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1881 Census: Her Majesty's Prison, Springfield, Chelsford, Essex

Name	Mar	Age	Sex	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
Staff
Charles BOWYER	M	48	M	Chief Warder	Chief Warder Prison	Dunmow, Essex
Thomas BARKER	M	42	M	Warder	Warder Prison	Springfield, Essex
Samuel OLIVER	M	34	M	Warder	Warder Prison	Baddow, Essex
Arthur LANHAM	M	36	M	Warder	Warder Prison	Baddow, Essex
Thomas CLARK	M	44	M	Warder	Warder Prison	Brentwood, Essex
Rose Hannah PARKER	U	48	F	Matron	Matron Prison	Boston, Lincoln
Myra IFFLER	W	48	F	Warder	Warder Prison	Coggeshall, Essex
Elizabeth LAMB	U	50	F	Warder	Warder Prison	Hadleigh, Suffolk

Inmates
Charles LODGE	W	50	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Dunmow, Essex
Robert LUNNDAY	U	35	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Lamborne, Essex
Henry WITHAM	M	24	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Woodford, Essex
Joseph HURRELL	U	23	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Barkingside, Essex
Henry James INLETT	U	28	M	Prisoner	Gardnener	Birmingham, Warwick
John BUCK	M	29	M	Prisoner	Plasterer	London, Middlesex
William Robert DENNIS	U	19	M	Prisoner	Painter (House)	Chelmsford, Essex
Josiah STONE	M	44	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Bristol, Gloucester
James GREEN	U	16	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Colchester, Essex
William BENSTEAD	W	60	M	Prisoner	Linen Draper	Gillingham, Kent
John LAPINE	M	45	M	Prisoner	House Painter	London, Middlesex
William MONTGOMERY	U	33	M	Prisoner	Shoemaker	Scotland
John ORBELL	M	67	M	Prisoner	Joiner (House)	Risby, Essex
James MANNING	U	54	M	Prisoner	No Occupation	Colchester, Essex
James BARNETT	M	52	M	Prisoner	Tailor	Scotland
James BANKS	U	42	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Romford, Essex
Cornelius MCCARTHY	U	33	M	Prisoner	Fireman (2 Yr)	Ireland
George BALCHIN	M	39	M	Prisoner	General Laborer	Cobham, Surrey
Cain RICHARDSON	M	29	M	Prisoner	Bricklayer	Stratford, Essex
John MITCHELL	M	26	M	Prisoner	Bricklayers Laborer	London, Middlesex
George MARRINER	M	28	M	Prisoner	Bargeman	Woolwich, Kent
George SCOTT	M	35	M	Prisoner	House Carpenter	Birmingham, Warwick
John FIRMAN	M	46	M	Prisoner	House Carpenter	Billericay, Essex
James CARTER	M	28	M	Prisoner	General Laborer	Stratford, Essex
Henry DUPREE	M	37	M	Prisoner	Wood Turner	Birmingham, Warwick
Thomas HINLEY	M	41	M	Prisoner	Shoemaker	London, Middlesex
James COLEMAN	M	43	M	Prisoner	Hawker	Exeter, Devon
Henry Charles JOHNS	M	56	M	Prisoner	Sailor	(B S), Denmark
John Henry ARMSTRONG	M	43	M	Prisoner	Commercial Agent	Scotland
Daniel PATIENT	M	52	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Easton, Essex
George JACKSON	U	61	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
William WEBB	U	19	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Portsmouth, Hampshire
William WEAVER	U	30	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Burnham, Essex
Robert SHAW	U	30	M	Prisoner	Stoker	Liverpool, Lancashire
Henry RICE	U	37	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Elmswell, Suffolk
Charles ALDERS	M	23	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Enfield, Middlesex
William NEWMAN	U	18	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Hythe, Essex
John SMITH	U	28	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Brandon, Suffolk
Samuel JOHNSTON	U	21	M	Prisoner	Paper Maker	Ireland
William RAWLINS	U	22	M	Prisoner	Carman	Dunmow, Essex
John STEPHENS	U	30	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland
George KINGSTON	U	17	M	Prisoner	Blacksmith	Portsmouth, Hampshire
John BRIGHT	U	28	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Dunmow, Essex
James WRIGHT	U	17	M	Prisoner	Carman	London, Middlesex
Charles BRADY	W	43	M	Prisoner	Fisherman	Leigh, Essex
David BROWN	M	33	M	Prisoner	Genl Hawker	South Wold, Suffolk
