Woking Prison, Staff and Prisoners, Census 1881

Note: This information is taken from the 1881 census and may not be complete

Staff:

Note: most of these staff lived in Prison Cottages or on Prison Lane or Victory Lane. The residences of the governor and the governer of the ladies prison were occupied only by servants at the time of the census.

Fred A. GARDINER    M    44     M     Dublin, (Head),
Chaplain M F C Prison Woking M A Oxford & Dublin

James D. STEELE    W    38     M     Arbroath, (Head)
Med Officer H M Prison Woking

Richard C. CORBETT    M    29     M     St Georges Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, (Head)
Deputy Governor Convict Prison Service

John H. ASKHAM    M    47     M     Eslington, Derby, England, (Head)
Civil Service Steward Woking Convict Prison

William TICKNER    M    31     M     Stoke, Surrey, England, (Head)
Assistant Warder

Joseph WALLACE    M    49     M     Cork, Ireland, (Head)
Prison Officer

Thomas MURPHY    M    36     M     Clanskilly, Ireland, (Head)
Assistant Warder

George WALKER    M    36     M     Scotland, (Head)
Prison Warder

James ROGERS    M    39     M     Madras, East Indies, (Head)
Assistant Warder Chelsea Pensioner

Robert N. RUTHERFORD    M    41     M     Hertford, Hertford, England, (Head)
Assistant Warder

Thomas BLAMPHIN    M    48     M     Oxford, England, (Head)
Warder Convict Prison

Thomas BARTLETT    M    40     M     St Mary Guildford, Surrey, England, (Head)
Assistant Warder

Francis LEE    M    44     M     Bramley, Surrey, England, (Head)
Prison Warder

Albert JACKSON    M    45     M     Tiverton, Devon, England, (Head)
Assistant Warder

Samuel JAMES    M    40     M     Somerset, England, (Head)
Assistant Warder

Robert GRAHAM    M    40     M     Wigtownshire, Scotland, (Head)
Warder Woking Prison

William CLARKE    M    41     M     Newington, (Head)
Assistant Warder Woking Prison

William MATHIS    M    35     M     London Islington, London, Middlesex, England, (Head)
Warder Convict Prison

Edmund AYRES    M    40     M     Kentisbeare, Devon, England, (Head)
Assistant Warder

David HARMS    M    46     M     Horsell, Surrey, England, (Head)
Warder Convict Department

Charles W.T. KYBETT    M    40     M     Rochester City Of, Kent, England, (Head)
Warder Convict Prison

Thomas R. VILE    M    44     M     Bolton, Lancashire, England, (Head)
Warder Convict Prison

William SALTER    M    42     M     Bettaugh, Suffolk, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Prison Warder

Jesse F. KNIGHT    M    37     M     Hook, Hampshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder H M Convict Service

Richard SCHELLER    M    45     M     Portland, Dorset, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Blacksmith Warder

William VAUGHAN    M    42     M     Hursley, Hampshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Prison Officer

William EVELEIGH    M    36     M     Somerset, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder Prison

John RYAN    M    47     M     Tipperey Co, Ireland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder

William HAMER    M    55     M     Maidstone, Kent, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

Henry A. SHERLOCK    M    38     M     Puttenham, Surrey, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Principal Baker Woking Male Prison

William BAXTER    M    50     M     Hascombe, Surrey, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Principal Warder

Charles HARVEY    M    34     M     Reading, Berkshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Blacksmith Warder Civil Service

William R. WARKER    M    45     M     Peebles, Scotland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Principal Warder Convict Dept

Frederick SCAMMELL    M    51     M     Aylesbury, Berkshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Principal Warder

James B. CARPENTER    M    57     M     Putney, Surrey, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Principal Warder

George ARNOLD    M    48     M     Halstead, Essex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Acting Principal Warder

George FRY    M    45     M     Kings Cliffe, Northampton, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Infirmary Principal Warder

Alfred DURBAN    M    39     M     Hanwell, Middlesex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Prison Warder

Charles WOODFORD    M    32     M     Maybank Bradford, Somerset, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder

William MALE    M    62     M     Basham, Sussex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Principal Warder

Warwick FREEBODY    M    37     M     Hounslow, Middlesex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder

James TILLEY    M    47     M     Dawlish, Devon, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder In Convict Prison

Robert M. HUMPHRIES    W    43     M     Farleigh, Somerset, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Discipline Clerk H M Convict Prison

John THOMPSON    M    36     M     Ireland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

Alfred DOWNEY    M    40     M     Chichester, Sussex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder (Army Pensioner)

[2]George BARNES    M    38      M    Gosport, Hampshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

Alfred DAVIES    M    48     M     Worcester, Worcester, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

Samuel LEE    M    39     M     Lambeth, Surrey, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder

Henry EVELEIGH    M    37     M     North Netherton, Somerset, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

Edward BEARMAN    M    41     M     Gibraltar
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Engine Fitter

James ABBOTT    M    45     M     East Bergholt, Suffolk, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

John HANDLEY    M    30     M     Wexford Co, Ireland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

Benjamin E. SHIELDS    U    25     M     Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
    Rel:    Boarder Lodger
    Occ:    Clerk At Woking Prison (C S)

William METHERELL    M    45     M     Tavistock, Devon, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Prison Warder

[1]Richard SCOTT    M    44      M    Chatham, Kent, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

Frederick MARTIN    M    45     M     Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

William WHITEHEAD    M    43     M     Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder

James T. BRODERICK    M    40     M     Kingsbury, Middlesex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder Discipline Clerk

William J. WADMORE    M    31     M     Westmeen, Hampshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

Richard BEVIS    M    37     M     Gosport, Hampshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

Joseph MATTHEWS    M    40     M     Dlaw, Cornwall, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

Geoge A. DOUGLAS    M    42     M     Ireland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Chief Warder Woking Prison

Charles GREGG    M    65     M     Ireland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Scripture Reader

James WEDLOCK    M    48     M     (British Subject), Central America
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Steward Convict Dept Civil Service

Clara STEVENS    U    53     F     Westminster
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Deputy Superintendent F Prison

Henry D. FOWMARTIN    U    33     M     Brittany (B S)
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assist Surgeon H M Convict Prison

John CAMPBELL    W    66     M     Scotland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    M.D.Kings College

Joseph B. WHEELER    M    68     M     Middlesex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Clergyman & Chaplain Woking M Prison

John O LEARY    U    38     M     Ireland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    R C Priest Woking Prison

William LEDGER    W    53     M     Richmond, Surrey, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Principal Gate Keeper Prison

Frederick GRANT    M    50     M     St Giles, Oxford, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Gatekeeper Prison

Alfred BAXTER    M    46     M     Lewes, Sussex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Carpenter Warder Woking Prison

John H.T. PERRETT    M    39     M     East Stour, Dorset, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Messenger Woking Prison

David BURRIDGE    M    56     M     South Perrott, Dorset, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Stewards Porter Woking Prison

Richard BRIDGEMAN    M    56     M     Gulvail, Cornwall, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Bricklayer Woking Prison

Henry MAYES    M    51     M     Buntingford, Hertford, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Stewards Labourer Woking Prison

Isaac HURL    M    46     M     Lymington, Hampshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Stoker Convict Department

William KENSDALE    M    42     M     Colchester, Essex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder (Gardener)(D)

John WILLIS    M    50     M     Ireland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Stewards Porter Female Prison

Frederick PAMPHILON    M    37     M     Hammerton, Middlesex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder Penr Royal Navy

David ORR    M    47     M     Scotland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder Chelsea Pensioner

[2]George BARNES    M    70      M    Gosport, Hampshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder Superannuated To Woking Prison

Joseph W. BOWDEN    M    37     M     London, London, Middlesex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder

Robert G. HALL    M    48     M     Windsor, Berkshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder

George PEPPARD    M    38     M     Soberton, Hampshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Assistant Warder Pensioner

Frederick HOLMAN    M    41     M     Slanmer Park, Sussex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Dispencer Convict Department

William STACEY    M    56     M     Holworthy, Devon, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Foreman Of Works H M Convict Prison

Thomas A. WARD    M    41     M     St Pancras, Middlesex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Prison Officer

Elizabeth MACKEY    W    60     F     London, Middlesex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Lady Scripture Reader Woking Prison

Thomas HAYDON    M    41     M     Farnborough, Warwick, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Warder

Harriet BICKLEY    W    51     F     Burton On Trent
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Work Mistress Female Convict Prison

William WELLER    M    43     M     Lewes, Sussex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    1st Class Clerk Convict Department

James BRINE    M    65     M     Gosport, Hampshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Scripture Reader Woking Prison

Patrick DALEY    M    51     M     Tipperary Castle Down, Ireland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Principal Warder

Henry F.M. BATTLEY    M    37     M     At Sea
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Asst War. Woking Convict Prison

William J. EVERY    M    55     M     Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Engineer Convict Prison

William HUTTON    M    51     M     Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Chelsea Pensioner Prison Warder

George STATLE    M    38     M     Scotland
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Nightwatchman Prison

Richard DOBSON    M    55     M     Chobham, Surrey, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Asst Warder Woking Prison

Joseph F. GREENFIELD    M    34     M     Pulborough, Sussex, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Shoolmaster Woking Prison

William DEVONPORT    M    43     M     Grandborough, Warwick, England
    Rel:    Head
    Occ:    Asst. Warder Woking Prison

[1] Richard Scott is the brother of William and John Scott who were warders at Parkhurst prison at this time

[2] These two George Barnes are likely father and son

 

 


acknowledgements: This information was transcribed from the 1881 census of the United Kingdom CD's produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

ŠKenneth Scott and others

Last updated 6 October 2001