1881 Census: Residents of Houghton-le-Spring Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Thomas HOPE | M | 49 | M | Head | Master Of Union Workhouse | Newcastle On Tyne | |
| Margaret Rosamnd HOPE | M | 50 | F | Wife | Matron Of Union Workhouse | Gateshead On Tyne | |
| Thomas METCALF | W | 76 | M | Serv | Porter Of Union Workhouse | Richmond, York | |
| Margt.Rosamond AISBETT | U | 18 | F | Serv | Cook Of Union Workhouse | Newcastle On Tyne | |
| Mary WALKER | U | 28 | F | Serv | Nurse Of Union Workhouse | Westmoor, Northumberland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Mary Ann ADAMSON | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Shildon, Durham | ||
| John AGUITON | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Longford, Ireland | |
| James ATTIS | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Sunderland, Durham | |
| Mary AYRE | W | 80 | F | Inmate | York | ||
| Alice Ann BILTON | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hutton Bushel, York | ||
| Jesse BILTON | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hutton Bushel, York | ||
| William BILTON | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarborough, York | |
| Esther BIRD | 34 | F | Inmate | Durham City, Durham | |||
| Mary BOWLING | M | 63 | F | Inmate | Louth, Ireland | ||
| James CARREY | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Painter | Dublin City, Ireland | |
| Catherine CHARLTON | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Percy Main, Northumberland | ||
| Thomas CHARLTON | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Coalminer | Washington, Durham | |
| Margaret COOK | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wardley, Durham | ||
| Mary Jane COOK | 15 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Seaton Delaval, Northumberland | ||
| Thomas COULSON | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Houghton Le Spring, Durham | |
| John COXON | U | 25 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Broomhill, Northumberland | |
| George DEANS | M | 70 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Sunderland, Durham | |
| Elizabeth DENT | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Skeeby, York | ||
| Ann DORKIN | 8 | F | Inmate | Sunderland, Durham | |||
| Laura DORKIN | 2 | F | Inmate | Sunderland, Durham | |||
| Margaret DORKIN | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Newcastle On Tyne | ||
| Mary DRAPER | M | 54 | F | Inmate | York City, York | ||
| William DRAPER | M | 56 | M | Inmate | Masons Labourer | Chester Le Street, Durham | |
| Ann DUFF | W | 37 | F | Inmate | Wingate, Durham | ||
| Mary Ann DUFF | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hetton Le Hole, Durham | |
| Matthew DUFF | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hetton Le Hole, Durham | ||
| William DUFF | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hetton Le Hole, Durham | ||
| Thomas ELSDON | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Coalminer | Pittington, Durham | |
| Elizabeth EMBLETON | U | 71 | F | Inmate | Washington, Durham | ||
| Thomas FENWICK | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Eighton Banks, Durham | |
| Thomas FENWICK | U | 27 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Houghton Le Spring, Durham | |
| John FOEMAN | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Quarryman | Down, Ireland | |
| William FOSTER | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Hetton Le Hole, Durham | ||
| Charles GEEVES | 4 | M | Inmate | Cornwall | |||
| William GEEVES | 2 | M | Inmate | Houghton Le Spring, Durham | |||
| Thomas HALIFF | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Drainer | Cossfin, Ireland | |
| Alice HARRISON | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Easington Lane, Durham | ||
| Elizabeth HARRISON | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Willington, Northumberland | ||
| Elizth.Jane HARRISON | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Easington Lane, Durham | ||
| George HARRISON | 1m | M | Inmate | Houghton Le Spring, Durham | |||
| Hannah HARRISON | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Easington Lane, Durham | ||
| Samuel HIGGINS | U | 64 | M | Inmate | Labourer On Roads | Kitlinshay, Ireland | |
| John HOWARD | U | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Shotton, Durham | |
| Robert HOWE | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Easington Lane, Durham | ||
| Francis HUGHES | M | 77 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Tyrone, Ireland | |
| Jane HUGHES | M | 63 | F | Inmate | Cowan, Ireland | ||
| George HUMPHREY | W | 66 | M | Inmate | (Artz) Engineer | Newburn, Northumberland | |
| David JOHNSON | M | 70 | M | Inmate | Coalminer | Down Co, Ireland | |
| Mary JOHNSON | M | 70 | F | Inmate | Moorsley, Durham | ||
| Rose JOHNSON | M | 50 | F | Inmate | Wife Of David Johnson | Down Co, Ireland | |
| John KELLY | W | 66 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Stokestown, Ireland | |
| Thomas MC GARSTY | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Michael MICKEE | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Lodging Housekeeper | Galway, Ireland | |
| Thomas MIDDLETON | 80 | M | Inmate | Carrier | Durham City, Durham | ||
| Ann MILLING | W | 55 | F | Inmate | Sunderland, Durham | ||
| Peter MOAN | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Belfast, Ireland | |
| Thomas MULLANY | U | 18 | M | Inmate | Darlington, Durham | ||
| Alexander PATTERSON | U | 77 | M | Inmate | Druggist | King Edw., Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| William PEACOCK | U | 72 | M | Inmate | (Dom) Gardener | St Helens Auckland, Durham | |
| William RICHARDSON | W | 59 | M | Inmate | Baker | Newbottle, Durham | |
| Frances Ann ROBINSON | U | 14 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Colliery Dikes, Durham | |
| James ROBINSON | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Houghton Le Spring, Durham | ||
| Mary Ann ROBINSON | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Colliery Dikes, Durham | ||
| Thomas ROBINSON | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Houghton Le Spring, Durham | ||
| Christopher ROBSON | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Mason | Houghton Le Spring, Durham | |
| John ROBSON | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Coalminer | Streetgate, Durham | |
| Robert ROCHESTER | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Millwright | Gateshead, Durham | |
| Wm. ROUTLEDGE | U | 60 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leitrim, Ireland | |
| Esther SHAW | W | 64 | F | Inmate | Liverpool, Lancashire | ||
| Edmund SHEARER | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Spennymoor, Durham | ||
| Joseph SHEARER | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Spennymoor, Durham | ||
| Wm.James SHEARER | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Spennymoor, Durham | ||
| Ralph SHORT | U | 73 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Northallerton, York | |
| Thomas SNOWBALL | U | 55 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Houghton Le Spring, Durham | |
| Mary Agnes STAMFORD | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Houghton Le Spring, Durham | ||
| Daniel THOMPSON | U | 53 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Ann THORNTON | 2 | F | Inmate | Houghton Le Spring, Durham | |||
| Elizabeth THORNTON | U | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Spennymoor, Durham | |
| Jane THORNTON | W | 41 | F | Inmate | Houghton Le Spring, Durham | ||
| Jane THORNTON | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Spennymoor, Durham | ||
| John TONKINSON | U | 15 | M | Inmate | Scholar | No Shields, Northumberland | |
| Mary TUART | U | 64 | F | Inmate | Shiney Row, Durham | ||
| Barbara WALLACE | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Haswell, Durham | ||
| Peter WARDROPPER | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Sunderland, Durham | |
| Thomas WATT | U | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hetton Le Hole, Durham | |
| William WEBB | U | 79 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Dublin City | |
| Jane WRIGHT | W | 61 | F | Inmate | So Shielda, Durham |
Total residents: 92
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