Activity 3 The Staff

This page lists all those recorded as being on the staff at Gressenhall. If you have an interest in a specific person, the dates will help you refer to the book and read about what Gressenhall was like at that time. The years indicate when the member of staff is recorded as joining and leaving the team at Gressenhall house of industry or workhouse. If you've come direct to this page and want to know more about the book with which this page is associated, click on the 'Home' button above to go to the Poppyland Publishing front page.

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Surname	First Names	Position	Arrived	Left	Remarks
Alderton	Miss L	Cleaner		1946
Allen	Frances	Cook	1901	1901	3 months
Allen	F	Cleaner		1941
Anderson	Mrs M	Cleaner	1947
Archer	Esther	Servant	1880	1882
Archer	Miss L	Laundry Maid/Hand		1935
Arthurton	T E	Porter	1944		Temporary, non resident
Arthurton	T E	Superintendent of Labour (Labour Master)		1946	Temporary. Also Male Attendant
Arthurton	Mrs F M	Seamstress	1944	1946
Autherton	Hubert L	Porter	1923	1923	Also Barber. 4 months
Axe	Miss Mary H	Schoolmistress	1882	1882	1 month
Bailey	Edward	Barber	1849	1875
Bales	Arthur	Porter	1894	1894	Died November 1894
Banham	Miss E	Cook	1929
Barber	Benjamin	Porter	1837	1839	Resigned. Wife Assisted Matron.
Barber	Ernest F	Masters Clerk	1905	1908
Barham	Mrs Louisa	Assistant to Matron	1902	1903
Barker	Edward	Tailor	1902	1932	Retired age 75
Barker	H	Handyman	1927	1930	Also Engineer
Barker	H	Engineer	1927	1941
Barnes	William	Porter	1839
Barnes	Mary	Infant Schoolmistress	1890	1894	Married Henry Peachment, Porter
Barrett	Miss M A	Laundry Maid/Hand	1946
Bartrum	Mrs	Cleaner		1941	Dismissed
Battison	Miss Jane	Schoolmistress	1882	1882	5 months. Kew
Baxter	Jemina	Servant	1882		Dereham
Baxter	William	Messenger	1837	1856	Wife Margaret. Ex Inmate
Bayne	F W	Barber		1912
Beck	John	Shoemaker	1877	1882	Died
Beck	John R	Barber	1878
Bellamy	Mrs Emily	Laundress	1903	1904	Wife of Handyman
Bellamy	John E	Handyman	1903	1904
Bensley	Miss J S	Cleaner	1948
Bentley	Miss M J	Assistant to Matron	1907	1907	6 months
Bilham	Thomas	Porter	1904	1921	Resigned
Bilham	Mrs Emily	Cook	1904	1921	Wife of Porter. Resigned thro ill health
Blyth	Alice	Servant	1889	1891
Blythe	A W	Engineer	1935	1935	Temporary
Booker	Miss E M	Servant	1897
Bower	Phobe	Cook	1851	1851	Also Assistant Matron. 1 month. Discharged
Bradfield	Robert	Schoolmaster	1840	1874	Resigned
Bridges	Miss Florence L	Assistant to Matron	1934	1936	ex Nurse
Bridges	John	Shoemaker	1902	1906	5 days a week
Bringloe	Bertie	Porter	1926	1929
Brown	Mrs Murial	Cook	1929	1929	1 month. Gressenhall
Brown	Ernest	Masters Clerk	1903	1905
Buck	Miss V	Cleaner	1946
Burleigh	Mrs J	Seamstress		1944
Burridge	Ada	Assistant to Matron	1901	1901	2 months
Butcher	Mary Ann	Assistant to Matron	1858	1863
Butcher	Thomas	Porter	1858	1863
Butler	Miss Caroline	Schoolmistress	1891	1893	From Pulham Workhouse
Butlers	Miss F	Organist	1905	1907
Cannon	Miss Elaine	Assistant to Matron	1921
Carelon	John	Superintendent of Labour (Labour Master)	1898	1899
Careton	S	Laundress	1898	1899	Wife of Labour Master
Carey	John	Porter	1841	1849	Swanton Morley
Carey	John	Barber	1847		Also Porter
Carmen	O	Handyman	1947		Painter
