Whitehaven Poor Law in 1821

Port of Whitehaven

Fund for the Relief of Sick, Maimed and Disabled Seaman in the Merchants' Service

If any person, on examining the above list, should find any of the Pensioners therein named to be of good circumstances, bad character, or in any other manner unworthy to receive a pension out of this Fund; or that any of the Children are not living, or are above the age of fourteen years, he is desired to communicate the same to any of the Trustees under mentioned, to Mr.E.C. Knubley, Solicitor; or to Mr.W.M.Sawyers, at the Custom House, Whitehaven: and all persons giving satisfactory information, who wish their names to be concealed, are requested to state so at the time - And all Masters of Vessels, or in their absence, the principal Owners thereof, are to deliver to Mr.W.M.Sawyers a Muster Roll, signed by themselves, containing a just and true account of the number of Men & Boys, including the Master, with the time of their entry and discharge, and to pay the full Duty of 6d per month, per man, for the whole of the Ship's company, on Penalties of £20; In consequence of the improved state of the fund, the Trustees have directed an advance of    four shillings per annum to be paid to each Superannuated seaman, and two shillings per annum to each Widow and Child, the first payment of such advance to be made on the 1st.June 1821.

Trustees for 1821

Richard Ledger, John Harrison, William Plasket, William Younghusband, Anthony Steel
Thomas Nicholson, John Fisher, William Thompson, Anthony Moore, Joseph Watson
John Watson, William Bowes, John Walker of Workington, Thomas Ashbridge of Maryport,
Joseph Hodgson of Harrington.

Taken from a full page in the Cumberland Pacquet for Monday 14 May, 1821

Surname

Atkinson
Aikenby
Adamson
Adamson
Armstrong
Atkinson
Atkins
Appleby
Anderson
Adams
Askew
Allinson
Atkinson
Atkinson
Ashburn
Armstrong
. - - - - - -.
Bragg
Branthwaite
Bell
Birkett
Blain
Brown
Brown
Blackburn
Bell
Brockbank
Benson
Bowman
Burns
Bell
Brown
Bright
Bragg
Bayles
Bone
Barwise
Bayles
Birkett
Byers
Brown
Bailey
Benson
Brown
Brough
Burns
Benn
Birkett
Bell
Birkett
Boyd
Baylis
Barnes
Biglands
Biglands
Bell
Buttermen
Burton
Buttermen
Brockbank
Brown
Bayles
Banks
Borrinscale
Burns
. - - - - - -.
Creighton
Carr
Carvell
Collier
Connell
Connell
Cooper
Connell
Corlett
Cragg
Curry
Carr
Cooper
Cragg
Cape
Clure
Calvin
Corlett
Christian
Clark
Chambers
Cowey
Currie
Cartman
Clark
Crowen
Campbell
Curwen
Cannon
Curry
Campbell
Corlett
Cook
Clark
Carley
Carr
Carlisle
Corlett
Crosby
. - - - - - -.
Dixon
Dawson
Doak
Dixon
Davidson
Dyson
Dodgson
Dobson
Dodd
Dockeray
Dillan
Duff
Douglas
Dixon
