1881 Census: Residents of Bellingham Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Thomas HEDLEY | U | 42 | M | Head | Master Of Work House Mun Off | Alwinton, Northumberland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Joseph ANDERSON | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker Formerly | Bellingham, Northumberland | |
| Walter BALLANTINE | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Schoolmaster | Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland | |
| Anthony BASHBY | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Hairdresser & Barber | Hexham, Northumberland | |
| John BURNS | U | 85 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ireland | |
| Jane MC CAN | W | 81 | F | Inmate | Formerly Hawker | Scotland | |
| Edward CLARK | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bellingham, Northumberland | ||
| John CLARK | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bellingham, Northumberland | ||
| Mary Ann CLARK | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Domestic Serv Formerly | Elsdon, Northumberland | |
| John DAVIDSON | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Chollerton, Northumberland | |
| Edward DOCHERTY | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scotland | ||
| Margaret DOCHERTY | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Serv Domestic | Scotland | |
| Jasper DODD | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer Formerly | Wark, Northumberland | |
| Ann LAING | W | 45 | F | Inmate | Coal Miners Widow | Lamesley, Durham | |
| Elizabeth LAING | 15 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Gateshead, Durham | ||
| Jane LAING | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Felling, Durham | ||
| Thomas LAING | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Gateshead, Durham | ||
| Isabella LAWSON | 2 | F | Inmate | Bellingham, Northumberland | |||
| James LAWSON | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bellingham, Northumberland | ||
| Jane LAWSON | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Farm Serv Formerly | Bellingham, Northumberland | |
| Mary Jane LAWSON | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bellingham, Northumberland | ||
| William MACKAY | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Corsenside, Northumberland | |
| John O NEIL | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Masons Labourer | Ireland | |
| Jane POTTS | U | 40 | F | Inmate | None | Imbecile | Bellingham, Northumberland |
| Sarah POTTS | 16 | F | Inmate | Farm Serv | Bellingham, Northumberland | ||
| Hannah REARS | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Elizabeth SMITH | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Serv Domestic | Scotland | |
| Joseph SMITH | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Sailor | Ripley, Derby | |
| William E. SMITH | U | 3m | M | Inmate | Bellingham, Northumberland | ||
| William Hogg STOKOE | 3 | M | Inmate | Bellingham, Northumberland | |||
| Charles STUART | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Weaver Woolen Formerly | Scotland | |
| James THORBURN | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Farmer Formerly | Hexham, Northumberland | |
| John TIFFEN | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bellingham, Northumberland | ||
| Jane VEITCH | U | 64 | F | Inmate | None | Imbecile | Wark, Northumberland |
| William VEITCH | U | 62 | M | Inmate | None | Imbecile | Wark, Northumberland |
| John WEIR | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Hatter | Hexham, Northumberland | |
| George WHITFIELD | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Robert YOUNG | U | 22 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Alwinton, Northumberland |
Total residents: 38
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