Carr	L	Superintendent of Labour (Labour Master)		1945	Temporary
Carr	J	Handyman	1943		Temporary non resident
Carter	Emma Elizabeth	Infant Schoolmistress	1861	1861	Litcham. Resigned through ill health
Cary	Miss Agnes	Infant Schoolmistress	1865	1868
Chambers	Miss E M	Cleaner	1947
Chapman	Miss E	Assistant to Matron	1897		Sheringham
Cheney	Miss L A	Assistant to Matron	1917	1918
Childerhouse	Martha	Cook	1848
Chinery	Miss Florence E	Schoolmistress	1896	1896	1 month
Clarke	Miss R M	Cleaner	1946		16 years old
Cleave	Joseph	Tailor	1900	1900	East Dereham. Non resident. 1 month
Clemence	Miss F M	Cook	1944		Assistant
Coates	M J	Porter	1925	1925	9 months
Coates	Charles E	Porter	1933		Temporary and engineer
Coates	Mrs	Cook	1925	1925	Wife of Porter. 9 months
Coles	Miss E	Laundry Maid/Hand	1946
Cook	C H	Porter	1931		Temporary and tramp attendant
Cooper	Miss Anna	Schoolmistress	1848	1849
Cooper	Adelaide	Servant	1893
Cooper	Henry	Tailor	1859
Cooper	Miss Beryl Joyce	Clerical Assistant	1940	1942	non resident
Cray	Miss E	Laundry Maid/Hand	1935
Creed	I M	Cleaner			16 years old. Part time
Crooks	C H	Laundryman	1930	1932
Crow	John	Shoemaker	1841		ex Inmate. Dereham
Daniels	J	Porter	1916		Temporary
Diver	Edward	Porter	1874	1874	Resigned
Drake	Miss Mary	Schoolmistress	1869	1874
Duffill	Miss E	Assistant to Matron	1919	1919	6 months
Duigan	Victor John	Workhouse Medical Officer	1906	1947	NRCS. Eng. LR. CP. Lond
Dunt	C	Clerical Assistant	1935		temporary
Eastoe	Charles William	Schoolmaster	1879	1881	Resigned
Eke	Mrs	Cleaner	1941
Elliott	C	Painter	1948		Petty Officer
Elliott	Miss E	Cleaner	1948
Farnsworth	C	Master	1936
Farnsworth	Mrs	Matron	1936
Farrow	Miss Agnes	Organist	1907	1918
Feldman	Miss P	Laundry Maid/Hand	1946
Fenby	Henry	Porter	1926	1926	4 months
Field	Miss	Cleaner		1941
Finch	Miss V	Assistant to Matron		1932	also Seamstress
Firmin	Martha	Servant	1892
Fitt	James	Barber	1845	1847
Fitt	William	Barber	1846
Fowler	William	Porter	1876		Trowse
Franklin	Miss E M	Cleaner	1941	1946
Fuller	George	Porter	1879	1880	Dereham
Gale	Francis Baskham	Schoolmaster	1874	1876	ex Wantage Union. To Beetley School
Galer	Miss A	Assistant to Matron	1948		Domestic Assistant
Garner	John	Shoemaker	1850
Garner	Mark	Shoemaker	1853
Gaskin	G S	Superintendent of Labour (Labour Master)	1940	1948
Gaskin	G L	Laundress	1940	1948
Gates	Henry	Porter	1841	1841	Miller. Wife assisted Matron
Gibson	John	Schoolmaster	1838	1840
Gibson	William	Tailor	1844	1849	Dismissed
Green	Anna	Infant Schoolmistress	1861	1861	Beetley. Resigned
Green	Henry	Tailor	1900		East Dereham
Grimes	Miss D	Assistant to Matron	1932
Groose	Reginal Edward	Workhouse Medical Officer	1903	1906	Dereham
Guy	Reginald H	Master	1924	1932
Guy	Mrs R R	Matron	1924	1932
Halton	Miss F	Organist	1921	1926	Beetley
Hambling	Sarah	Schoolmistress	1859	1859
Hamilton	Samuel	Painter		1914
Harrison	Henry	Master	1850	1858	Children - Elizabeth
Harrison	Margaret	Matron	1850	1858
Hawes	Miss	Seamstress	1918		Also Childrens Attendant
Haythorpe	Miss Elizabeth	Schoolmistress	1883	1884	Notice to quit
Hazel	Eldred	Messenger	1861		ex inmate
Hemsworth	Norman W	Porter	1935	1936
Hemsworth	Mrs Alice	Cook	1935	1936	Wife of Porter
Hewitt	E V M	Cleaner	1941	1941	1 month
Holbrook	Mrs Nellie Gertrude	Cook	1926	1929
Holliday	Clifford Emerson	Masters Clerk	1908	1911
Holmes	Harold Burton	Master	1914	1918	Pickering
Holmes	Mrs	Matron	1914	1918
Hood	Mrs V	Laundress		1941
Hopson	Stephen Moulton	Workhouse Medical Officer	1875	1876	Non resident. Resigned
Horne	Mary Ann	Assistant to Matron	1863	1867
Horne	Joseph	Porter	1863	1867	Wife - Mary Ann
Horne	Miss Mary A	Schoolmistress	1882	1882	Temporary
Hudson	James Herbert	Porter	1921	1923
Hudson	Mrs Margaret Annie	Cook	1921	1923	Wife of Porter
Hunter	Pleasance	Servant	1901
Jackson	Agnes	Servant	1882	1882	1month. Dismissed
James	E	Laundress	1904		Wolverhampton
Jeary	Richard	Shoemaker		1851
Jermy	Mr R	Clerical Assistant		1942
Jones	Hugh	Superintendent of Labour (Labour Master)	1932	1935
Jones	Miss E	Laundress	1932	1935
Jude	Robert	Shoemaker	1882	1902	Deputised as Porter
Kemp	Miss	Assistant to Matron	1903	1904
Kemsley	Miss J E	Laundry Maid/Hand	1946
Kensley	Miss J J	Cleaner	1948
Kensley	Miss J B	Cleaner	1948
King	Mrs R	Seamstress		1939
Knight	Charles Henry	Master	1897	1898	8 months
Knight	Miriam	Matron	1897	1897	4 months
Laister	Miss Elizabeth	Schoolmistress	1887	1891
Lake	Miss V	Cleaner	1941
Lambert	Arthur	Porter	1934	1935
Lambert	Mrs	Cook	1934	1935	Wife of Porter
Lang	Clarissa	Infant Schoolmistress	1848
Large	Arthur	Porter	1897		Temporary
Lark	Miss Ethel	Assistant to Matron		1939
Larke	Miss E M G	Assistant to Matron	1940	1943	also Seamstress
Laws	Frank	Masters Clerk	1901	1903
Leeds	Robert	Porter	1878	1879
Leek		Workhouse Medical Officer	1840		Assistant
Leverett	John	Porter	1836	1837	Dismissed
Lewis	Minnie E	Infant Schoolmistress	1894	1896
Lindsay	Miss E	Assistant to Matron	1939	1940
Lock	William	Porter	1851	1852	Became Master, Kenninghall Workhouse
Locke	Rebecca	Assistant to Matron	1851		Wife of Porter
Loxham		Master		1938	Dismissed
Loxham	Mrs	Matron		1938	Dismissed
Luck		Shoemaker	1916
Lusha	Fanny	Servant	1884	1888	Also Cook
Mackey	Miss Lucy Jane	Schoolmistress	1882	1883	5 months
Mason	Mrs	Assistant to Matron	1855
Mason	George	Porter	1852	1855	Wife assisted Matron
Mason	Miss Elsie	Laundress	1932
Mason	Harold	Masters Clerk	1911	1913	Resigned
Mayes	Boyen	Tailor		1843
Meake	R	Laundryman		1946	Laundry hand
Melton	Miss Lilian M	Infant Schoolmistress	1896	1899	Became Caretaker General Assistant
Melton	Samuel	Shoemaker	1838		ex inmate
Melton	Miss Edna	Clerical Assistant	1942	1946	non resident
Mickleburgh	Mrs Nora E	Assistant to Matron	1943	1946	ex Children's Attendant
Mickleburgh	A C	Porter	1923	1924	Also Barber
Mickleburgh	Mrs Irene	Cook	1923	1924	Wife of Porter
Mickleburgh	R J	Superintendent of Labour (Labour Master)	1939
Mickleburgh	R J	Handyman	1938	1946	Also Labour Master and Engineer
Mickleburgh	R J	Engineer	1941		Formerly Handyman
Miles	Mrs Thurza	Assistant to Matron	1880		Temporary during Mrs Reynolds illness
Miles	Thurza Mary	Infant Schoolmistress	1870	1871
Milk	Miss Eva	Assistant to Matron	1901
Miller	Pheobe	Servant	1841
Minis	Miss S H	Assistant to Matron	1901	1902	4 months
Mitchell	George	Porter	1866	1871	Son of Sarah Mitchell, Nurse
Moore	James	Master	1777		First Master, formerly Inn Keeper George Hotel
Moore	Margaret	Matron	1777	1781	Buried Dereham Church yard
Moore	Elizabeth	Matron	1782		Died 3 Mar 1782 buried Dereham
Moore	W H	Porter		1939
Moore	Mrs	Cook		1939	Wife of Porter
Murrell	Mary Ann	Assistant to Matron	1870	1871	ex Mistress of Infants Schools
Murrell	Mary Ann	Infant Schoolmistress	1869	1870	Became Assistant Matron 1870
Musto	Herbert A W	Superintendent of Labour (Labour Master)	1935	1936	7 months
Musto	Mrs Margaret	Laundress	1935	1936	Wife of Labour Master
Nailor	Miss V	Cleaner		1942
Naylor	Miss	Laundry Maid/Hand	1935
Neale	George	Engineer	1902	1927	Died October 1927
Nebbett	Miss D I	Assistant to Matron	1934		also Seamstress
Neville	Robert	Master	1899	1911	Forced to resign by Local Government Board
Neville	Laura S	Matron	1899	1911	Resigned through ill health
Nichols	D J	Master	1938	1946
Nichols	Mrs M	Matron	1938	1946
Nichols	Maria	Cook	1852	1858	ex Nurse
Nune	Miss Rebecca	Assistant to Matron	1904
Nurse	Miss A	Assistant to Matron	1904	1905	Scoulton
Oldman	Miss Agnes Laura	Assistant to Matron	1906	1907
Olley	H W	Porter	1925	1925	Also Barber
Olley	Mrs P M	Cook	1924	1924	Wife of Porter. 3 months
Ormiston	Sarah	Schoolmistress	1859	1867	South Lynn
Owen-Rye	Miss G E	Assistant to Matron	1907	1908
Packman	F G	Porter	1925	1926	3 months. Redhill
Packman	Mrs J P	Cook	1925	1926	Wife of Porter. 3 months
Pallant	Florence	Assistant to Matron	1900	1901
Pallant	William	Porter	1899	1903
Pallant	Florence	Cook	1889	1903	Became Assistant Matron 1900
Park	William	Pupil Teacher	1851
Parke	Hagar	Messenger	1861	1861
Parker	Samuel	Messenger	1858	1861	Drowned in pond
Parry	Eliza	Schoolmistress	1867	1869
Peachment	Henry	Porter	1880	1894
Peel	Jane	Assistant to Matron	1875		Wife of Porter
Peel	William	Porter	1874	1875
Penn	Miss Margaret Helen	Assistant to Matron	1932	1934	also Seamstress
Perfect	Harriet	Infant Schoolmistress	1850	1859
Perkins	R P	Master	1918	1924
Perkins	Mrs M M	Matron	1918	1924	1921 also appointed Head Nurse of Infirmary
Pinson	George	Master	1837	1843	Children - Harriet, Charlotte, Henry, George
Pinson	Rhoda	Matron	1837	1843
Pinson	Hariott	Schoolmistress	1838		Masters daughter
Pleasant	Miss	Laundry Maid/Hand	1941
Pratt	Alfred T	Porter	1930	1931	4 months
Pratt	Mrs Elizabeth	Cook	1930	1931	Wife of Porter
Pye	Miss B	Cleaner	1939	1941
Rackham	Arthur R	Workhouse Medical Officer	1895	1903	Resigned
Rawling	Miss A	Laundry Maid/Hand		1935
Rawlings	Miss S H	Cleaner		1939
Rayner	Arthur	Porter	1931	1931	4 months
Rayner	Mrs	Cook	1931	1931	4 months
Raynor	Frederick	Barber	1900		East Dereham. Non resident
Reeve	Miss F R	Organist	1926	1942	Gressenhall
Reynolds	Philip John	Master	1868	1897	Children - Fanny, Charles. Former Reliving Officer Litcham District
Reynolds	Beloy Ann Lucy	Matron	1868	1896
Reynolds	Charlotte	Assistant to Matron	1874
Reynolds	Fanny	Schoolmistress	1879	1881	Masters daughter
Reynolds	Miss E	Clerical Assistant	1948
Rivers	Miss E	Schoolmistress	1896	1898
Rix	Miss	Organist	1943
Roach	Frank	Schoolmaster	1876	1879
Roberts	Kate	Assistant to Matron	1865	1870	Became Matron, Swaffham Union Workhouse
Roberts	William	Porter	1849	1851	Children - Catherine
Roberts	Elizabeth	Cook	1851
Robinson	James Edward	Master	1932	1935
Robinson	Jane	Matron	1932	1936	Retired
Robinson	Percy George	Porter	1903	1904
Robinson	Mrs Emma Elizabeth	Cook	1903	1904	Wife of Porter. Nee Deller
Rosling	Walter	Porter	1894	1896	Dismissed
Ross	George	Painter	1907
Rudd	Robert	Schoolmaster	1836	1838	Dismissed
