Inmate,M,53,,Bricklayer's Labourer born Raglan Monmouthshire,
Ann Watson,Inmate,W,,93, born Retford Nottinghamshire,
Viollet Willoughby,Inmate,S,,19, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
William Ward,Inmate,M,35,,General Labourer born Bedworth Warwickshire,
Eliza Whittington,Inmate,W,,44
Joseph Worrall,Inmate,W,61,,Engine Fitter born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Lily Woolley,Inmate,S,,1, born Masbro Yorkshire,
Elizabeth Wilson,Inmate,W,,47, born Chesterfield Derbyshire,
Ellen Gray,Inmate,S,,7, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Charles Young,Inmate,M,45,,Fish Hawker born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Reuben Robinson,Inmate,S,68,,Iron Puddler born Darlaston Staffordshire,
Mary Jones,Inmate,M,,36, born Dudley Staffordshire,
Mary Jones,Inmate,S,,1 born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Rachel Jones,Inmate,S,,15, born Liverpool Lancashire,
Sarah Jones,Inmate,S,,2, born Liverpool Lancashire,
Edwin Glenister,Inmate,S,49,,General Labourer born Hoyland Yorkshire,
Frank Mc carthy,Inmate,S,65,,General Labourer, born Ireland,
Frances Elizabeth Woolley,Inmate,S,,21
David Morris,Inmate,S,42,,Smith's Striker born Staffordshire,
Thomas Greaves,Inmate,,45,,Labourer

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Henry Walker,Inmate,S,54,,Coal Miner born Swinton Yorkshire,
George Sissons,Inmate,S,34,,General Labourer born Masbro Yorkshire,
Roland B Hill,Inmate,W,64,,Boiler Maker born United States America,
Rose Ada Pinder,Inmate,S,,18, born Yorkshire,
Elizabeth Cain,Inmate,M,,18, born Stockton ,
Ann Dransfield,Inmate,W,,77, born Rotherham West Riding YKS,
Martha Barnes,Inmate,W,,46,Charwoman born Elsecar Yorkshire,
Levi Lewis,Inmate,W,54,,Iron Puddler born Newport Monmouthshire,
Eliza Muscroft,Inmate,W,,60, born Manchester Lancashire,
Benjamin Wheatley,Inmate,S,48,,Bricklayer born Longton Staffordshire,
William Turner,Inmate,M,45,,General Labourer, Lunatic
Mary Cunningham,Inmate,W,,64 born Liverpool Lancashire,
Emily Binns,Inmate,S,,27, born Leeds Yorkshire,
Clara Binns,Inmate,S,,1, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
William Butler,Inmate,W,30,,Grocer born Sheffield Yorkshire,
Frances Butler,Inmate,S,,10 born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Horace Butler,Inmate,S,6, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Harriet Brailsford,Inmate,W,,60 born Greasbro Yorkshire,
Catherine Cotterill,Inmate,W,,47 born Rawmarsh Yorkshire,
Frederick Carr,Inmate,W,40,,Coal Miner born Upper Haugh Yorkshire,
Jonothan France,Inmate,M,51,,Clog Maker born Rawmarsh Yorkshire,Blind
Amy Fretwell,Inmate,S,,26 born Rawmarsh Yorkshire,Imbecile
Emma Tosh,Inmate,M,,40 born Eckington Derbyshire,
Arthur Gibson,Inmate,S,30,,General Labourer born Dalton Yorkshire,Imbec
Emma Goulding,Inmate,S,,16 born Rotherham Yorkshire

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Sarah Hetherington,Inmate,S,,39, born Rawmarsh Yorkshire,
Eliza Haines,Inmate,W,,70, born Racton Oxfordshire,
Lavinia Hoyland,Inmate,S,,30 born Fence Yorkshire,
Thomas Hartley,Inmate,S,62,,Coal Miner born Stubbin Yorkshire,
Mary King,Inmate,W,,83, born Redmires Yorkshire,
Agnes Kelly,Inmate,S,,12, born Rotherham Yorkshire,Imbecile
Thomas Meredith,Inmate,M,53,,General Labourer born Tenbury Worcestershire,
John Naylor,Inmate,M,76,,General Labourer born Rawmarsh Yorkshire,
Priscilla Smith,Inmate,W,,39, born Dudley Staffordshire,
Phillip Smith,Inmate,S,8, born Parkgate Yorkshire,
James Smith,Inmate,S,1, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Bertha Sides,Inmate,S,,73, born Rotherham West Riding YKS,Imbecile
Bridget Sherdon,Inmate,S,,30, born Rawmarsh Yorkshire,Imbecile
Polly Skelton,Inmate,S,,20, born Rawmarsh Yorkshire,Imbecile
Roderick Unwin,Inmate,S,49,,Coal Miner born Derbyshire,
Henry Walker,Inmate,W,54,,Coal Miner born Yorkshire,
Elizabeth Waddington,Inmate,W,,62 born Balby Yorkshire,
Elizabeth Smedley,Inmate,S,,7 born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Frederick Smedley,Inmate,S,6, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Jonathan Gascoigne,Inmate,W,74,,Coal Miner born Wentworth Yorkshire,
George Bower,Inmate,S,7, born Swinton Yorkshire,Imbecile
William Briscoe,Inmate,W,61,,Coal Miner born ,Ingleton Yorkshire,
Annie Chaplin,Inmate,W,,39 born Bath Somerset,
William Chaplin,Inmate,S,12 born Swinton Yorkshire,
Thomas Chaplin,Inmate,S,10 born Swinton Yorkshire

