1881 Census: Residents of Driffield Union Workhouse, Nafferton Road, Great Driffield, Yorkshire
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| James S. WILSON | M | 61 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse Inst Munic | Cambridge | |
| Mary A. WILSON | M | 62 | F | Wife | Matron Workhouse | Lincoln | |
| Margaret CUTTING | U | 19 | F | School Mistress | School Mistress | Suffolk | |
| William E. PHILIPSON | U | 29 | M | Porter | Munic Porter | Lincoln | |
| Harriet SAWDON | M | 55 | F | Assist Matr | Assistant Matron Nurse | Nottingham | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| John ALLEN | U | 12 | M | Pauper | Scholar | ||
| George BAKER | U | 55 | M | Pauper | Gen Labourer | York | |
| Herbert W. BLAKESTON | U | 3 | M | Pauper | York | ||
| Sarah A. BLAKESTON | U | 38 | F | Pauper | Dom Serv | York | |
| Thomas BLAKESTON | U | 1 | M | Pauper | York | ||
| Mary BOYLE | W | 61 | F | Pauper | Hawker Of Tin Ware | Ireland | |
| Elizabeth BRAITHWAITE | U | 66 | F | Pauper | Chairwoman | York | |
| Harriet BROWN | U | 22 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | York | |
| Frances CARR | U | 47 | F | Pauper | Dom Serv | Blind | York |
| Sarah CLEMENTS | U | 37 | F | Pauper | York | ||
| Robert COOK | W | 68 | M | Pauper | Agr Lab (No Occ) | York | |
| David CURTIS | U | 62 | M | Pauper | Labourer | York | |
| Elizabeth DALLAS | U | 38 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | York | |
| Alice DIXON | U | 3 | F | Pauper | Scholar | York | |
| Annie DIXON | U | 14 | F | Pauper | Scholar | York | |
| Edna DIXON | U | 7 | F | Pauper | Scholar | York | |
| Eliza DIXON | U | 34 | F | Pauper | Dom Serv Housemaid | York | |
| Elizabeth DIXON | U | 9 | F | Pauper | Scholar | York | |
| William DIXON | W | 73 | M | Pauper | Labourer No Oco | York | |
| Jemima DODGSON | U | 16 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | ||
| Hannah DRIFFIELD | U | 12 | F | Pauper | Scholar | York | |
| Charles EASTWOOD | U | 45 | M | Pauper | Gen Labourer | York | |
| Mary F. FENBY | U | 31 | F | Pauper | Dom Serv | York | |
| Mary HALL | U | 75 | F | Pauper | York | ||
| Richard HARLAND | U | 76 | M | Pauper | Joiner (No Occ) | York | |
| John HARRISON | U | 23 | M | Pauper | No Occ | Imbecile | York |
| Ellen HODGSON | U | 13 | F | Pauper | Scholar | York | |
| Jane HORNBY | U | 48 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | York | |
| Bessey ISLES | U | 30 | F | Pauper | York | ||
| Ema ISLES | U | 27 | F | Pauper | York | ||
| Fred ISLES | U | 3 | M | Pauper | Scholar | York | |
| John ISLES | U | 7 | M | Pauper | Scholar | York | |
| Miriam ISLES | U | 1 | F | Pauper | York | ||
| Tower JOHNSON | W | 75 | F | Pauper | York | ||
| Elizabeth KIRBY | 52 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | York | ||
| David LAMPLOUGH | U | 59 | M | Pauper | Cabinet Maker | York | |
| Richard LAZENBY | U | 10 | M | Pauper | Scholar | York | |
| Thomas LAZENBY | U | 11 | M | Pauper | Scholar | York | |
| Hannah MARSHALL | U | 12 | F | Pauper | Scholar | York | |
| William MARSHALL | U | 83 | M | Pauper | Imbecile | York | |
| Hannah NESS | 5 | F | Pauper | Scholar | York | ||
| John NICHOLSON | 2 | M | Pauper | York | |||
| Mary A. NICHOLSON | U | 19 | F | Pauper | Dom Serv | York | |
| Hannah PETCHER | U | 62 | F | Pauper | York | ||
| Enock PICKERING | U | 17 | M | Pauper | No Occupation | York | |
| Sarah PICKERING | U | 60 | F | Pauper | York | ||
| Thomas PICKERING | U | 77 | M | Pauper | Labourer | York | |
| George POTTER | U | 55 | M | Pauper | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | York |
| Martha RICHARDSON | W | 71 | F | Pauper | |||
| Rebecca RICHARDSON | U | 28 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | York | |
| Susannah RICHARDSON | U | 30 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | York | |
| Wm. ROBINSON | U | 78 | M | Pauper | Agr Lab (No Occ) | Hertford | |
| Sarah ROWLEY | W | 61 | F | Pauper | Chairwoman | York | |
| Sarah SELLERS | U | 23 | F | Pauper | Blind | ||
| Hannah SHERWOOD | U | 31 | F | Pauper | York | ||
| Ann STORK | U | 37 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | York | |
| Sarah TEAL | U | 16 | F | Pauper | Imbecile | York | |
| Alfred THORNTON | 3 | M | Pauper | Scholar | York | ||
| Charles THORNTON | 5 | M | Pauper | Scholar | York | ||
| Elizabeth THORNTON | U | 27 | F | Pauper | Dom Serv Housemaid | York | |
| George THORNTON | 10 | M | Pauper | York | |||
| Stephen WALL | U | 16 | M | Pauper | No Occupation | York | |
| Margarat WARTERS | U | 23 | F | Pauper | Domestic Servant | ||
| John WATERSON | M | 59 | M | Pauper | Agr Labr | York | |
| Thomas WILSON | U | 21 | M | Pauper | Gen Labourer | York | |
| Thomas WINTERBURN | U | 79 | M | Pauper | Agr Lab (No Occ) | Lincoln |
Total residents: 71
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