1881 Census: Residents of Holbeck Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Thomas RAMSDEN | W | 47 | M | Master | Master Of Workhouse (Munic) | Leeds, York | |
| Sarah A. HILTON | W | 45 | F | Matron (Head) | Matron Of Workhouse | Wibsey, York | |
| Eliza DOBSON | W | 40 | F | Nurse | Nurse In Workhouse (Munic) | Darrington, York | |
| Sarah A. HILTON | U | 15 | F | Matrons Daur | Pupil Teacher (School) | Holbeck, York | |
| Fanny E. HILTON | 13 | F | Matrons Daur | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Inmates | |||||||
| George ARMITAGE | U | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Churwell, York | |
| Willie ARMITAGE | 3 | M | Inmate | Churwell, York | |||
| John H. ARMSTON | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Grantham, Lincoln | |
| Alexander ARMSTRONG | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Scotland | |
| Charles ATKINSON | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Hatter | Holbeck, York | |
| Martha ATKINSON | W | 71 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Holbeck, York | |
| James BALL | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Canvas Weaver | Holbeck, York | |
| James BATES | U | 30 | M | Casual Inmate | Foundry Labourer | Rochdale, Lancashire | |
| Alice BEDFORD | M | 55 | F | Inmate | Flax Spinner | Halifax, York | |
| John BELLHOUSE | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Labourer (Farm) | Holbeck, York | |
| John T. BOLTON | U | 21 | M | Inmate | No Trade | Idiot | Holbeck, York |
| Susan BOOCOCK | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Holbeck, York | |
| Thomas BRIGGS | W | 59 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Leeds, York | |
| Elizabeth A. BROADHURST | U | 15 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | |
| Joseph BROADHURST | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Dyer (Woollen) | Holbeck, York | |
| Henry BROWN | U | 14 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Coventry, Warwick | |
| Thomas BRYANT | U | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | |
| Walter BRYANT | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Frank BURTON | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Brickyard Laborer | Aberford, York | |
| Ann CATTERALL | U | 37 | F | Inmate | No Trade | Holbeck, York | |
| Daniel CHEETHAM | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Cloth Dresser | Imbecile | Holbeck, York |
| Sarah CLAYTON | M | 26 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Holbeck, York | |
| Moses COULTER | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Cabinet Maker | Wakefield, York | |
| Joseph COURTNAY | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Hannah DAWSON | W | 54 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Holbeck, York | |
| Thomas DAWSON | M | 69 | M | Inmate | Tool Smith | Holbeck, York | |
| Thomas DERKIN | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Mary DEVER | W | 46 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Ireland | |
| Thomas DEVER | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| John DUXBURY | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Beeston, York | |
| John EMMETT | U | 29 | M | Inmate | No Trade | Imbecile | Holbeck, York |
| David FANTHAM | U | 18 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Holbeck, York | |
| James FIRTH | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Flax Dresser | Holbeck, York | |
| Ellen FOX | W | 50 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Holbeck, York | |
| John GREGORY | U | 56 | M | Inmate | No Trade | Imbecile | Holbeck, York |
| Henry GROUNDWELL | M | 62 | M | Inmate | Gardeners Labourer (M) | Farnley, York | |
| Mary A. HALL | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Cloth Weaver | Barnsley, York | |
| Hannah HALLEGAN | W | 62 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Ireland | |
| Jane HAMILTON | W | 67 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Scotland | |
| Thomas HARTLEY | U | 26 | M | Inmate | No Trade | Imbecile | Holbeck, York |
| George HEWITT | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Band Spinner | Holbeck, York | |
| Elizabeth HORNE | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Ann HORROCKS | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Holbeck, York | |
| John HUSLER | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Cloth Dresser | Holbeck, York | |
| James JACKSON | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Joshua JACKSON | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer (Ag Lab) | Oakenshaw, York | |
| Elizabeth JOHNSON | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bolton, Lancashire | ||
| Henrietta JOHNSON | 4 | F | Inmate | Holbeck, York | |||
| James JOHNSON | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| John JOHNSON | 1 | M | Inmate | Leeds, York | |||
| Mary JOHNSON | W | 43 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Warburton, Lancashire | |
| Sarah JOHNSON | U | 14 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Oldham, Lancashire | |
| Sarah JOWETT | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Holbeck, York | |
| Ann KAY | W | 31 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Leeds, York | |
| Herbert KAY | 3 | M | Inmate | Holbeck, York | |||