John LEIGH	U	27	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Liverpool, Lancashire
David FELTON	M	67	M	Prisoner	Rat Catcher V D	Sudbury, Suffolk
George ENGLISH	M	55	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	West Hanningfield, Essex
Harry HICKS	U	34	M	Prisoner	Carter	Springfield, Essex
William BEAR	M	34	M	Prisoner	Weaver (Silk)	Sudbury, Suffolk
James HAMMOND	M	30	M	Prisoner	Shoemaker	Ware, Hertford
George SMITH	U	23	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Sudbury, Suffolk
Thomas Richard PERRIN	U	19	M	Prisoner	Bargeman	Ilford, Essex
Samuel BRANCH	M	46	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Ipswich, Suffolk
James HAWKES	U	17	M	Prisoner	Rag Sorter (...)	Chelmsford, Essex
Edward James MILTON	M	33	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	London, Middlesex
Charles WEST	U	26	M	Prisoner	Comm Agent	Birmingham, Warwick
Patrick SANDERS	U	20	M	Prisoner	Shoemaker	London, Middlesex
James WILKINSON	U	18	M	Prisoner	Sweep	Chelmsford, Essex
George MASTERS	W	51	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Stratford, Essex
Simon BRAID	M	40	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	London, Middlesex
Henry BLYTHE	M	33	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Barking, Essex
Patrick BROWN	M	58	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Ireland
Alfred CARR	U	15	M	Prisoner	Fish Hawker	Ipswich, Suffolk
Thomas HARDEN	M	44	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Baddow, Essex
Joseph EDWARDS	U	19	M	Prisoner	Railway Laborer	Chelmsford, Essex
John MARNER	M	28	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Sudbury, Suffolk
George CHAPMAN	M	60	M	Prisoner	Bricklayer	Baddow, Essex
William PHILLIPS	U	40	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Kelvedon, Essex
Richard SALLOWS	M	37	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Colchester, Essex
William BRIGHT	M	29	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Plaistow, Essex
Michael HART	U	21	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Gravesend, Kent
Joseph ROWLETT	M	23	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Romford, Essex
Charles Amos PETCHEY	U	18	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Maldon, Essex
John CLARKE	U	22	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Thaxted, Essex
William SINGLETON	U	30	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	London, Middlesex
William WALLACE	U	36	M	Prisoner	Bricklayer	Stratford, Essex
George ORCHARD	U	40	M	Prisoner	Tailor	Plymouth, Devon
Walter CRAWLEY	U	16	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Tottenham, Middlesex
James COOPER	M	50	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Hornchurch, Essex
William DRIVER	W	43	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Hinderclay, Suffolk
Henry SMITH	U	18	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	London, Middlesex
John MAYNARD	W	49	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Epping, Essex
Lawrence PHILLIPS	U	24	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Maldon, Essex
Samuel REYNOLDS	U	30	M	Prisoner	Engine Driver	Newport, Essex
John WILLIAMS	M	32	M	Prisoner	Tailor	London, Middlesex
Henry PINKERTON	U	21	M	Prisoner	Dock Laborer	Tottenham, Middlesex
James HARPER	M	25	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Newport, Essex
Charles SMITH	U	29	M	Prisoner	No Occupation (A Vagrant)	Edwardstone, Suffolk
Charles HILLARD	M	45	M	Prisoner	Coal Agent	Ipswich, Suffolk
Thomas SOUTHGATE	U	45	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Colchester, Essex
John HAMMOND	U	17	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Stambridge, Essex
Edward HURLEY	U	18	M	Prisoner	Confectioner	London, Middlesex
Henry CHAPMAN	M	31	M	Prisoner	No Occupation	London, Middlesex
Charles MULLATON	U	18	M	Prisoner	Gen Laborer	Plaistow, Essex
James GOWER	U	24	M	Prisoner	Gen Laborer	Waltham, Essex
