1881 Census: Residents of Forfar Combination Poorhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Charles Wilson LENNIE | M | 44 | M | Head | Governor Of Poorhouse | Edinburgh City Parish, Edinburgh | |
| Isabella GEORGE OR LENNIE | M | 45 | F | Wife | Matron Of Poorhouse | Coull, Aberdeen | |
| Betsy EDWARDS OR CALDER | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Forfar, Forfar | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Alexr. ABERCROMBIE | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab | Dun, Forfar | |
| Mary Ann ALEXANDER | U | 39 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Dom Servt | Inverarity, Forfar | |
| Jane BAILLIE | U | 43 | F | Inmate | Farm Serv | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Ann G. BELL | 2m | F | Inmate | Forfar, Forfar | |||
| Margaret BELL | 2 | F | Inmate | Glasgow, Lanark | |||
| Thomas BELL | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Factory Worker | Forfar, Forfar | |
| Thomas BROWN | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab | Glamis, Forfar | |
| William BRUCE | U | 70 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Forfar, Forfar | |
| Alexander BUICKS | M | 71 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Forfar, Forfar | |
| Margt. FERGUSON OR CHALMERS | M | 58 | F | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Montrose, Forfar | |
| Agnes CLARK | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Forfar, Forfar | ||
| Alexander CLARK | U | 26 | M | Inmate | Farm Serv | Kirriemuir, Forfar | |
| William CLARK | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Forfar, Forfar | ||
| Robert COUTTIE | M | 53 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab | Forfar, Forfar | |
| Margt. SMITH OR CRAIGIE | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | NK | ||
| Jane Ann HORN OR DAKERS | 16 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Dom Serv | Forfar, Forfar | ||
| Margaret CHRISTIE OR DAKERS | M | 35 | F | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Oathlaw, Forfar | |
| Robert DAKERS | 3 | M | Inmate | Forfar, Forfar | |||
| George DONALDSON | M | 65 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab | Dunnichen, Forfar | |
| Jane DONALDSON | U | 49 | F | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Forfar, Forfar | |
| Robert DONALDSON | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Forfar, Forfar | |
| Jean DUFF | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Dundee Liff & Benvie, Forfar | |
| Isaac DUNN | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Farm Serv | Lochlee, Forfar | |
| James DUTHIE | M | 53 | M | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Kirriemuir, Forfar | |
| David FORBES | M | 67 | M | Inmate | Farm Serv | Inverarity, Forfar | |
| James GLEN | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Edzell, Forfar | |
| George HANTON | U | 19 | M | Inmate | Brush Maker | Brechin, Forfar | |
| Isabella HILTON | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Yarn Winder | Forfar, Forfar | |
| Alexander JOHNSTON | 1 | M | Inmate | Kirriemuir, Forfar | |||
| Ann THOM OR JOHNSTON | M | 25 | F | Inmate | Factory Worker | Forfar, Forfar | |
| Ann JOHNSTON | 3 | F | Inmate | Forfar, Forfar | |||
| William JOHNSTON | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Forfar, Forfar | ||
| Janet LOW | U | 47 | F | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Forfar, Forfar | |
| James MC KINNES | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Cattle Drover | All Saints Donegal, Ireland | |
| Mary Jane MC WILLIAMS | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Dundee, Forfar | ||
| Elizth. CARGILL OR MEARNS | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Dom Serv | Craig, Forfar | |
| Andrew MILLER | M | 75 | M | Inmate | Ostler | Forfar, Forfar | |
| James MILNE | U | 84 | M | Inmate | Farmer | Kirkden, Forfar | |
| Joseph MITCHELL | U | 35 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab | Forfar, Forfar | |
| Charles SAMSON | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Stone Mason | Forfar, Forfar | |
| David SHANKS | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Baker | Forfar, Forfar | |
| James SHARPE | U | 64 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab | Kinnaird, Perth | |
| Helen BUNCH OR SIMPSON | W | 54 | F | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Glamis, Forfar | |
| James SKEA | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Warehouse Porter | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Mary SMITH | U | 51 | F | Inmate | Housemaid Dom Serv | Forfar, Forfar | |
| William STEWART | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab | Forfar, Forfar | |
| David STIRLING | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Inverarity, Forfar | |
| Alexander TARBAT | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Forfar, Forfar | ||
| Elizth. URQUHART OR TARBAT | M | 30 | F | Inmate | Factory Worker | Aberlemno, Forfar | |
| Isabella Elizth. TARBAT | 1m | F | Inmate | Forfar, Forfar | |||
| John THOM | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab | Cumberland Fort Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
| Jane THOMSON | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Housemaid (Dom Serv) | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Margaret TOSH | W | 73 | F | Inmate | Hawker | Edzell, Forfar | |
| Ann GIBB OR VALENTINE | M | 34 | F | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Tannadice, Forfar | |
| Charles NEAVE OR VALENTINE | 6m | M | Inmate | Forfar, Forfar | |||
| Lucinda VALENTINE | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Tannadice, Forfar | ||
| Edward WALLACE | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Glasgow, Lanark | |
| Isabella WHYTE | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Housemaid (Dom Serv) | Deaf & Dumb | Dun, Forfar |
Total residents: 61
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