1881 Census: Residents of East Lothian Combination Poorhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Robert ARMSTRONG | M | 58 | M | Head | House Governor | Strathaven, Lanark, Scotland | |
| Jane ARMSTRONG | M | 55 | F | Wife | Matron | Stenton, Haddington, Scotland | |
| John M. ARMSTRONG | U | 23 | M | Son | Bank Clerk | Haddington, Haddington, Scotland | |
| James DENHOLM (ARMSTRONG) | U | 29 | M | Stepson | In Rev Gvt Clerk Excise Br | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Alice B. ARMSTRONG | U | 19 | F | Daur | Music Teacher | Haddington, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Catherine AFFLICK | U | 52 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housemaid Dom Serv | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Alexander AITCHISON | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Formerly Shoemaker | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Mary ALLAN | U | 75 | F | Inmate | Formerly Cook Dom Serv | Tranent, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Agnes BORTHWICK | U | 58 | F | Inmate | Formerly Cook Dom Serv | Prestonkirk, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Robert BRODIE | W | 53 | M | Inmate | Formerly Tailor | Stenton, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Thomas CONNELLY | U | 51 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Ireland | |
| Peter CURRIE | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Ireland | |
| Mary DICKSON | W | 66 | F | Inmate | Formerly Cook Dom Serv | Aberlady, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Elizabeth DODS | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housemaid Dom Serv | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Thomas DODS | U | 73 | M | Inmate | Formerly Ships Carpenter | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Agnes FARRELL | W | 59 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housemaid Dom Serv | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Janet FORSYTH | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Formerly Cook Dom Serv | Garvald, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Agnes HERKES | W | 68 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housemaid Dom Serv | Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Marion JOHNSTON | U | 58 | F | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Dirleton, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Ellen KELLIE | U | 44 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housemaid Dom Serv | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Elizabeth KIRK | 2 | F | Inmate | North Berwick, Haddington, Scotland | |||
| Joseph KIRK | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | North Berwick, Haddington, Scotland | ||
| Martha KIRK | W | 33 | F | Inmate | Formerly Cook Dom Serv | England | |
| Robert KIRK | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | North Berwick, Haddington, Scotland | ||
| Rankine LAWSON | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Formerly Cabinet Maker | Stenton, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Martha LOGAN | W | 46 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housemaid Dom Serv | Gladsmuir, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Jane LOVE | W | 57 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housemaid Dom Serv | Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| John MARR | U | 55 | M | Inmate | Formerly Sailor | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Mary MC DONALD | W | 49 | F | Inmate | Formerly Cook Dom Serv | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Mary MC GOWAN | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Formerly Cook Dom Serv | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Owen MC KAY | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Ireland | |
| Donald MC LERGAN | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Formerly Gardener | Islay, Argyll, Scotland | |
| Eliza MENZIES | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Formerly Cook Dom Serv | Saint Helena | |
| John MURRAY | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Formerly Cabinet Maker | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Catherine NICHOLSON | W | 71 | F | Inmate | Formerly Charwoman Dom Serv | Lochbay, Inverness, Scotland | |
| John PEARSON | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Ayton, Berwick, Scotland | |
| Peter REID | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Formerly Commercial Clerk | Dirleton, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Mary ROBERTSON | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Formerly Nurse Dom Serv | North Berwick, Haddington, Scotland | |
| David RUSSELL | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Formerly Tailor | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Jessie SMITH | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| John SMITH | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | ||
| Lewis SMITH | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | India | ||
| Mary SMITH | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Formerly Charwoman Dom Serv | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Mary SMITH | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | India | ||
| Mathew TOD | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Formerly Gardener | Whitekirk, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Clayne WALKER | U | 49 | M | Inmate | Formerly Joiner | North Berwick, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Alice WATSON | W | 40 | F | Inmate | Formerly Housemaid Dom Serv | Dalry, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Margaret WATSON | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Robina WATSON | 3 | F | Inmate | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland | |||
| William WHIGHAM | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Dirleton, Haddington, Scotland | |
| Mary WHITE | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Formerly Cook Dom Serv | Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland |
Total residents: 51
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