Doudle
Dawson
Dickinson
Donald
Dodgson
Dalrymple
. - - - - - -.
Edgar
Ellison
Edwards
Elliott
Elliott
Eilbeck
. - - - - - -.
Farrell
Fletcher
Farish
Forgot
Firth
Foster
Fox
Flanagan
Fraser
Farrell
Flinn
Furlong
Fife
Fearon
Fletcher
. - - - - - -.
Fletcher
Fisher
Falcon
. - - - - - -.
Gough
Gordon
Green
Glaister
Gillead
Goulding
Grave
Graham
Gibson
Graham
Gilles
Gilles
Graham
Gambles
Gambles
Grimes
Graham
Garnet
Gurley
Gibson
Gunson
Graham
Graham
Gibson
. - - - - - -.
Harrison
Hexham
Hinde
Heslop
Hexham
Harrison
Hadwen
Harper
Holliday
Harper
Hodgson
Hornsby
Hutton
Halcrow
Hayston
Holliday
Holliday
Huddart
Holmes
Heskett
Holliday
Hurst
Huddart
Huddart
Hannah
Howe
Hinde
Hayton
. - - - - - -.
. - - - - - -.
James
Irving
Johnston
Irwen
Jackson
Johnston
Jackson
Jenkins
xx
Jameson
Jones
Johnson
James
Johnston
Johnston
Jefferson
Hey
Jackson
Jackson
Johnston
Irving
. - - - - - -.
Kelly
Kennilie
Kinnaird
King
Kelton
Kelly
Kennish
Kay
Kellot
Kelly
Key
Knowles
. - - - - - -.
Littledale
Lowther
Lattimer
Lowther
Lattimer
Lindall
Leeson
Lawrence
Little
Losh
Lancaster
Lloyd
Lawson
Little
Little
Lampson
. - - - - - -.
Mc.Gras
Milburn
Minniken
Milburn
Mahone
Mullen
Myers
Maxwell
Most
Moore
Muncaster
Monteith
Mc.Avoy
Mounsey
Mc.Convey
Mund
Martin
Martin
Mordaunt
Milliken
Mc.Graa
Millican
Moordaff
Mc.Laughlin
Mahoney
Merry
Middleton
Mc.Kinney
Macmamarra
Mason
Merry
Maggot
Milligan
Willward
Mc.Gaa
Mc.Kie
Mc.Pharron
Mc.Cormick
Merchants
Marshall
. - - - - - -.
Mitchinson
Martin
. - - - - - -.
Neale
Neale
Norman
Nicholson
Newlands
Nichol
Newall
Nodden
Neally
. - - - - - -.
O'Pray
O'Brian
. - - - - - -.
Purdy
Pearson
Pearson
Pearson
Patrickson
Potts
Preston
Pringle
Peile
Pavey
Parkin
Polly
Peter
Peile
Parker
. - - - - - -.
Rickerby
Robinson
Rogers
Robinson
Ramsey
Rushford
Rookin
Robinson
Richardson
Reed
Ritson
Ramsey
Robinson
Riley
Rees
Rogers
Rees
Robb
Ross
Robinson
Radcliffe
Richardson
. - - - - - -.
Smith
Stoup
Sanderson
Sloan
Singleton
Slater
Stoup
Sallaney
Shepherd
Simon
Steele
Smith
Scott
Sparkes
Sloan
Stoddart
Scott
Sharpe
Scott
Stoddart
Sleeven
Smith
Shaw
Smith
Smith
Smith
Shields
Stainton
Sturgeon
Steele
Smith
Sparks
Steele
Storey
Spedding
Stubbs
Sloan
. - - - - - -.
Topping
Taylor
Tate
Taylor
Thompson
Thompson
Turnbull
Thompson
Thompson
Thompson
Todd
Thompson
Twentyman
Tinnion
Tomelty
Thompson
Troughton
Topping
Taylor
. - - - - - -.
Usher
. - - - - - -.
Vickers
Varty
. - - - - - -.
Wilson
Warlike
Watt
Wilson
Woodburn
Waddle
White
Wallace
Whitelock
Wyllie
Winn
Watson
Watt
Wilson
Wilson
Ward
Wickstram
Welsh
Wildridge
Wynne
Walker
Wedgewood
Wedgewood
Watson
Winder
Williams
Wilkinson
Wilson
. - - - - - -.
Yeowart
Young

Forename

Martha
Mary
Nancy
John
Mary
Sarah
James
Elizabeth
Sarah
William
Mary
Eleanor
Arthur
Anthony
Mary
William
. - - - - - -.
Jane
Isabella
Elizabeth
Mary
Ann
James
Elizabeth
Sarah
Joseph
Elizabeth
Anthony
Ann
Thomas
Sarah
Dorothy
Robert
Mary
Elizabeth
Mary
Jushua
Mary
Ruth
Robert & Ann
Mary
Peter
Mary
Joseph
Mary
Elizabeth
Christian
Thomas
Esther
Mary
Dinah
Thomas
William
John
Robert
Martha
Jane
Henry
George
Catherine
Adam
Simon
Elizabeth
Mary
George
. - - - - - -.
Elizabeth
Jane
Mary
mary
Elizabeth
Catherine
Robert
Anthony
John & William
Walker
Jane
Jane
Margaret
William
Mary
Ruth
Sarah
John
Frances
Thomas
Ann
Margaret
Ann
Hannah
Mary
Mally
Mary
Eleanor
Sarah
Mary
Mary
William
Peggy
Thomas
Eleanor
Mary
Jane
Margaret
John
. - - - - - -.
Jane
Elizabeth
Robert
Betty
Mary
William
Ann
Thomas
Henry
Ann
Rachel
Elizabeth
Mary
Ann
William
Mary
Mary Ann
John
Thomas
Isabella
. - - - - - -.
Margaret
Mary
Bridget
Ann
Agnes
Mary
. - - - - - -.
Grace
Elizabeth
John
Andrew
Elizabeth
M.J. & Ann
William
Eleanor
Ruth
Jane
Mary
Hugh
Sarah
Jacob
Richard
. - - - - - -.
William
James
Michael
. - - - - - -.
Sarah
Mary
Ann
Mary
Francis
James
Ann
John
Thomas
Mary sen.
Margaret
Catherine
Mary jun.
Sarah
Elizabeth
Sarah
Nancy
Elizabeth
Mary
Betty
Ann
Jane
William
Mary
. - - - - - -.
Betty
Betty
Samuel
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Mary
Mary
Sarah
Robert & John
Elizabeth
William
Ann
Elizabeth
Sarah & William
David
Sarah
Frances
Ann
H. & another
William
Jane
Mary
S. & D.
Mary
Sarah
Hannah
Jane
Jane
. - - - - - -.
. - - - - - -.
Isabella
Dinah
Jane
Jane
Eleanor
William
Jane
Jane
xx
Margaret
Mary
Ann
John
Margaret
John
Elizabeth
Edward
Mary
Richard
John
George
. - - - - - -.
Ann
Jane
Ann
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Catherine
Edward
Ann
Elizabeth
Mary
Joseph & Harrison
Elizabeth
. - - - - - -.
Mary
Bridget
Andrew
Robert
David
Catherine
Mary
Jonathon
Mary
Isabella
Thomas
William
Sarah
Jane
John
John
. - - - - - -.
Jane
Ann
Isabella
Elizabeth
Eleanor
Catherine
Henry
Robert
Elizabeth
Thomas
Richard
Esther
James & Hugh
Mary
Margaret
Mary
Hugh
Jane
Frances
Mary
Bernard
Mary
Isabella
Ann
Ann
Sarah
William
Frances
Ann
Ann
Jane
Mary
Eleanor
James
William
James
Mary
Martha
John
Mary
. - - - - - -.
Isabella
Sarah
. - - - - - -.
Ann
Mary
Catherine
Isabella
Alexander
William
William
John
Joseph
. - - - - - -.
Thos & Margaret
Ann
. - - - - - -.
Eleanor
Joseph
Mary & John
Thomas
Sarah
Martha
Martha
Mary
John
Frances
Mary
Ann
Jane
Martha
Mary
. - - - - - -.
Mary
Ann
Thomas
William
James
Sarah
Jane & Martha
Elizabeth
Isabella
john
Ann
William
Margaret
Margaret
Mary
Eleanor
Margaret
Eleanor
Jane
Sarah
Sarah
Ann
. - - - - - -.
Jane
Frances
Thomas
Betty
Elizabeth
Oliver
Margaret
Mary
Mary & R.
George
Robert
Thomas
Ann
Thomas
John
Ann
Hannah
Margaret
Elizabeth
Sarah
Ann
Margaret
Nancy
Robert
George
John
Jane
John
Elizabeth
Joseph
Sarah
Jane
Mary
Susannah
Jane
Margaret
Peter
. - - - - - -.
Christian
Robert
Joseph
Esther
Samuel
Jacob
Mary
Sarah
Dougald
Robert
Adam
Barbara
Francis
Sarah
Ann
Hannah
Jane
Nancy
John
. - - - - - -.
Ann
. - - - - - -.
Sarah
Mary
. - - - - - -.
Elizabeth
Eleanor
James
Sarah
Margaret
Isabella
Mary
Jane
Elizabeth
Grace
William
Isabella
John
William
Elizabeth
Martha
Elizabeth
Jane
Ann
Jonathon
Catherine
Mary
Robert
William
Ann
Ann
Jane
John
. - - - - - -.
Margaret
John

Family

widow
widow
widow
superannuated
widow
widow
a child
& two children
& one child
superannuated
widow
widow
superannuated
superannuated
widow
a child
. - - - - - -.
widow
widow
widow
widow
widow
superannuated
widow
widow
superannuated
& two children
superannuated
widow
superannuated
& two children
& two children
superannuated
widow
widow
widow
superannuated
widow
widow
children
widow
superannuated
and one child
superannuated
and one child
and two children
and three children
superannuated
widow
widow
widow
superannuated
superannuated
superannuated
superannuated
& one child
& three children
superannuated
superannuated
widow
child
superannuated
widow
widow
superannuated
. - - - - - -.
widow
widow
& two children
& two children
& one child
widow
a crippled child
superannuated
children
superannuated
& one child
& one child
widow
superannuated
widow
widow
widow
superannuated
& two children
superannuated
widow
& one child
widow
widow
& two children
widow
widow
& two children
widow
widow
widow
superannuated
widow
superannuated
widow
widow
widow
widow
superannuated
. - - - - - -.
widow
a child
superannuated
widow
a child
superannuated
widow
& one child
superannuated
widow
superannuated
& two children
widow
& two children
a child
widow
a child
superannuated
superannuated
widow
. - - - - - -.
widow
& one child
& one child
widow
widow
& two children
. - - - - - -.
widow
& one child
superannuated
superannuated
& one child
children
superannuated
widow
widow
& one child
& one child
superannuated
widow
child
superannuated
. - - - - - -.
a child
superannuated
superannuated
. - - - - - -.
widow
widow
widow
widow
superannuated
superannuated
widow
superannuated
superannuated
widow
widow
widow
widow
child
& one child
widow
& one child
widow
widow
widow
and one child
and two children
a child
widow
. - - - - - -.
widow
widow
superannuated
widow
widow
widow
and two children
and three children
children
and three children
superannuated
widow
widow
children
superannuated
and five children
and five children
widow
children
superannuated
a child
and two children
children
a cripple
widow
widow
widow
widow
. - - - - - -.
. - - - - - -.
widow
widow
widow
widow
& one child
superannuated
widow
widow
xx
widow
& three children
widow
superannuated
& four children
superannuated
widow
child
widow
superannuated
superannuated
superannuated
. - - - - - -.
widow
widow
widow
& one child
& two children
widow
superannuated
widow
widow
widow
children
& one child
. - - - - - -.
widow
widow
superannuated
superannuated
superannuated
& one child
& two children
superannuated
& one child
& one child
a child
superannuated
widow
widow
superannuated
a child
. - - - - - -.
widow
widow
widow
widow
widow
widow
a child
superannuated
widow
a child
superannuated
& three children
children
& four children
& three children
& two children
superannuated
widow
widow
widow
superannuated
widow
widow
& one child
& two children
widow
a child
widow
widow
widow
& two children
& one child
widow
superannuated
superannuated
superannuated
widow
& one child
a child
& one child
. - - - - - -.
and one child
widow
. - - - - - -.
widow
a cripple
widow
widow
superannuated
superannuated
superannuated
superannuated
superannuated
. - - - - - -.
children
and two children
. - - - - - -.
widow
a child
children
superannuated
and one child
widow
widow
widow
superannuated
& three children
& four children
widow
& one child
& one child
widow
. - - - - - -.
widow
widow
superannuated
superannuated
a child
widow
children
widow
widow
a child
& three children
superannuated
and one child
widow
& one child
widow
& two children
& two children
& one child
widow
widow
& one child
. - - - - - -.
widow
widow
superannuated
widow
widow
a child
widow
widow
children
superannuated
a child
superannuated
widow
superannuated
superannuated
widow
& two children
widow
widow
widow
widow
& one child
widow
superannuated
superannuated
superannuated
a child
superannuated
widow
superannuated
widow
& three children
& one child
& one child
& two children
widow
superannuated
. - - - - - -.
widow
superannuated
superannuated
widow
superannuated
superannuated
widow
& one child
superannuated
superannuated
superannuated
& one child
superannuated
& four children
& three children
& one child
widow
& four children
superannuated
. - - - - - -.
widow
. - - - - - -.
a child
widow
. - - - - - -.
widow
widow
superannuated
widow
widow
widow
widow
widow
& one child
widow
superannuated
& two children
superannuated
superannuated
& two children
widow
a child
widow
& one child
superannuated
widow
widow
superannuated
superannuated
widow
widow
widow
superannuated
. - - - - - -.
& one child
superannuated

Residence

Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Gilcrux
Flimby
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Hensingham
Liverpool
Seaton
ng
ng
Gt.Clifton
Lorton
Whillimoor
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Liverpool
Cleator
Seaton
Seaton
Harrowthwaite
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Corkickle
Carlisle
Dearham
Seaton
Caldbeck
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
work
Harrington
Harrington
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
. - - - - - -.
Hensingham
Seaton
Liverpool
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Seaton
Flimby
Harrington
Harrington
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Eskdale
Liverpool
Liverpool
Brayton
. - - - - - -.
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Seaton
Seaton
Seaton
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
ng
ng
ng
ng
Workington
ng
ng
Maryport
ng
ng
Liverpool
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Seaton
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Harrington
Gt.Clifton
. - - - - - -.
Winscales
Hensingham
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
. - - - - - -.
Workington
Workington
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Parton
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Harrington
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Harrington
Harrington
Liverpool
Hensingham
Flimby
Flimby
Gt.Broughton
Cockermouth
Isle of Whithorn
Corkickle
Dromore
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Harrington
Hensingham
Corkickle
Liverpool
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
. - - - - - -.
Workington
Workington
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Workington
Maryport
Maryport
Maryport
Harrington
Low mill
Cleator
Flimby
Harris
. - - - - - -.
Whitehaven
Maryport