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Tenterden Union Workhouse The Union Workhouse at Tenterden was designed by architect James Savage and constructed in 1843 on a site to the west of the town in Plummer Lane. Tenterden Poor Law Union comprised eleven constituent parishes : Appledore, Biddenden, High Halden, Kenardington, Newenden, Old Ebony, Rolvenden, Stone - Next - Tenterden, Tenterden, Wittersham and Woodchurch. The site of the now - demolished workhouse is occupied by the NHS West View hospital, which is managed by the Eastern and Coasta l Kent Primary Care Trust and provides nursing care for the elderly. Census 30 March 190 1 RG 13/779 f p N ame Last N ame Relation Condition Gender Age DoB Occupation Where Born Disabilities Notes 85 1 William MacDonald Head Married Male 61 1839 Workhouse Master (Local) Wadhurst, Sussex 85 1 Fanny MacDonald Wife Married Female 57 1843 Matron of Workhouse Dallington, Sussex 85 1 Arthur MacDonald Son Single Male 26 1874 Lace Merchant Nurseryman Rolvenden, Kent Employer 85 1 Mary Ann Reed Officer Single Female 41 1859 Hospital Nurse (Local) Newmarlles, Cambs. (Newmarket ?) 85 1 Elizabeth Herbert Servant Single Female 22 1878 Ward Servant Milton, Kent 85 1 Kate Robinson Servant Single Female 23 1877 Ward Servant Ashford, Kent 85 1 Mary Field Servant Widow Female 52 1848 Cook Domestic High Halden, Kent 85 1 George Hill Servant Married Male 44 1856 Boys Caretaker Gravesend, Kent 85 1 Priscilla Hill Servant Married Female 42 1858 Laundry Woman Gravesend, Kent 85 1 John West Inmate Single Male 34 1866 Agricultural Labourer Kent, Tenterden Imbecile 85 1 Matilda Wenbourne Inmate Single Female 46 1854 Charwoman Kent, Tenterden Imbecile 85 1 Ellen Watson Inmate Single Female 20 1880 Domestic Servant Kent, Tenterden 85 1 Ann Stedman Inmate Single Female 68 1832 Retired Charwoman Kent, Tenterden 85 1 Eliza Moon Inmate Widow Female 77 1823 Retired Charwoman Kent, Rolvenden 85 1 Alfred Samson Inmate Single Male 74 1826 Retired Agricultural Labourer Kent, Tenterden 85 1 William Turner Inmate Widower Male 86 1814 Retired Shoemaker (Bootm.) Kent, Wye 1 Charles Barnes Inmate Male 13 1887 Scholar Kent, Tenterden 85 1 William Cole Inmate Married Male 64 1836 Waiter Retired (Inn) Kent, Tenterden 85 1 Edwin Barnes Inmate Married Male 79 1821 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Benenden 85 1 Thomas Padgham Inmate Single Male 36 1864 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Tenterden 85 1 William Gammon Inmate Widower Male 76 1824 Retired Agricultural Labourer Kent, Tenterden 85 1 Harriett Tompsett Inmate Single Female 32 1868 Domestic Servant Kent, Wye 85 1 Harriett Paxty Inmate Widow Female 80 1820 Retired Charwoman Kent, Tenterden 85 1 William Valconschorten Inmate Widower Male 74 1826 London 85 1 William Haines Inmate Widower Male 77 1823 Retired Bricklayer Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Thomas Burden Inmate Single Male 76 1824 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Adolphus Hart Inmate Married Male 73 1827 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Tenterden f p N ame Last N ame Relation Condition Gender Age DoB Occupation Where Born Disabilities Notes 85 2 Emily Hart Inmate Married Female 66 1834 Retired Charwoman Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Edward Chainey Inmate Single Male 76 1824 Retired Gardener Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Harold Wentmore Inmate Male 7 1893 Scholar Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Harry Millen Inmate Single Male 22 1878 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Albert Britcher Inmate Single Male 34 1866 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Rolvenden 85 2 Frederick Hook Inmate Widower Male 62 1838 Retired Soldier Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Hannah Wentmore Inmate Single Female 31 1869 Domestic Servant Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Sarah Horne Inmate Widow Female 88 1812 Retired Charwoman Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Henry Nye Inmate Widower Male 83 1817 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Stone 85 2 Percy Wentmore Inmate Male 1 1899 Infant Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Charles Howard Inmate Single Male 30 1870 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Surrey, Mitcham 85 2 John Burden Inmate Widower Male 78 1822 Horse Collar Maker (Ret. Sad.) Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Walter Burt Inmate Widower Male 72 1828 Retired Farm Labourer & Carter (Ag. Horse) Kent, Sandhurst 85 2 Edward Wentmore Inmate Male 12 1888 Scholar Kent, Tenterden 85 2 James Wallace Inmate Single Male 38 1862 Painter London 85 2 Emily Bailey Inmate Widow Female 67 1833 Retired Charwoman Kent, Tenterden 85 2 John Whyborn Inmate Single Male 52 1848 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Thomas Turner Inmate Single Male 59 1841 Stoker Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Ann Mainwaring Inmate Single Female 32 1868 Domestic Servant Kent, Tenterden Feeble minded 85 2 George Heath Inmate Married Male 51 1849 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Maidstone 85 2 Eliza Heath Inmate Married Female 30 1870 Charwoman Kent, Woodchurch 85 2 Frederick Heath Inmate Male 6 1894 Child Kent, Tenterden 85 2 Alfred Heath Inmate Male 2 1898 Infant Kent, Tenterden 86 3 Elsie Heath Inmate Female 9 1891 Scholar Kent, Tenterden 86 3 Elizabeth West Inmate Widow Female 75 1825 Retired Charwoman Kent, Sissinghurst 86 3 Stephen West Inmate Single Male 46 1854 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Tenterden 86 3 Louisa Swinyard Inmate Widow Female 76 1824 Retired Charwoman Kent, Tenterden 86 3 Eliza Blackman Inmate Widow Female 84 1816 Retired Charwoman Kent, Tenterden 86 3 Harriett Chacksfield Inmate Widow Female 71 1829 Retired Charwoman Kent, Tenterden 86 3 Eliza Cole Inmate Married Female 64 1836 Retired Charwoman Gloucestershire, Tewksbury 86 3 Mary Apps Inmate Single Female 48 1852 Retired Domestic Servant Kent, Appledore Imbecile 86 3 Thomas Tucker Inmate Widower Male 86 1814 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Warehorne 86 3 William Norris Inmate Widower Male 81 1819 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Deal 86 3 Sarah Wood Inmate Widow Female 81 1819 Retired Charwoman Kent, Appledore 86 3 Joseph Stace Inmate Male 12 1888 Scholar Kent, Warehorne f p N ame Last N ame Relation Condition Gender Age DoB Occupation Where Born Disabilities Notes 86 3 Elizabeth Wickham Inmate Single Female 78 1822 Retired Charwoman Kent, Appledore Imbecile 86 3 Jonathan Rummery Inmate Single Male 58 1842 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Warehorne 86 3 Sean Parks Inmate Widower Male 73 1827 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Appledore 86 3 Richard Fowle Inmate Single Male 61 1839 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Stone 86 3 Edward Clarke Inmate Widower Male 75 1825 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Sussex, Rye Blind 86 3 Mary Wood Inmate Widow Female 77 1823 Retired Charwoman Kent, Stone 86 3 John Wimble Inmate Widower Male 76 1824 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Appledore 86 3 William Bourne Inmate Married Male 40 1860 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Appledore 86 3 Jane Bourne Inmate Married Female 29 1871 Charwoman Kent, Appledore 86 3 Ernest Bourne Inmate Male 1 1899 Infant Kent, Appledore 86 3 John Holyer Inmate Single Male 24 1876 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Ashford 86 3 Mary Wildish Inmate Single Female 66 1834 Retired Charwoman Kent, Biddenden 86 3 Emmaline Drury Inmate Single Female 45 1855 Charwoman Kent, Biddenden 86 4 Alice Drury Inmate Single Female 8 1892 Scholar Kent, Biddenden 86 4 Frederick Johnson Inmate Single Male 16 1884 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, High Halden Imbecile 86 4 Esther Johnson Inmate Single Female 17 1883 Domestic Servant Kent, High Halden 86 4 Mary Sharpe Inmate Single Female 81 1819 Retired Charwoman Kent, Biddenden 86 4 John Hatcher Inmate Widower Male 80 1820 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Biddenden Imbecile 86 4 Clara Day Inmate Single Female 45 1855 Retired Charwoman Kent, Biddenden Feeble Minded 86 4 Richard Giles Inmate Widower Male 83 1817 Retired Carrier (Carm.) Kent, Smarden 86 4 Susan Taylor Inmate Widow Female 68 1832 Retired Charwoman Kent, Cranbrook 86 4 Caroline Chacksfield Inmate Widow Female 86 1814 Retired Charwoman Sussex, Rye 86 4 Fanny Wise Inmate Single Female 14 1886 Charwoman Kent, Biddenden Feeble Minded 86 4 Susan Wise Inmate Female 10 1890 Scholar Kent, Biddenden 86 4 John Wise Inmate Male 4 1896 Scholar Kent, Tenterden 86 4 Ruth Wise Inmate Female 1 1899 Infant Kent, Tenterden 86 4 Caroline Benn Inmate Widow Female 75 1825 Retired Charwoman Kent, Tenterden 86 4 Charles Milsted Inmate Single Male 77 1823 Retired Carpenter Kent, High Halden 86 4 William Record Inmate Single Male 13 1887 Scholar Kent, Biddenden Feeble Minded 86 4 Catherine Jarrett Inmate Widow Female 67 1833 Retired