1871 Census: Residents of Easter Ross Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John McDONALD | M | 38 | M | Head | Govenor Easter Ross Union Poorhouse Pensioner E.I.C. Service | Mid-Lothian Rothes | |
| Agnes McDONALD | M | 36 | F | Wife | Matron E R U Poorhouse | Mid-Lothian Edinburgh | |
| Catherine McDONALD | - | 5 | F | Daur | Scholar | Mid-Lothian Edinburgh | |
| Annie McDONALD | - | 4 | F | Daur | --- | Mid-Lothian Edinburgh | |
| Jane CROMBIE | M | 35 | F | Servant | Laundress (Domestic Serv) | England | |
| Elspeth ROSS | U | 37 | F | Servant | Cook (Domestic Serv) | Ross-shire, Edderton | |
| Annie ROSS | U | 48 | F | Servant | Sick Nurse (Domestic Serv) | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Andrew ROSS | U | 75 | M | Pauper | Formerly Tailor | Ross-shire, Tarbat | |
| Alex McKAY | M | 75 | M | Pauper | Formerly Fisherman | Ross-shire, Fearn | |
| John FRASER | U | 70 | M | Pauper | Formerly Gardener | Ross-shire, Logie Easter | |
| John SKINNER | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Formerly Fisherman | Ross-shire, Nigg | |
| Murdo McKENZIE | U | 51 | M | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Rosskeen | |
| John McLEOD | W | 50 | M | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Imbecile | Ross-shire, Nigg |
| John MUNRO | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Formerly Hedger | Lanarkshire, Lanark, | |
| Hector McRORY | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Formerly Shepherd | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Kenneth McCASKILL | M | 49 | M | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Edderton | |
| Donald McDONALD | W | 66 | M | Pauper | Formerly Groom | Ross-shire, Rosskeen | |
| Hugh McDONALD | U | 72 | M | Pauper | Formerly Cattle Drover | Ross-shire, Edderton | |
| John BANKS | W | 72 | M | Pauper | Formerly Hawker | England | |
| Alex ROSS | W | 68 | M | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Fearn | |
| John GRANT | U | 47 | M | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Rosskeen | |
| Catherine MUNRO | U | 37 | F | Pauper | Formerly Agricultural Labourer | Ross-shire, Fearn | |
| Margaret DUNBAR | U | 26 | F | Pauper | | Imbecile | Ross-shire, Fearn |
| Mary TUCKER | U | 28 | F | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Fearn | |
| Catherine McLENNAN | U | 38 | F | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Lochbroom | |
| Ann McLENNAN | U | 65 | F | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Nigg | |
| Christina MUNRO | U | 54 | F | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Kilmuir | |
| Janet ROSS | U | 69 | F | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Margt. Munro McDONALD | W | 66 | F | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Fearn | |
| Helen ROSS | U | 38 | F | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Rosskeen | |
| Margaret WILLIAMSON | U | 64 | F | Pauper | Formerly Laundress | Ross-shire, Rosskeen | |
| Margaret Ross McDONALD | W | 69 | F | Pauper | Formerly House Maid | Ross-shire, Rosskeen | |
| Christina ROSS | U | 41 | F | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Rose ROSS | U | 38 | F | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Ann McLEOD | U | 57 | F | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Johan EMISON | U | 32 | F | Pauper | Formerly Dairy Maid | Ross-shire, Rosskeen | |
| Barbara Ross SMITH | U | 62 | F | Pauper | Formerly Dressmaker | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Catherine McINTOSH | U | 58 | F | Pauper | Formerly House Maid | Ross-shire, Edderton | |
| Henrietta CAMERON | U | 70 | F | Pauper | Formerly Hawker | Ross-shire, Rosskeen | |
| Margaret THAYNE | U | 72 | F | Pauper | Formerly House Keeper | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Grace MILLER | U | 65 | F | Pauper | Formerly Cook | Ross-shire, Fearn | |
| Mary Smith ROSS | W | 62 | F | Pauper | Formerly Weaver | Blind | Ross-shire, Tarbat |
| Margaret McDONALD | U | 38 | F | Pauper | Formerly Dairy Maid | Ross-shire, Lochbroom | |
| Margaret McKENZIE | U | 51 | F | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Christina CALDER | U | 70 | F | Pauper | Formerly Farm Servant | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| William McDONALD | - | 6 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Edderton | |
| James CROMBIE | - | 10 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Mid-Lothian, Uphall | |
| William WILSON | - | 14 | M | Pauper | Tailor | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| James WILSON | - | 12 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Alexr. McDONALD | - | 12 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Rosskeen | |
| George MUNRO | - | 5 | M | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Rosskeen | |
| George WATT | - | 12 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Aberdeen, Aberdeen | |
| Francis BROWNLOW | - | 10 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Aberdeen, Aberdeen | |
| James FINDLAY | - | 3 | M | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| John MATHESON | - | 12 | M | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Alexr. ROSS | - | 11mo | M | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Murdo FINLAY | - | 3 | M | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Tain | |
| Alexr. McDONALD | 6mo | M | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Tain | ||
| Mary URQUHART | 12 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Fearn | ||
| Henrietta CROMBIE | 6 | F | Pauper | Scholar | MidLothian, Edinburgh | ||
| Isabella ROSE | 10 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Tarbat | ||
| Helen ROSE | 5 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Tarbat | ||
| Williamina MUNRO | 4 | F | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Tain | ||
| Harriet JOHNSTONE | 5 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Kilmuir | ||
| Dolina FRASER | 7 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Tain | ||
| Isabella CORMACK | 9 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Tain | ||
| Betsy ROSS | 14 | F | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Tain | ||
| Davidina MAIR | 3 | F | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Tain | ||
| Johan McINTOSH | 10 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Tain | ||
| Hectorina MUNRO | 2 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Tain | ||
| Mary WILSON | 15 | F | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Tain | ||
| Dolina FRASER | 13 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Lochbroom | ||
| Eliza EMISON | 10mo | F | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Tain | ||
| Catherine RICE | 14 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Fearn | ||
| Williamina RICE | 7 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Fearn | ||
| Jessie RICE | 5 | F | Pauper | Scholar | Ross-shire, Fearn | ||
| Jessie MENZIES | 15 | F | Pauper | | Ross-shire, Tain |
Total residents: 77
Thanks to Donald MacDonald-Ross for transcribing this data.
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