1881 Census: Residents of Hawick Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Adam GRIERSON | M | 68 | M | Head | Governor (Mun) | Kirkton, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Josephina GRIERSON | M | 65 | F | Wife | Matron | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Ellen GRIERSON | U | 30 | F | Daur | Assistant Matron | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Jane AINSLIE | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Dom Serv | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Agnes ANDERSON | U | 61 | F | Inmate | Framework Knitter Woollen | Selkirk, Selkirk, Scotland | |
| John ANDERSON | M | 71 | M | Inmate | Framework Knitter Woollen | Selkirk, Selkirk, Scotland | |
| Hannah BALLANTYNE | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | ||
| Ellen BALMER | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Dom Serv | Canonbie, Dumfries, Scotland | |
| Walter BALMER | 3 | M | Inmate | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |||
| Ellen BEATTIE | U | 65 | F | Inmate | Farm Worker | Canonbie, Dumfries, Scotland | |
| Jane BRANNAN | M | 60 | F | Inmate | Woollen Winder | Ireland | |
| Agnes BROWN | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland | ||
| Hugh BROWN | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland | ||
| Mary BROWN | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland | ||
| William BROWN | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland | ||
| Janet DARLING | U | 81 | F | Inmate | Dairy Worker | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| John FOSTER | U | 44 | M | Inmate | Woolen Machine Feeder | Half Morton, Dumfries, Scotland | |
| William GRAY | 4 | M | Inmate | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |||
| Charles HARDIE | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Jane HARKNESS | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Woollen Winder | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| William HARRISON | M | 60 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab | Ireland | |
| Robert HELM | U | 33 | M | Inmate | Gen Lab | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Isabella HISLOP | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Woollen Winder | Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| William HOGG | M | 58 | M | Inmate | Framework Knitter Woollen | Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Alexander HUGGAN | U | 28 | M | Inmate | Rag Collector | Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Ann KENNEDY | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Dom Serv | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Thomas MITCHELL | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Gardener | Cavers, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Jane NICHOLSON | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Woolen Bobbin Minder | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Agnes POW | M | 48 | F | Inmate | Power Loom Weaver Woollen | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Isabella RICHARDSON | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Dom Serv | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Janet SCOTT | 2m | F | Inmate | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |||
| Janet SCOTT | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Farm Serv | Kirkton, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Nelly SCOTT | 3m | F | Inmate | St Boswells, Roxburgh, Scotland | |||
| Agnes STEADMAN | W | 71 | F | Inmate | Machine Winder Woollen | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
| John STEWART | M | 32 | M | Inmate | Framework Knitter Woollen | Beith, Ayr, Scotland | |
| John THOMSON | 5m | M | Inmate | Selkirk, Selkirk, Scotland | |||
| Mary THOMSON | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Farm Serv | Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland | |
| Alison TINLIN | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Farm Serv | Kirkton, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| Isabella TINLINE | 3m | F | Inmate | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |||
| Christina WALDIE | W | 62 | F | Inmate | Temperance Hotel Keeper | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| James WAUGH | U | 21 | M | Inmate | Farm Serv | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland | |
| James YOUNG | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland |
Total residents: 42
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