1881 Census: Residents of Arbroath & St Vigeans Combination Poorhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| James DEVLIN | M | 48 | M | Head | House Governor | Kirkmichael, Ayr | |
| Isabella DEVLIN | M | 47 | F | Wife | Matron | Stration, Ayr | |
| David Mc C. DEVLIN | 11 | M | Son | Scholar | Ayr, Ayr | ||
| Mary WALKER | U | 28 | F | Ser | Cook Dom | Kirkmichael, Ayr | |
| William RANDALE | U | 59 | M | Ser | House Porter | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Ann REID or ADDISON | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Montrose, Forfar | |
| Hannah AINSWORTH | U | 56 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Edinburgh, Edinburgh | |
| James ANDERSON | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Banchory, Kincardine | |
| John ANDERSON | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Isabella ARCHIBALD | U | 51 | F | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| William ARMSTRONG | U | 26 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Ireland | |
| Helen BERTIE | U | 63 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Montrose, Forfar | |
| Christina BLACK | U | 82 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Kingussie, Inverness | |
| William BOWMAN | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Aberdeen, Aberdeen | |
| George BROWN | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Aberdeen, Aberdeen | |
| Agnes BRUCE | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Arbroath, Forfar | ||
| Mary Ann BRUCE | U | 43 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Agnes BUIST | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Arbroath, Forfar | ||
| Thomas BUIST | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Arbroath, Forfar | ||
| Robert BURNS | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Craig, Forfar | |
| Isabella BUTCHART | W | 52 | F | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Mary CARGILL | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Thomas CARGILL | M | 47 | M | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| David CARNEGIE | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Arbroath, Forfar | ||
| Jean CARNEGIE | U | 39 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Ann MARTIN or CARRIE | W | 66 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Menmuir, Forfar | |
| Ann CHRISTIE | U | 58 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Jane CHRISTIE | U | 56 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Inverkeillor, Forfar | |
| Elizabeth ROBB or COWIE | M | 73 | F | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Elizabeth MURRAY or CRAIG | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Inch, Wigtown | |
| David CRAMOND | U | 80 | M | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Barbara CROW | W | 56 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Isabella JA...N or DAVIDSON | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| James DAVIDSON | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Rafford, Elgin | |
| James DAY | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Hull, England | |
| Edward DIBBS | U | 47 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Deaf & Dumb | St Vigeans, Forfar |
| George DOWNIE | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Elizabeth FARQUHAR | U | 76 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Margaret G. FERRIER | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Montrose, Forfar | |
| Agnes FORD | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| William GEMLO | U | 49 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Julia GLENNY | U | 61 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Montrose, Forfar | |
| Ann RATTARY or HAIR | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Ireland | |
| James HARDY | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Ruthven, Forfar | |
| Elizabeth IMRIE | U | 46 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Jane INGRAM | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | St Vigeans, Forfar | ||
| John INGRAM | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | St Vigeans, Forfar | ||
| Mary INGRAM | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | St Vigeans, Forfar | ||
| Robina INGRAM | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | St Vigeans, Forfar | ||
| Margaret JOHNSTON | U | 50 | F | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| James KERR | M | 61 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Inverkeillor, Forfar | |
| Helen CARGIL or LEES | W | 81 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| David LEONARDS | M | 68 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| William LINDSAY | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Alexander LITTLEJOHN | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Arbroath, Forfar | ||
| Alexander LOW | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Glasgow, Lanark | |
| Hugh LOW | U | 28 | M | Inmate | Pauper | England | |
| Alexander LOWSON | M | 80 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Inverkeillor, Forfar | |
| Jane MAIR | U | 27 | F | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| John MAIR | U | 79 | M | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Ann MAKIE | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Aberdeen, Aberdeen | |
| David MARSHALL | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Matilda MC ANDREW | W | 65 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Ireland | |
| Margaret MC CARTER | U | 53 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Blind | St Vigeans, Forfar |
| John MILL | M | 50 | M | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Alexander MITCHELL | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aberdeen, Aberdeen | ||
| Jane MITCHELL | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Aberdeen, Aberdeen | ||
| Mary MOLLISON | U | 50 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Sarah MUIR | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Thomas MULVANIE | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Ireland | |
| Isabella DICKSON or MYLES | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Kirriemuir, Forfar | |
| James NEAVE | M | 62 | M | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Euphemia RODGERS or NICOL | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Dundee, Forfar | |
| John PETRIE | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| William PETRIE | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| James PYOTT | M | 76 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Kirriemuir, Forfar | |
| John PYOTT | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Rose Ann FORGAN or RAITT | M | 53 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Ireland | |
| Alexander REID | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Arbirlot, Forfar | |
| Elizabeth REID | U | 71 | F | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| James ROBERTSON | M | 59 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Inchture, Perth | |
| Isabella RUXTON | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Margaret SANDIAMAN | W | 90 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Inverkeillor, Forfar | |
| James SOUTAR | U | 53 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Inverkeillor, Forfar | |
| Margaret DAVIDSON or TAIVE | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Isabella THOM | U | 43 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Helen THOMSON | 2m | F | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | ||
| James THOMSON | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Carmyllie, Forfar | |
| Jane THOMSON | U | 58 | F | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Mary THOMSON | 7 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Montrose, Forfar | ||
| Thomas TOMSON | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| James WALKER | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Inverkeillor, Forfar | |
| William WALKER | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Jane WATT or WATSON | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Montrose, Forfar | |
| Duncan WEBSTER | U | 15 | M | Inmate | Pauper | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Jemima WILCOCK | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Arbroath, Forfar | ||
| Margaret WILCOCK | M | 40 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Mary WILCOCK | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Arbroath, Forfar | ||
| Christina WILLIAMSON | U | 66 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Agnes WINTON | 3 | F | Inmate | St Vigeans, Forfar | |||
| Jane Ann WINTON | 1 | F | Inmate | St Vigeans, Forfar | |||
| Jessie WINTON | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | St Vigeans, Forfar | ||
| John WINTON | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | St Vigeans, Forfar | ||
| Mary WINTON | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | St Vigeans, Forfar | ||
| Mary ANDERS or WINTON | W | 33 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Kirkden, Forfar | |
| Bettsy BRAND or WOOD | W | 46 | F | Inmate | Pauper | Dundee, Forfar | |
| Jane WOOD | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Kirkden, Forfar | ||
| John WRIGHT | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Lintrathen, Forfar | |
| Robert YOUNG | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Montrose, Forfar | ||
| James YULE | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Pauper | Montrose, Forfar |
Total residents: 110
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