BIOGRAPHIeS
DATABASE

Caroline ANDREWS (b. 1849-d.1912) How did the family of a habitual fraudster from Essex end up in Guildford Workhouse?

Rebecca (1872-1942); Henry (1873-1945); Clara (1875-1951); Joseph (1877-1944); "Infant" (1881-1881)
Sidney ATTFIELD "Vagrant" (b.1840-d.?) Workhouse, homeless and prisoner, all by the age of 16
Stephen BARRY (b.1799-d.1886) aka John Barry, Stephen Barrett. Six years in gaol for "uttering counterfeit coin"
William BILLIMORE (b.1820-d.1884) Man with a violent temper
Jane Elizabeth BLAKE (b.1853-d.1925) Albury Heath sub-postmistress - a "very trying woman"
Ellen BROWN (b.1837-d.1909) Born Jovial Sailor Ripley, taken to Canada by brother after 33 years in the workhouse
William BURDOCK (b.1803-d.1882) "Base-born" Worplesdon man raises 8 children, grandfather of 42
Benjamin BUTCHER (b.1835-d.1923) Not a model soldier, but comes home a hero
Martha CHEESEMAN (b.1839-d.1905) Pirbright woman's deafness leads to more than half a lifetime in institutions
Diana CLARK (b.1828-d.1901) "Thoroughly looked after" in Brookwood after brawls, drunkenness and 23 years in the workhouse
Martha CORNISH (b.1798-d.1882) Cholera in Victorian London strikes family twice
Harriett COURT (b.1853-d.1915) Family with serious health issues do their best for Harriett
Stephen DALLEN (b.1813-d.1886) A bleak life for Ockham born rag-and-bone man after both parents die in same week
Christiana DOUTHWAITE (b.1801-d.1882) From Teesside to Weyside, grandmother reunites with family
Jane EADES (Edes, Ede) (b.ca1851-d.1907) Family then Workhouse care for Stoke girl
Henry EDE (b.1816-d.1884) Epilepsy and alcohol, an unhappy combination
Edward FAGGETTER (b.1833-d.1884) Pirbright man brought down by disability, poverty and domestic violence
Francis FAGGETTER (b.1873-d.1940) Pirbright boy finds stability after traumatic childhood
Ann FURLONGER née Varndell (b.1799-d.1886) Widow from Witley (Hambledon Union)
William GARRETT (b.ca1814-d.1887) From tannery to workhouse and gaol for Godalming man
Ellen GILL (b.1863-d.1918) Workhouse sends vulnerable but dangerous Farncombe woman to Brookwood
George GODDARD (b.1859-d.1918) Compton-born man finds peace in Brookwood Asylum after tough time in Guildford Workhouse
George (b.1842-d.1898), Ellen (b.1848-d.1915) GOODRIDGE

Francis (b.1872-d.1908), Sarah (b.1874-d.1953), Anne (b.1875-d.1882), Bertha (b.1880-d.1910)

Family stays strong despite father's failings
Jane GUNNER (b.1827-d.1882) Worplesdon family care for vulnerable daughter
William HAMILTON (b.ca1812-d.1898) Wife's tragic death in fire at home leaves Send thatcher bereft
Henry (b.1867-d.1948), William (b.1869-d.1921), Alice (b.1871-d.?), James (b.1873-d.1953) HART

Groundbreaking Hart family make Guildford Union proud
John HAYES (b.ca1830?-d.?) Workhouse inmate's past lost in the "Hayes"
Rose (b.1869-d.1944), George (b.1871-d.1902?), Ellen (b.1874-d.?), Eliza (b.1877-d.1966) HEBBURN

