1881 Census: Residents of Brechin Combination Poorhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Eliza FORD | W | 34 | F | Matron (Head) | Matron Of Almshouse | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Eliza FORD | U | 14 | F | Daur | Scholar | Montrose, Forfar | |
| Isabella A. SIME | U | 23 | F | Servant | Cook Dom Serv | Fetteresso, Kincardine | |
| Isabella HUTCHISON | U | 21 | F | Servant | Housemaid (Dom Serv) | Arbuthnot, Kincardine | |
| Matilda MORRISON | U | 29 | F | Servant | General (Dom Serv) | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| John ANDERSON | U | 15 | M | Pauper | Tailor Apprentice | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Elizabeth BARRY | W | 70 | F | Pauper | Shoemakers W | Berwick, Berwick | |
| John BELFORD | U | 68 | M | Boarder | Formerly Baker | Brechin, Forfar | |
| David BENVIE | U | 12 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Aberdeen, Aberdeen | |
| Andrew BLACK | U | 23 | M | Pauper | Formerly Millworker | Brechin, Forfar | |
| George BLACK | U | 62 | M | Pauper | Formerly Ploughman | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Isabella BURNETT | W | 72 | F | Pauper | Stone Quarriers W | Crimond, Aberdeen | |
| Alexander BURNS | M | 51 | M | Pauper | Formerly Weaver | Lunatic | Brechin, Forfar |
| Mary CRAIG | W | 89 | F | Pauper | Formerly Millworker | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Christina CURRIE | U | 60 | F | Pauper | Formerly Seamstress | Menmuir, Forfar | |
| Elisabeth CURRIE | W | 34 | F | Pauper | Formerly Hawker | Aberdeen, Aberdeen | |
| John DAKERS | U | 14 | M | Pauper | Bootcloser Apprentice | Dundee, Forfar | |
| John DONALD | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Formerly Ploughman | Aberlemno, Forfar | |
| Anna DORWARD | M | 70 | F | Pauper | Formerly Hand Loom Weavers Wife | St Cyrus, Kincardine | |
| Robert DORWARD | M | 70 | M | Pauper | Formerly Weaver | Montrose, Forfar | |
| Ann DOW | U | 54 | F | Pauper | Formerly Mill Worker | Imbecile | Brechin, Forfar |
| Helen DUFFUS | U | 42 | F | Pauper | Formerly Factory Worker | Forgue, Aberdeen | |
| William DUTHIE | W | 79 | M | Pauper | Formerly Weaver | Aberdeen, Aberdeen | |
| Margaret EATON | M | 72 | F | Boarder | Ex Carters Wife | Brechin, Forfar | |
| William EATON | M | 72 | M | Boarder | Formerly Carter | Monifeith, Forfar | |
| Elisabeth FAIRWEATHER | U | 65 | F | Pauper | Formerly Sick Nurse | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Catherine GORDON | W | 80 | F | Boarder | Slaters Widow | Perth, Perth | |
| Carnegie GRANT | W | 64 | M | Pauper | Formerly Flaxdresser | Brechin, Forfar | |
| John HAROLD | U | 72 | M | Pauper | Formerly Shepherd | Imbecile | Aberlemno, Forfar |
| Alexander HENDERSON | U | 16 | M | Boarder | Apprentice Draper | Brechin, Forfar | |
| John HUTTON | U | 55 | M | Pauper | Formerly Flaxdresser | Brechin, Forfar | |
| John JARVIS | U | 58 | M | Pauper | Formerly Weaver | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Margaret JERVISE | U | 73 | F | Pauper | Formerly Housekeeper | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Mary JOLLY | U | 36 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeen | |
| Elizabeth KEIR | U | 65 | F | Pauper | Formerly Millworker | Imbecile | Brechin, Forfar |
| Mary LINDSAY | U | 59 | F | Pauper | Formerly Flax Winder | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Thomas LINDSAY | U | 59 | M | Pauper | Formerly Weaver | Brechin, Forfar | |
| David MACKIE | W | 76 | M | Boarder | Formerly Plasterer | St Cyrus, Kincardine | |
| Catherine MC DONALD | U | 53 | F | Pauper | Formerly Hawker | Old Machar, Aberdeen | |
| Roderick MC DONALD | M | 70 | M | Pauper | Formerly Bleacher | Knockbain, Ross and Cromarty | |
| Alexander MC KENZIE | U | 3 | M | Pauper | Brechin, Forfar | ||
| Davina MC KENZIE | U | 5 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Janet MC KENZIE | U | 8 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Alexander MITCHELL | U | 55 | M | Pauper | Formerly Spirit Dealer | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Jane MITCHELL | U | 42 | F | Pauper | Formerly Mill Worker | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Jean MITCHELL | M | 76 | F | Pauper | Shoemakers Wife | Dundee, Forfar | |
| Ann OSWALD | U | 62 | F | Boarder | Formerly Outworker | Fettercairn, Kincardine | |
| James PERT | U | 68 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | Brechin, Forfar | |
| James REID | W | 61 | M | Boarder | Formerly Stable Boy | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Mary RICKARD | U | 101 | F | Pauper | Formerly Outworker | Lethnot, Forfar | |
| Robert RUSSEL | U | 21 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | Maybole, Ayr | |
| Mary SCOTT | U | 84 | F | Pauper | Formerly Nursery Worker | Menmuir, Forfar | |
| Jane SHEPHIRD | W | 84 | F | Pauper | Handloom Weavers W | Edzell, Forfar | |
| Elizabeth SHERRATT | W | 75 | F | Boarder | Shoemakers Widow | Edzell, Forfar | |
| Alexander SINGER | U | 51 | M | Pauper | Formerly Mason | Brechin, Forfar | |
| William SPRUNT | W | 69 | M | Pauper | Formerly Weaver | Blind | Coupar Angus, Perth |
| Jane STEVEN | U | 56 | F | Pauper | Formerly Millworker | St Vigeans, Forfar | |
| Mary Ann STEWART | U | 55 | F | Pauper | Formerly Millworker | Brechin, Forfar | |
| John THOMSON | U | 46 | M | Pauper | Formerly Tailor | Deaf & Dumb | Brechin, Forfar |
| Rachael THOMSON | U | 52 | F | Pauper | Formerly Factory Worker | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Jane WALKER | U | 71 | F | Pauper | Formerly Serv Dom | Stracathro, Forfar | |
| Jean WALKER | U | 71 | F | Pauper | Formerly Bleachfield Worker | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Elizabeth WATSON | W | 79 | F | Pauper | Formerly Housekeeper | Dun, Forfar | |
| James WATSON | M | 60 | M | Pauper | Formerly Carter | Kingoldrum, Forfar | |
| Andrew WILLIAMSON | U | 65 | M | Pauper | Formerly Joiner | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Helen WILLIAMSON | W | 88 | F | Pauper | Handloom Weavers Widow | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Ann WISEMAN | W | 80 | F | Pauper | Ploughmans W | Montrose, Forfar | |
| Margaret YOUNG | U | 60 | F | Pauper | Formerly Housewife | Laurencekirk, Kincardine | |
| William YOUNG | W | 52 | M | Pauper | Formerly Carter | Brechin, Forfar |
Total residents: 69
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