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May Chaplin,Inmate,S,,7 born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Jane Gibson,Inmate,S,,10, born Swinton Yorkshire,
Benjamin Gibson,Inmate,S,9, born Swinton Yorkshire,
Albert Gibson,Inmate,S,8, born Swinton Yorkshire,
Ellen Hughes,Inmate,M,,52, born Gloucestershire,
Sarah Johnson,Inmate,S,,43 born Rotherham Yorkshire,Imbecile
John Norcliffe,Inmate,M,87,,General Labourer born Wombwell Yorkshire,
Jane Proctor,Inmate,S,,72, born Gainsborough Lincolnshire,
Mary Richards,Inmate,W,,67, born Ireland,
Charlotte Ward,Inmate,S,,29, born Swinton Yorkshire,Imbecile
Joseph Ward,Inmate,S,6,, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Isaac Parker,Inmate,S,54,,Saw Maker born Crabtree Yorkshire,
Sarah Cliff,Inmate,W,,77 born Ecclesfield West Riding YKS,
Sarah Shaw,Inmate,S,,41, born Swinton Yorkshire,
Annie Shaw,Inmate,S,,10, born Swinton Yorkshire,
Abraham Ibbotson,Inmate,W,,63,Blacksmith born Hooton Roberts Yorkshire,
Robert Page,Inmate,S,20, born Castleford Yorkshire,Imbecile
Ann White,Inmate,S,,71 born Woodhouse Yorkshire,Imbecile
Hannah Bartle,Inmate,W,,76 born Aughton Yorkshire,
Joseph Adams,Inmate,W,42,,Joiner Journeyman born Nottingham Nottinghamshire,
Alexander Adams,Inmate,S,8, born Nottingham Nottinghamshire,
William Bower,Inmate,S,14, born Wath Yorkshire,
Allan Bramham,Inmate,W,47,,Coal Miner, born Doncaster Yorkshire,
Sarah Hague,Inmate,S,,35, born Harley Yorkshire,
William Hudson,Inmate,S,61,,Shoemaker born Surrey

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Charles Goddard,Inmate,S,70,,Engine Fitter born Wentworth Yorkshire,
William Crawshaw,Inmate,S,83,,Farm Labourer born Whiston Yorkshire,
Elizabeth Robinson,Inmate,W,,81 born Brodsworth Yorkshire,Imbecile
George N Roberts,Inmate,S,33,,Mat Maker born Rotherham Yorkshire,Blind
Florence Tickler,Inmate,S,,12, born Manchester Lancashire,
Jane Shaw,Inmate,S,,20, born Sheffield Yorkshire,
John Charlesworth,Inmate,W,83,,Farm Labourer born Morthen Yorkshire,
Ada Craggs,Inmate,S,,14 born Wickersley Yorkshire,
Thomas Hutchinson,Inmate,S,9, born Rotherham Yorkshire,
Emily Waddington,Inmate,S,,13 born Rotherham Yorkshire

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Joseph Whitehouse,Tramp,S,40,,Brick Maker born Aston Warwickshire,
John Bennett,Tramp,S,42,,General Labourer born Marsh Cambridgeshire,
Daniel Jones,Tramp,S,27,,General Labourer born Chester Cheshire,
Frederick Jones,Tramp,S,43,,Shoemaker Journeyman born St. Peter Northamptonshire,
Ann Thompson,Tramp,M,,39 born Goole Yorkshire,
Thomas Buck,Tramp,M,44,,General Labourer born Leicester Leicestershire,
William Wilson,Tramp,S,28,,General Labourer born Leeds Yorkshire,
John Robinson,Tramp,S,30,,Iron Turner born Nottingham Nottinghamshire,
William Goodwin,Tramp,S,39,,Saw Maker, born Sheffield Yorkshire,
James Crossley,Tramp,S,27,,General Labourer born Burnley Lancashire



Further resources

The Poor Law Union Database lists all Church of England parishes and many additional places and gives the name of the Union that place belonged to and an indication of which Record Office holds the records for that Union

The Sheffield Poor Law Union was declared 5 June 1837 and comprised the parishes of Attercliffe cum Darnall, Brightside Bierlow, Bradfield Urban, Ecclesall, Handsworth and Sheffield. The Barnsley Poor Law Union was declared 28th December 1849, and the Workhouse erected 1852 from designs by Henry F. Lockwood and William Mawson, architects

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