1881 Census: Residents of Alston Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Richard DIXON | M | 61 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse (Munic) | Allen Dale, Northumberland | |
| Mary DIXON | M | 54 | F | Wife | Matron Of Workhouse (Munic) | Whitfield, Northumberland | |
| Emily I.Or J. DIXON | U | 21 | F | Daur | Assistant To Matron (Munic) | Lyme Regis, Dorset | |
| Margaret DIXON | U | 20 | F | Daur | Assistant To Matron (Munic) | Lyme Regis, Dorset | |
| Sarah A. HEATHERINGTON | U | 21 | F | Visitor | Dressmaker | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Ann E. ARCHER | U | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Gateshead, Durham | |
| Hannah ARCHER | U | 66 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Joseph ARCHER | W | 40 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Alston, Cumberland | |
| John W. BLACKLOCK | U | 15 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Joseph W. BLACKLOCK | U | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Thomas BOWMAN | U | 33 | M | Inmate | Road Labourer | Idiot | Alston, Cumberland |
| Annie EMERSON | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Jane A. EMERSON | U | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Ruth EMERSON | U | 43 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Dufton, Westmorland | |
| Ruth M. EMERSON | U | 1 | F | Inmate | Durham Prison, Durham | ||
| Thomas GREENWOOD | U | 41 | M | Vagrant | Agricultural Lab | York, York | |
| Sarah A. HEATHERINGTON | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Elizabeth J. HEATHERINGTON | U | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Hannah HEATHERINGTON | U | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Alston, Cumberland | |
| John MACDONALD | U | 54 | M | Vagrant | Masons Labourer | Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| Jonathan NICHOLSON | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Lead Miner | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Isaac PEART | M | 74 | M | Inmate | Lead Miner | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Sarah PEART | M | 69 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Blind | Halt Whistle, Northumberland |
| Edward PERCIVAL | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Lead Miner | Alston, Cumberland | |
| John PERRY | U | 37 | M | Vagrant | Engine Fitter | Bradford, York | |
| Elizabeth RICHARDSON | U | 59 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Alston, Cumberland |
| Ruth RICHARDSON | U | 47 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Mary A. SHIELD | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Edward SMITH | U | 30 | M | Vagrant | Wool Weaver | Bradford, York | |
| John TEASDALE | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Stone Mason | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Sarah WALTON | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Alston, Cumberland | |
| Jane WHITFIELD | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Blind | Alston, Cumberland |
| Mary J. WHITFIELD | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Alston, Cumberland |
Total residents: 33
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