William CHILDS	U	23	M	Prisoner	Gen Laborer	Standford, Essex
William JUDD	U	17	M	Prisoner	Gen Laborer	Battlesbridge, Essex
Peter MARTIN	M	34	M	Prisoner	Sailor	Scotland
Arthur HIGGINS	U	20	M	Prisoner	Drapers Assistant	Chippenham, Wiltshire
Charles KING	U	27	M	Prisoner	General Dealer	London, Middlesex
James GILBERT	M	25	M	Prisoner	General Laborer	London, Middlesex
James NEILSON	U	18	M	Prisoner	Tailor	(Foreigner), Denmark
John PALLANT	W	67	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	London, Middlesex
Frank BIRD	U	24	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Hatfield, Essex
James COOPER	U	15	M	Prisoner	Errand Boy	London, Middlesex
George STOCK	U	26	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Dunmow, Essex
Thomas BRENNAN	U	22	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	London, Middlesex
George WHITE	U	63	M	Prisoner	Blacksmith	Shepherdstow, Lincoln
Julius EDERSHEM	M	61	M	Prisoner	Commiss Agent	(F), Austria
James DOWSETT	U	30	M	Prisoner	Gas Fitter	Boston, Lincoln
Frederick SHAWCROSS	U	16	M	Prisoner	Genl Hawker	London, Middlesex
Thomas LANGLEY	U	19	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Southend, Essex
William CRAWFORD	M	44	M	Prisoner	Tin Man	Scotland
Edward GROSS	M	30	F	Prisoner	Butcher	Nuneaton, Warwick
William George ANDERSON	U	20	M	Prisoner	Shoemaker	Colchester, Essex
Alfred RUSCHER	U	18	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	London, Middlesex
Samuel CADMAN	U	17	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Colchester, Essex
William SMITH	U	27	M	Prisoner	General Laborer	Colville, Derby
James EMMONS	W	38	M	Prisoner	Commission Agent	Horndon On The Hill, Essex
Thomas WISBEY	M	43	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Ilford, Essex
Thomas WHITE	W	29	M	Prisoner	Tailor	London, Middlesex
Robert REDDEN	U	35	M	Prisoner	No Occupation (A Vagrant)	Ely, Cambridge
Charles PARTRIDGE	M	26	M	Prisoner	Engine Fitter	London, Middlesex
William WORDLEY	W	46	M	Prisoner	Sailor	Brightlingsea, Essex
John BROCK	U	24	M	Prisoner	Groom	Norwich, Norfolk
James SHIPTON	M	39	M	Prisoner	Engine Fitter	Chelmsford, Essex
Charles DENNY	M	39	M	Prisoner	General Dealer	South Wold, Suffolk
Goerge WILLIAMS	M	39	M	Prisoner	General Labor	Leyton, Essex
James MCARTHY	U	19	M	Prisoner	General Labor	London, Middlesex
William BISDIC	W	51	M	Prisoner	Engineer	Bristol, Gloucester
William NODDIN	M	34	M	Prisoner	Ships Cook	Gravesend, Kent
John STURGEON	U	30	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Packenham, Suffolk
Adolphus STYLES	U	23	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	London, Middlesex
Charles HOY	U	21	M	Prisoner	Brickmaker	Dunmow, Essex
David VALE	M	55	M	Prisoner	No Occupation (Vagrant)	Colchester, Essex
Adolphus DOBSON	M	35	M	Prisoner	General Dealer	London, Middlesex
Alfred SNOWLING	U	18	M	Prisoner	General Laborer	London, Middlesex
Andrew John BARBER	M	38	M	Prisoner	Clerk	Canada
Edward SEARS	U	21	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Romford, Essex
Henry John TANFIELD	U	23	M	Prisoner	Groom	Grantham, Lincoln
John PORTER	U	19	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Grays, Essex
Charles HOOK	U	17	M	Prisoner	Barber	London, Middlesex
Michael QUINLAN	U	24	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Stratford, Essex
William Robert SPRAGGAN	M	31	M	Prisoner	Butcher	Hadleigh, Suffolk
Richard LEACH	U	37	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Kirtling, Cambridge
Joseph DAVIS	U	26	M	Prisoner	Wheelwright	Woodham Walter, Essex
Thomas WRIGHT	U	26	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Blackmore, Essex
William John BEARMAN	M	31	M	Prisoner	Baker	Cricksea, Essex
Alfred HATLEY	U	20	M	Prisoner	Sailor	Maldon, Essex
Henry LOCKWOOD	M	63	M	Prisoner	Green Grocer	Halesworth, Suffolk
William CORNISH	U	22	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	South Weald, Essex
John TAYLOR	U	18	M	Prisoner	Boot Riverter	Norwich, Norfolk