| James KELLETT | M | 46 | M | Inmate | Brass Moulder | Holbeck, York | |
| William KELLETT | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| George LANE | U | 18 | M | Inmate | No Trade | Imbecile | Holbeck, York |
| Hannah LAW | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Holbeck, York | |
| Jane LAW | M | 60 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Holbeck, York | |
| Joseph LEAK | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Labourer (General) | Holbeck, York | |
| Joseph LEAROYD | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Boat Man (Barge Man) | Oulton, York | |
| Thomas LEE | U | 35 | M | Inmate | Assistant Teacher (School) | Leeds, York | |
| Margaret LIMMIDGE | W | 57 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scotland | |
| David LONGBOTTOM | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Cloth Dresser | Newlay, York | |
| Ann MANN | W | 52 | F | Inmate | Cloth Weaver | Beeston, York | |
| John MANN | U | 57 | M | Inmate | No Trade | Imbecile | Holbeck, York |
| Joseph MANN | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Richard MANN | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| David MARKS | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Flax Dresser | Holbeck, York | |
| John MARSHALL | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer | Wigan, Lancashire | |
| Jane MATHERS | W | 62 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Holbeck, York | |
| John MILLS | U | 29 | M | Casual | Mill Hand (Cotton) | Rochdale, Lancashire | |
| Elias MOORE | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Shoe Maker | Banham, Norfolk | |
| Ann NAYLOR | W | 63 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Holbeck, York | |
| Joseph NAYLOR | W | 61 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Holbeck, York | |
| James NORTON | M | 47 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Ireland | |
| John PEARSON | M | 48 | M | Inmate | Labourer (General) | Ely, Cambridge | |
| Mary PERKINS | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Ann PETTY | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Halifax, York | |
| Charles ROONEY | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Ireland | |
| Henry RUDKIN | W | 52 | M | Inmate | Farm Labourer (Ag Lab) | Blind | Empingham, Rutland |
| Fairfax SLINGSBY | U | 41 | M | Inmate | No Trade | Idiot | Holbeck, York |
| Elizabeth SMALES | W | 40 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Leeds, York | |
| William SMALES | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leeds, York | ||
| William SMITH | W | 33 | M | Inmate | Mill Hand (Cotton) | Selby, York | |
| Sarah A. SOWREY | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Cloth Burler | Holbeck, York | |
| Aaron SPEIGHT | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Christiana SPEIGHT | U | 69 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Deaf & Dumb | Holbeck, York |
| Eliza Ann SPEIGHT | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Tom SPEIGHT | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Zachariah STAINCLIFFE | U | 45 | M | Inmate | Canvas Weaver | Sowerby Bridge, York | |
| Jane STEPHENSON | U | 44 | F | Inmate | No Occupation | Holbeck, York | |
| Mary STEVENS | W | 71 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Holbeck, York | |
| James STEVENSON | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Shoe Maker | Holbeck, York | |
| John SURR | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Beeston, York | |
| William SUTCLIFFE | U | 57 | M | Inmate | Brick Yard Labourer | Imbecile | Holbeck, York |
| James TATTERSALL | U | 35 | M | Inmate | Labourer (General) | Leeds, York | |
| John THOMPSON | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Labourer (General) | Creyke, York | |
| John TIFFANY | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Smiths Striker | Holbeck, York | |
| James TODD | 4 | M | Inmate | Holbeck, York | |||
| Mary J. TODD | M | 24 | F | Inmate | Flax Spinner | Holbeck, York | |
| Ellen TURNER | M | 51 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Holbeck, York | |
| Benjamin WALKER | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Labourer (General) | Houghton Le Springs, Durham | |
| John WALKER | 2 | M | Inmate | Holbeck, York | |||
| Mary H. WALKER | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Holbeck, York | |
| Thomas WALKER | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Cloth Weaver | Holbeck, York | |
| Ann WAMSLEY | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Flax Mill Hand | Holbeck, York | |
| John WILLIAMSON | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Flax Mill Laborer | Aberford, York | |
| James WILSON | U | 44 | M | Inmate | Labourer (General) | Ireland | |
| Mary A. WITHERS | W | 55 | F | Inmate | No Trade | Imbecile | Holbeck, York |
| Mary WOOD | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Scotland | |
| Emily WOODHEAD | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Sarah A. WOODHEAD | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Holbeck, York | ||
| Henry WRAY | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Ivory Turner | Holbeck, York |
Total residents: 120
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