Rudd	Mary	Schoolmistress	1836	1838	Dismissed for general misconduct
Rush	William	Pupil Teacher	1837
Sayer	Miss F	Organist		1921	Resigned
Scace	Charlie	Porter	1935
Scarnell	Miss A N L	Assistant to Matron		1932
Scraggs	Robert William	Master	1858	1868	Resigned through ill health
Scraggs	Mary Ann	Matron	1858	1868	Died Age 58 buried Dereham
Seaman	William	Pupil Teacher	1851
Seaman	Mrs	Laundress		1847	Discharges for misconduct
Skinner	Elizabeth Martha	Schoolmistress	1874	1879
Smith	Thomas	Tailor		1840	Deceased
Smith	William	Barber		1845	Dismissed
Smith	Miss R	Cleaner	1946
Southgate	Charlotte	Servant	1891	1893
Sparrow	Charlotte	Schoolmistress	1847	1848	became Charlotte Raph
Spinks	Martha Ann	Assistant to Matron	1897	1898
Spinks	Mary	Assistant to Matron	1903	1903	6 months
Spinks	Martha Ann	Cook	1897		Also General Assistant to Matron
Spurrel	Mrs	Infant Schoolmistress	1849
Stephenson	Mis Mary Ann	Infant Schoolmistress	1888	1890	4 months
Stibbard	Minnie	Cook	1900	1900	Wife of Labour Master
Stibbard	Jessie	Superintendent of Labour (Labour Master)	1899	1900
Stibbard	Mrs Minnie	Laundress	1899		Also Cook
Stinson	William	Schoolmaster	1874		Assistant
Storey	George	Master	1911	1914
Storey	Mary Ellen	Matron	1911	1914
Stratton	F	Handyman	1939		Temporary
Susha	Fanny	Cook	1888
Sydenham	Samuel W	Porter	1929	1930
Symonds	Robert	Porter	1896	1898	Litcham
Symonds	Miss V	Laundry Maid/Hand	1946		Part Time
Symonds	Miss M	Cleaner	1946
Tanner	James Thomas	Master	1898	1899
Tanner	Georgina	Matron	1898	1899
Taylor	Mary Ann	Schoolmistress	1881	1882	ex teacher Dereham. Resigned
Thompson	Miss Alice	Cook	1931
Thurgill	Obadiah	Tailor	1892		ex inmate. Gressehall. Also did haircutting
Tice	Edward	Master	1836	1837
Tice	Martha	Matron	1836	1837
Tilney	Margaret (Rose)	Laundress	1847		ex inmate
Tovell	Herbert	Barber	1912	1916	Non resident.
Tye	Augusta	Servant		1897
Underwood	Eliza	Schoolmistress	1844	1845
Vincent	James	Workhouse Medical Officer	1847	1874
Vincent	James	Workhouse Medical Officer		1883
Vincent	Henry Bird	Workhouse Medical Officer	1883	1895	Died Nov 1895
Vout	Miss J	Seamstress	1939
Wade	Stephen	Master	1846	1850	Resigned through wife' s ill health
Wade	Sophia	Matron	1846	1859	Resigned through ill health
Walker	Basil	Porter	1939
Walker	Grace Kathleen R	Cook	1939	1946	Wife of Porter
Warcup		Workhouse Medical Officer	1838	1840
Ward	Emily	Schoolmistress	1845	1847
Wardlow	Mary	Schoolmistress	1847	1847	2 months
Warnes	George W	Porter	1898	1898	5 months
Warnes	Mrs	Cook	1898	1898	5 months
Webster	Miss Eva	Cook	1934
Webster		Workhouse Medical Officer	1793
Wells	John	Porter	1839	1839	Discharged. Wife - Elizabeth
Wells	W L	Superintendent of Labour (Labour Master)	1935	1935	Temporary
Whelan	George Francis	Master	1843	1846
Whelan	Emma	Matron	1843	1846
White	A E	Master	1946		ex West Beckham
White	Mrs C M	Matron	1946
White	Miss Leah	Assistant to Matron	1908	1917
Whitehead	Mrs Elizabeth	Cook	1931	1934	Wife of Porter
Whithead	Joseph	Porter	1931	1934
Wigg	Charlotte	Schoolmistress	1849	1859	Late of Swaffron Walden Union. Resigned.
Wigge	A M	Laundryman		1946	Laundry hand
Wing	Miss A C	Cleaner	1948
Wing	Miss D L	Cleaner	1948
Winterbone	Miss D	Cleaner	1948
Worthington	Miss J	Laundry Maid/Hand	1946
Youngs	Ann	Schoolmistress	1844	1844	Discharged