Almshouse Residents 1873 - 1999

 

Almshouses in Rebow Rd Wivenhoe

Women who were living in the Almshouse between 1873-1999

The first six residents who were nominated by Mary Ann Sanford in 1873:

Elizabeth Chamberlain                                     1873 – 1878

Rebecca Woodward                                          1873 – 1874

Sarah Forsgate                                                   1873 – 1875

Elizabeth Gardner                                              1873 – 1877

Ann Hale                                                              1873 – 1874

Hannah Cleave.                                                  1873 – 1875

As a resident died or could no longer manage to live independantly new ‘Inmates’ ( as they were then termed. This term was eventually changed to resident ) took up residence. This is a list of all those women who spent the later years of their life in one of the almshouses.

1874 – 1881                                                           Took up Residence

Mary Turner                                                             1874 – 1883

Sarah Bennet                                                           1874 – 1880

Sarah Studd                                                             1875 – 1878

Sarah Munson                                                         1876 – 1880

Mary Ann Howling                                                  1877 – 1882

Anna Maria Turner                                                 1878 – 1892

Sarah Ann Eaton                                                     1878 – 1890

Elizabeth Dennis                                                     1880 – 1894

Mary Ann Cole                                                         1880 – 1918

1881 – 1891

Susannah Blyth                                                       1882 – 1883

Mary Aldridge                                                          1882 – 1899

Harriet Gunn                                                            1883 – 1884

Mary Cole                                                                 1883 – 1887

Elizabeth Cole                                                          1884 – 1889

Mary Ann Lucy Scivener                                        1887 – 1891

Jemima Mills                                                            1889 – 1902

Mary Martin                                                             1890 – 1904

1891 – 1901

Sarah Rudland                                                        1892 – 1897

Caroline Catherine Burton                                   1892 – 1896

Mary Ann Hibbs                                                     1894 – 1909

Mary Ann Smith                                                     1896 – 1901

Sarah Ellen Cole                                                     1897 – 1904

Isabella Matilda Chaney                                       1900 – 1913

Julia Oakley                                                             1901 –

1901 – 1911

Eliza Cheek                                                             1903 – 1916

Ann Wilhelmia Mills                                             1904 – 1919

Eliza Cutt                                                                1904 – 1920

Mary Ann Cole                                                       1909 – 1918

1911 – 1921

Mary Ann Elizabeth Barr                                      1913 – 1920

Emma Clover                                                         1916 –

Mary Elizabeth Smith                                           1919 – 1923

Emily Ellis                                                               1919 – 1920

Louisa Harrington                                                1920 – 1927

Caroline Elizabeth Southerwood                       1920 – 1921

Eliza Cheek                                                            1921 –

1921 – 1931

Emma Oakley                                                       1922 –

Sarah Ann Davies                                                1923 –

Rose Tabor                                                           1927 – 1927

Sarah Welham                                                     1927 –

Eliza Hatch                                                            1928 –

Georgina Moore                                                  1931 –

1931 – 1941

Louisa Beckwith                                                  1933 –

Mary Mills                                                             1933 –

Ada Abraham                                                       1937 –

Mary Ann Pitt                                                       1938 – 1944

Mrs Joyce                                                              1939 –

Mrs Cranmer                                                        1939 –

Mrs Carrington                                                    1940 – 1945

1941 – 1951

Mrs Butler                                                            1942 – 1943

Phoebe Plester                                                    1943 – 1962

Emma Gilbey                                                       1944 – 1955

Anne Eagle                                                           1945 – 1965

Ada Mills                                                               1945 –

K Crosby                                                               1947 – 1957

Mrs Bready                                                          1948 –

Mrs Jenkinson                                                     1949 – 1960

1951 – 1961

Mrs B Dann                                                         1955 – 1957

Mrs A Eaton                                                        1955 – 1956

Mrs Fennell                                                         1956 – 1966

Mrs Braddock                                                     1957 – 1958

L. J Maskell                                                          1957 – 1962

Mrs Hempstead                                                 1959 – 1964

1961 – 1971

Miss Trayler                                                       1962 – 1973

C Barnes                                                             1962 – 1966

J Simons                                                             1962 – 1973

Mrs Morley                                                        1964 – 1965

Mrs Ballam                                                        1966 – 1970

Mrs Angus                                                          1968 – 1972

1971 – 1981

Mrs Linnett                                                        1974 – 1992

Mrs King                                                             1974 – 1989

Mrs D Simons                                                    1974 – 1973

Mrs Herbert                                                       1974 – 1975

Mrs A M Parry                                                    1974 – 1984

M. E. Hillyard                                                      1974 – 1995

Mrs Goodey                                                        1975 –

1981 – 1991

Mrs Downing                                                      1984 – 1995

Mrs Goodwin                                                      1986 – 1989

Mrs Edwards                                                       1989 – 1991

Mrs Daphne King                                               1989 – 1989

Winifred Vera Hughs                                         1991 – 1998

1991 – 1999

Mrs I M Hammond                                            1992 –

D W Cowlin                                                         1994

Ellen D Barnes                                                   1995

L May                                                                   1995 – 1996

G Bowes                                                              1996

Pauline Healey                                                   1999.

Names that were shown on the Census between 1881- 1911

1881                                                                                AGE

Sarah Ann Eaton                                                          65

Anna Maria Turner                                                      77

Mary Ann Turner                                                         74

(staying with Mary Ann was)

(her granddaughter Mary Ann Oakley)                     7

Mary Ann Howling                                                      70

Mary Ann Cole                                                             75

1 Property was unoccupied

1891

Mary Martin  (living at No 1)                                    79

Anna Turner (living at No2)                                      86

Jemima Mills (living at No 3)                                    75

Mary Aldridge (living at No4)                                   75

Elizabeth Dennis (living at No 5)                              73

(staying with Elizabeth was)

(her granddaughter)

Maud Mills                                                                     9

Mary Scrivener (living at No 6)                                71

1901

Mary Martin                                                                  89

Isabella Chaney                                                            62

Mary A Smith                                                                79

Mary Ann Hibbs                                                           78

Sarah E Cole                                                                   72

Jemimah Mills                                                               79

1911

Ann W Mills                                                                   88

Isabella Matilda Chaney                                             72

Mary A Cole                                                                   73

Julia Ashley                                                                    74

Eliza Cheek                                                                     76

Eliza Catt                                                                         77