Abandoned children given new start in Canada
Elizabeth HILL (b.1840-d.1904) Single mother of Henry, finds stability after long struggle
Henry HILL (b.1872-d.1920) Soap opera of lies, deceit and bigamy ends in tragedy
John HILL (b.1853-d.1908) Valued inmate of the workhouse for nearly 40 years
Martha HOGSFLESH (b.1852-d.1913) Half her life in institutions
Eliza HOLT née Garrett (b.ca1810-d.1881) A life on the edge of poverty for Godalming family
Letitia HUNT (b.1845-d.1910) Death of five siblings and mother by age ten

Henry (1869-?); Fanny (1872-1961)
Flora (b.1869-d.1955) and George (b.1873-d.?) JACKMAN Twice abandoned in childhood of misery
Mary Ann JOYCE (b.1868-d.?) and Walter SHIRES (b.1873-d.1937) Stark contrast in half-siblings' lives
William (b.1845-d.1916) and Ellen (b. ca1852-d.1911) KILLICK "Father Christmas" arrested for begging
(Elizabeth) Lucy LARBY née Legg (b.1811-d.1883) Survived on Outdoor Relief and rag cutting at Eashing paper mill
Job (b.ca1814-d.1891) and Sarah (b. ca1794-d.1881) LIGHT Travellers settle in Godalming
Alfred LOVELL (b.1845-d.?) Mercantile clerk splits from family and disappears
Gertrude MACKNELL (b.1874-d.1940) Teenager defies child migration scheme by returning home
Mary MARSHALL (b.abt.1804-d.1881) Twice-widowed Sussex woman becomes "monthly nurse" in Guildford
Elizabeth MARTIN née Slyfield (b.ca 1800-d.1883) Uncaring son refuses to support mother in Guildford Union Workhouse
John MATLOCK (b.ca1822-d.1884) Gaol better than workhouse, according to Worplesdon tramp
Henry MESSENGER (b.1832-d.1889) Maintains "hard-working" attitude even in Brookwood Asylum
Henry MILEHAM (Milam) (b.1820-d.1881) Single life for Worplesdon man battling ill-health
Edward MITCHELL (b.ca1800-d.1887) Over 30 years as a Godalming bargeman before being caught stealing
Jane MITCHELL née Chalcraft (b.1852-d.?) Young family decimated by ill health

Priscilla (1873-1881); Susan (1878-1881)
Rhoda Jane PARSONS (b.1837-d.1899) 'Order of Removal' from St Marylebone to Guildford Union Workhouse
Peter (b.1802-d.1881) & Sarah (b.1805-1883) PERCY Age no barrier in winning battle against authorities
Jane Sarah POTTERTON née Dimmings (b.1794-d.1882) Tragedy of husband's suicide
William READING (b.1813-d.1886) 16-year-old transported to Australia, returns home to West Clandon
Henry SIMMONDS (b.ca1821-d.?) A night at the Guildford 'Spike' for a lonely vagrant
Agnes SLOW (b.ca1866-d.1943) Raised in workhouse, life-changing 'marriage' to former convict
Kate SMITH (b.1879-d.1882) Victim of tuberculosis in just her third year
Edward SUTLIEFF (b.1838-d.1897) Itinerant life for Guildford man following shocking death of parents
James TICKNOR / TICKNER (b.1832-d.1890) Family responsibilities weigh heavily on Godalming teenager
Sarah TRIGG (b. ca1826-d.?) Hertfordshire woman found 'Not Guilty' of poisoning her husband and son,

moves to Merrow with third 'husband
Thomas TUCKER (b.1805-d.1882) Leather worker in Godalming's tanning industry
Eliza TURNER (b ca.1798-d.?) Her full story awaits discovery
Henry WEBB (b ca.1799-d.1884) Wife's death leaves Guildford man unable to cope
Lucy WELLAND (b.1872-d.1945) Father's death for a new-born leads to a childhood in Guildford Workhouse
Mercy WELLAND (b.1840-d.1907) Young Kent widow is "removed" to Guildford Workhouse with new baby and 2 year old
Walter WELLAND (b.1870-d.1938) Workhouse boy becomes loyal Army man in British & Canadian forces, serves in 3 conflicts