1881 Census: Residents of Helmsley Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John PLUMMER | M | 61 | M | Head | Workhouse Master And Rg. Officer Munic | Huntingdon | |
| Ann PLUMMER | M | 58 | F | Wife | Workhouse Master And Rg. Officer Munic Matron | Angram Grange | |
| Jane PLUMMER | U | 19 | F | Daur | Assist Matron | Helmsley, York | |
| Fanny PLUMMER | 14 | F | Daur | Scholar | Helmsley, York | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| Richard BARKER | U | 74 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Harom, York | |
| John BOYNTON | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Farmer No Occ | Fadmoor, York | |
| James BUCK | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Rope Maker No Occ | Helmsley, York | |
| Ralph CHAPMAN | U | 68 | M | Lodger | Labour Master For Vagrants | York | |
| John COLE | U | 71 | M | Vagrant | General Labourer | Nottingham, York | |
| Hannah DODDS | W | 85 | F | Inmate | Farndale, York | ||
| John FRANK | U | 31 | M | Vagrant | General Labourer | Mansfield, York | |
| Esther HARDING | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Helmsley, York | ||
| Mary HARDING | U | 39 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Harom, York | |
| William HARDING | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer No Occ | Lastingham, York | |
| Hannah HOLMES | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Imbecile | Ardon, York |
| Richard HOLMES | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Thirsk, York | ||
| Robert HOLMES | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Helmsley, York | ||
| John HOWE | U | 64 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Helmsley, York | |
| Joseph KIRK | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hawnby, York | ||
| James LEE | U | 20 | M | Vagrant | General Labourer | Sheffield, York | |
| Mary LENG | U | 52 | F | Inmate | Pockley, York | ||
| John MCCORMICK | U | 48 | M | Vagrant | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Ann PRESTON | M | 39 | F | Inmate | Domestic Work | Husthwate, York | |
| Elizabeth PRESTON | 13 | F | Inmate | Ampleforth, York | |||
| Harriot PRESTON | 3 | F | Inmate | Ampleforth, York | |||
| Jane E. PRESTON | 7 | F | Inmate | Ampleforth, York | |||
| Miles PRESTON | M | 40 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Ampleforth, York | |
| Thomas H. PRESTON | 1 | M | Inmate | Ampleforth, York | |||
| William PRESTON | 6 | M | Inmate | Ampleforth, York | |||
| Harry RIMMER | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Helmsley, York | ||
| Elizabeth THOMPSON | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Domestic Work | Driffeild, York | |
| John THOMPSON | U | 34 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Ampleforth, York |
| Annie WARD | 1m | F | Inmate | Helmsley, York | |||
| Mary WARD | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Helmsley, York | |
| Mary WATSON | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Stang How, York | |
| William WATSON | 1m | M | Inmate | Helmsley, York | |||
| Hannah WILSON | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Old Byland, York | ||
| Elizabeth WINSPEAR | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Harom, York |
Total residents: 38
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