Ezra FISHER	U	25	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Colchester, Essex
John DOOLEY	M	27	M	Prisoner	Dock Laborer	Stratford, Essex
Phillip STOCK	U	20	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Gt Canfield, Essex
Joseph ROSE	M	27	M	Prisoner	An Ex Policeman No Occupation	London, Middlesex
John JAY	U	25	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	Colchester, Essex
William SPENCER	U	23	M	Prisoner	Genl Laborer	London, Middlesex
Henry MONK	U	19	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Latchingdon, Essex
Edwar GRIMES	U	21	M	Prisoner	Clerk	Colchester, Essex
John MUMFORD	U	26	M	Prisoner	Gardener	Chelmsford, Essex
Henry DAWSON	U	26	M	Prisoner	House Carpenter	Manchester, Lancashire
George FOWLER	U	21	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	London, Middlesex
Frederick TILLOT	M	28	M	Prisoner	Railway Clerk	Colchester, Essex
Alfred FENNING	M	44	M	Prisoner	House Carpenter	Wyvenhoe, Essex
Thomas REED	U	56	M	Prisoner	House Carpenter	Ipswich, Essex
Walter HAGGER	U	26	M	Prisoner	Carman	Broomfield, Essex
Francis READ	U	17	M	Prisoner	Fisherman	Canada
Henry SAUNDERS	M	49	M	Prisoner	General Laborer	London, Middlesex
Alfred BONNINGTON	U	20	M	Prisoner	General Laborer	Writtle, Essex
George HALL	U	43	M	Prisoner	General Laborer	London, Middlesex
Robert BOWYER	M	37	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Writtle, Essex
Thomas PARISH	M	47	M	Prisoner	Agricul Laborer	Daggenham, Essex
Thomas Samuel BATE	M	24	M	Prisoner	Engineer	Devon, Devon
James Clark DAY	M	36	M	Prisoner	News Agent	Colchester, Essex
George RUSCH	U	24	M	Prisoner	Shoemaker	Dovercourt, Essex
Frederick Chas. RICHARDSON	M	39	M	Prisoner	Engineer	Canada
James CUPPS	U	35	M	Prisoner	Soldier	Richmond, Surrey
Clara WATKINSON	U	17	F	Prisoner	Servant (Genl)	London, Middlesex
Elizabeth GUNNIPER	W	44	F	Prisoner	Charwoman	Clatton, Essex
Louisa SPINKS	W	36	F	Prisoner	Dressmaker	Dumemarket, Suffolk
Ann SIMMONS	M	32	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	Chadwell Heath, Essex
William SIMMONS	O	7	M	Son	(Baby)	Chelmsford (Prison), Essex
Mary Ann PORRELL	U	21	F	Prisoner	Needlewoman	South Farnbridge, Essex
Catherine WEBB	M	60	F	Prisoner	Charwoman	Colchester, Essex
Mary Ann TERRY	M	35	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	High Easton, Essex
David George TERRY	O	9	M	Son	No Occupation	Barkingside, Essex
Rachael KING	W	34	F	Prisoner	Charwoman	Maldon, Essex
Job KING	O	10	M	Son	(Baby)	Stratford, Essex
Mary Ann GODDARD	U	14	F	Prisoner	General Servant	Chadwell, Essex
Emma COOPER	M	38	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	Chadwell Heath, Essex
Esther COOPER	O	9	F	Daughter	(Baby)	Hornchurch, Essex
Mary Ann GAHN	U	19	F	Prisoner	General Servant	Plaistow, Essex
Jane BARTLETT	U	17	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	Devon, Devon
Johannah OFFARD	M	24	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	London, Middlesex
Ann MCQUEEN	U	23	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland
Mary Ann MORRIS	U	35	F	Prisoner	Vagrant	Ireland
Adelaide FERGUSON	U	19	F	Prisoner	General Srvant	London, Middlesex
Annie HASTINGS	W	32	F	Prisoner	Charwoman	London, Middlesex
Elizabeth MARSHALL	M	37	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	Ireland
Martha STOKES	M	25	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	London, Middlesex
Sarah Ann PAGE	M	45	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	Harwich, Essex
Ellen Grace WADWELL	M	20	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	Hatfield Heath, Essex
Norah SHARP	M	23	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	Ireland
Adelaide SMITH	W	33	F	Prisoner	Needlewoman	London, Middlesex
Elizabeth SMITH	U	37	F	Prisoner	Charwoman	Barking, Essex
Annie Gertrude MCLEOD	M	52	F	Prisoner	No Occupation	Ireland

Total residents: 217

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