Charwoman Kent, Biddenden 86 4 John Bentley Inmate Widower Male 74 1826 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Sutton Vallance [Sutton Valence] 86 4 Olive Relf Inmate Single Female 17 1883 Domestic Servant Kent, Frittenden 86 4 Jane Farrance Inmate Married Female 55 1845 Charwoman Kent, High Halden 86 4 William Farrance Inmate Male 9 1891 Scholar Kent, High Halden 86 4 Henry Farrance Inmate Male 7 1893 Scholar Kent, High Halden f p N ame Last N ame Relation Condition Gender Age DoB Occupation Where Born Disabilities Notes 86 4 Thomas Farrance Inmate Male 5 1895 Scholar Kent, High Halden 86 4 Charles Farrance Inmate Male 4 1896 Scholar Kent, High Halden 86 4 Catherine Farrance Inmate Female 1 1899 Infant Kent, High Halden 87 5 Jonathan Bourne Inmate Widower Male 79 1821 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, High Halden 87 5 Eliza Mancer Inmate Single Female 23 1877 Domestic Servant Kent, Rolvenden 87 5 Frederick Moore Inmate Male 12 1888 Scholar Kent, Tenterden 87 5 Maria Whatman Inmate Single Female 47 1853 Charwoman Kent, Rolvenden 87 5 Ann Whatman Inmate Single Female 18 1882 Domestic Servant Kent, Rolvenden 87 5 Fanny Seward Inmate Single Female 25 1875 Domestic Servant Kent, Brookland 87 5 Alfred Martin Inmate Widower Male 83 1817 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Sussex, Udimore 87 5 John Austen Inmate Single Male 53 1847 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Rolvenden 87 5 John Glover Inmate Widower Male 84 1816 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Stone 87 5 Ann Carter Inmate Single Female 23 1877 Domestic Servant Sussex, Rye 87 5 Stephen Addy Inmate Single Male 81 1819 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Wittersham 87 5 George Wenham Inmate Single Male 29 1871 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Wittersham 87 5 John Proctor Inmate Single Male 68 1832 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Sussex, Rye 87 5 Jonathan Rolfe Inmate Single Male 81 1819 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Wittersham 87 5 Ann Haffenden Inmate Single Female 82 1818 Retired Charwoman Kent, Tenterden Imbecile 87 5 Nora King Inmate Child Female 11 1889 Scholar Kent, Wittersham Imbecile 87 5 Stephen Fagg Inmate Widower Male 77 1823 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Warehorne 87 5 Ann Bridger Inmate Single Female 66 1834 Retired Charwoman Kent, Woodchurch Feeble Minded 87 5 Ellen Beck Inmate Single Female 24 1876 Domestic Servant Kent, Woodchurch 87 5 Sarah Theobald Inmate Single Female 66 1834 Retired Charwoman Kent, Hever Feeble Minded 87 5 Charles Cole Inmate Single Male 40 1860 Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Woodchurch 87 5 Sarah Winder Inmate Single Female 81 1819 Retired Charwoman Kent, Appledore 87 5 Sarah Webb Inmate Widow Female 80 1820 Retired Charwoman Kent, Biddenden 87 5 Edwin Bromham Inmate Widower Male 65 1835 Retired Farm Labourer (Ag. L.) Kent, Woodchurch 87 5 Emily Ditton Inmate Single Female 65 1835 Retired Charwoman Kent, Woodchurch 87 6 Alice Johnson Inmate Single Female 24 1876 Domestic Servant Kent, High Halden Imbecile 87 6 Reginald Johnson Inmate Male 4 m 1900 Infant Kent, Tenterden 87 6 John Osbourne Inmate Single Male 40 1860 Farm Labourer (Ag. L. - Casual) Sussex, Hastings [Age difficult to read] 87 6 Alfred Spicer Inmate Single Male 63 1837 Farm Labourer (Ag. L. - Casual) London [Age difficult to read] 87 6 Alfred Watts Inmate Single Male 40 1860 Farm Labourer (Ag. L. - Casual) Essex, Mistley [Age difficult to read] f p N ame Last N ame Relation Condition Gender Age DoB Occupation Where Born Disabilities Notes 87 6 Henry Newberry Inmate Single Male 34 1866 Farm Labourer (Ag. L. - Casual) Islington, London [Age difficult to read] 87 6 John Childs Inmate Widower Male 51 1849 Tailor (Casual) Kent, Strood [Age difficult to read] 87 6 John Jones Inmate Widower Male 50 1850 Gardener (Casual) Holloway, London [Age difficult to read] 87 6 George Hills Inmate Single Male 17 1883 Farm Labourer (Ag. L. - Casual) Sussex, Brighton [Age difficult to read] 87 6 Henry Davis Inmate Married Male 41 1859 Farm Labourer (Ag. L. - Casual) London, Camberwell 87 6 Alice Davis Inmate Married Female 38 1862 Laundress (Casual) London, Deptford 87 6 Henry Davis Inmate Male 4 1896 Scholar (Casual) Kent, Canterbury 87 6 Mabel Davis Inmate Female 1 1899 (Casual) Kent, Tenterden Transcription by Bob Chown. Design and additional material by Gary Samson. © 2008 Woodchurch Ancestry Group (www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk)