Ross Workhouse in 1871

John PIMBLE and Sarah BLACKBURNE had 13 children between 1820 and 1847.

By the time of the 1871 census John had died (in 1857) and Sarah had remarried.

Some of their family members would be in the Ross Workhouse on the night of 2 Apr 1871.

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where born

PYMBLE, Emma Inmate Female 30 1841 Herefordshire (daughter-in-law, wife of son James who died in 1864 aged just 28)
PYMBLE, James Inmate Male 9 1862 Herefordshire (grandson, child of James and Emma)
PYMBLE, Sarah Ann Inmate Female 11 1860 Herefordshire (granddaughter, child of James and Emma)
PYMBLE, Emily Inmate Female 6 1865 Herefordshire (granddaughter, child of James and Emma)
PYMBLE, Elinda Inmate Female 2 1869 Herefordshire (granddaughter, child of James and Emma)

PYMBLE, Harriet Inmate Female 19 1852 Herefordshire (granddaughter, child of son John and Mary)
PYMBLE, Albert Edwd Inmate Male 2 1869 Herefordshire (great grandson, son of Harriett)

RUDGE, Geo Inmate Male 7 1864 Herefordshire (grandson, child of daughter Jane)
RUDGE, Edith Inmate Female 9 1862 Herefordshire (granddaughter, child of daughter Jane)

Most of them went on to live productive lives and many having successful marriages with children.

In today's environment in the UK they would no doubt have been regarded as 'the undeserving poor'.