1881 Census: Residents of Dalkeith Combination Poorhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Robert TROTTER | M | 56 | M | Head | Governer Of Poorhouse | Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland | |
| Helen TROTTER | M | 56 | F | Wife | Matron | Ayton, Berwick, Scotland | |
| Elizabeth GIBSON | W | 60 | F | Serv | Sick Nurse | Peebles, Peeble, Scotland | |
| Barbara MATHEWSON | U | 43 | F | Serv | Childrens Nurse | Lochrannoch, Renfrew, Scotland | |
| Catherine ANDERSON | M | 46 | F | Serv | Sick Nurse | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Catherine WILSON | U | 30 | F | Serv | General Serv Domestic | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Jamima PARK | U | 19 | F | Serv | General Serv Domestic | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Jane BELL | W | 41 | F | Inmate | Servant | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| James BLAIKIE | M | 57 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Gorebridge, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Edward BRATTEN | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Nailer | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Jane BROWN | U | 61 | F | Inmate | House Servant | Lasswade, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Elizabeth BUCHAN | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Servant | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Margaret CAIRNS | W | 48 | F | Inmate | Field Worker | Inveresk, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Thomas CAIRNS | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Hawker | ||
| John CAMERON | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Duddingston, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| John CLARK | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Peter CLARK | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Margaret CONNEL | W | 56 | F | Inmate | Fieldworker | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Ann CUMMING | U | 69 | F | Inmate | House Servant | Lasswade, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Joseph DOBBIE | U | 57 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Mary GRANT | W | 66 | F | Inmate | Seamstress | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| William GRANT | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Alexr HILL | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Heckler | Cockpen, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Archibald HOOD | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Jane HUTCHISON | U | 56 | F | Inmate | Seamstress | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Isabella JOHNSTON | W | 64 | F | Inmate | House Servant | Edinbro, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Agnes LIDDEL | U | 62 | F | Inmate | Servant | Newbattle, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Jane MC DONALD | U | 75 | F | Inmate | Fieldworker | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Thomas MESTON | M | 59 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Isabella MILLAR | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Servant | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Euphemia MITCHELL | W | 52 | F | Inmate | Millworker | Newbattle, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Andrew PHILLIPS | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Newton, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Isabella ROBERTSON | W | 48 | F | Inmate | Millworker | Dundee, Forfar, Scotland | |
| William ROBERTSON | M | 60 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Alexr SINCLAIR | U | 29 | M | Inmate | Iron Moulder | Cockpen, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| James SOMMERVILLE | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Millwright | Lasswade, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| James STEWART | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Mary STEWART | U | 59 | F | Inmate | Fieldworker | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Daniel SUTHERLAND | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Baker | Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Peter TAIT | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Baker | Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Catherine THOMSON | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Janet THOMSON | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Archd WATTERS | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Channel Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Janet WILSON | W | 63 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Edinbro, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Total residents: 44
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