1881 Census: Residents of South Leith Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Sutherland SANDEMAN | U | 42 | M | Head | Governor Of Poorhouse | Greenock, Renfrew | |
| Margaret MC FARLANE | U | 36 | F | Matron | Matron Of Poor House | Little Dunkeld | |
| Jane MC FARLANE | U | 28 | F | Serv | Assistant Matron | Little Dunkeld, Perth | |
| Donald MC INTOSH | M | 55 | M | Serv (Head) | Gate Keeper | Wick, Caithness | |
| Isabella MALCOLM OR MC INTOSH | M | 56 | F | Wife | Gate Keepers Wife | Wick, Caithness | |
| Christina MC INTOSH OR ANDERSON | M | 27 | F | Dau | Wife Of Cooper | Kirkwall, Orkney | |
| Bridget KANE OR LACHLAN | W | 74 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | Ireland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Elizabeth BAIN OR ADAMSON | W | 47 | F | Inmate | None | Edinburgh | |
| Isabella PRESTON OR ADDISON | W | 53 | F | Inmate | None | Kelso, Roxburgh | |
| Rebecca CHAPMAN OR ALEXANDER | W | 75 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | England | |
| Peter ALISON | U | 56 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leith | |
| Adam ALLAN | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Furnaceman | Dunse, Berwick | |
| Margaret BAIN OR ALLISON | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Wick, Caithness | |
| Agnes ANDERSON | 3 | F | Inmate | Leith | |||
| Anderina ANDERSON | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Servant | Leith | |
| William ANDERSON | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Baker | Dumfries | |
| Mary Emily ANDREWS | U | 37 | F | Inmate | None | Paisley, Renfrew | |
| Sarah GOODALL OR ANDREWS | W | 73 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Dunbar, Haddington | |
| Robert ARMSTRONG | M | 57 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leith | |
| Ann MOFFET OR AUSTIN | W | 42 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Leith | |
| Mary GOALEN OR BAILIE | W | 65 | F | Inmate | None | Leith | |
| David BEGBIE | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Leith | |
| Rachel KNIGHT OR BELL | W | 55 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Leith | |
| Ann BENNET | U | 64 | F | Inmate | Sempstress | Leith | |
| William BLACK | U | 37 | M | Inmate | Clerk | Leith | |
| Donald BLACKIE | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Glasgow, Lanark | ||
| John BLYTH | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| John BORTHWICK | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Newton, Edinburgh | |
| John BOW | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Thomas BOW | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| William BOWMAN | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Carter | Duddingston, Edinburgh | |
| John BROWN | W | 44 | M | Inmate | Shore Labourer | Edinburgh | |
| Jessie Pentland BRUCE | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Catherine Ewart DEGNAN OR BURNS | W | 53 | F | Inmate | Outdoor Worker | Leith | |
| John CAMERON | U | 42 | M | Inmate | Messenger | Edinburgh | |
| Ann GUNN OR CAMPBELL | W | 51 | F | Inmate | Sempstress | Leith | |
| Alexander CARNEGIE | U | 15 | M | Inmate | None | Leith | |
| John CHARLESTON | M | 59 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leith | |
| David CLARK | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Seaman | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| David CLARK | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Edinburgh | ||
| Robert CLARK | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Catherine CRAWFORD OR COULTER | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Outdoor Worker | Leith | |
| Jemima COWAN | 7m | F | Inmate | Edinburgh | |||
| Jemima COWAN | U | 25 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Prestonkirk, Haddington | |
| William CRAWFORD | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Gardner | At Sea | |
| Agnes DAWSON | U | 67 | F | Inmate | Sempstress | Leith | |
| Helen TULLES OR DICK | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Leith | |
| Jane DICKSON OR DICKSON | W | 42 | F | Inmate | Rope Spinner | Ayr | |
| Edward DILLON | W | 56 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Alice MILLAR OR DONACHIE | W | 60 | F | Inmate (Head) | Sick Nurse | Berwick | |
| Edward DONACHIE | 21 | M | Inmate (Son) | None | E Linton, Haddington | ||
| Christina DONALDSON | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Edinburgh | ||
| James DONALDSON | W | 52 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Ireland | |
| George DRYBURGH | M | 69 | M | Inmate | Shore Porter | Kirkliston, Edinburgh | |
| Catherine DUNBAR | U | 58 | F | Inmate | Servant | Leith | |
| Catherine OWENS OR DUNBAR | W | 58 | F | Inmate | Fish Cleaner | Leith | |
| Catherine DUNCAN | U | 41 | F | Inmate | Servant | Lerwick, Shetland | |
| Jane SIM OR DUNCAN | W | 81 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | Alloa, Clackmannan | |
| Christina DUNLOP | U | 39 | F | Inmate | General Servant | Leith | |
| James DURHAM | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| James EARLY | M | 40 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Jane RENNIE OR EASTON | W | 57 | F | Inmate | Sick Nurse | Aberdeen | |
| James EDMONSTON | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Block Maker | Leith | |
| Agnes ELDER | U | 32 | F | Inmate | None | Leslie, Fife | |
| Ann KERR OR ELLIS | M | 27 | F | Inmate (Head) | Machinist | Glasgow | |
| Ann ELLIS | 1 | F | Inmate (Dau) | England | |||
| James ELLIS | 12 | M | Inmate (Son) | Scholar | England | ||
| Mary Jane ELLIS | 7 | F | Inmate (Dau) | Scholar | England | ||
| John FAGAN | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Halker | Lanark | |
| Ann ALLAN OR FALKNER | W | 76 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Edinburgh | |
| Susan REILLY OR FLEMING | W | 72 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | Ireland | |
| William FLEMING | W | 65 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leith | |
| William FLOCKHART | W | 57 | M | Inmate | Halker | Leith | |
| Christina SPAVEN OR FLYNN | W | 32 | F | Inmate (Head) | Rope Spinner | Leith | |
| David FLYNN | 2 | M | Inmate (Son) | Leith | |||
| John FLYNN | 12 | M | Inmate (Son) | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Owen FLYNN | 7 | M | Inmate (Son) | Scholar | Leith | ||
| William FLYNN | 9 | M | Inmate (Son) | Scholar | Leith | ||
| John FOOTE | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Weaver | Edinburgh | |
| Arrabella HOSACK OR FRASER | W | 79 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | Tain, Ross and Cromarty | |
| Elizabeth FAIR OR FRASER | W | 37 | F | Inmate | Char Woman | Leith | |
| Margaret FRASER | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Mary Ann FRASER | U | 59 | F | Inmate | Servant | Leith | |
| Margaret BROWN OR GEORGE | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Newhills, Aberdeen | |
| Robert GILCHRIST | U | 28 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leith | |
| Thomas GILROY | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Light Porter | Leith | |
| George GLASHAN | U | 40 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Kincardine O Neil, Aberdeen | |
| Janet WILSON OR GOWANS | W | 66 | F | Inmate | Halker | Portobello, Edinburgh | |
| Henry GRAHAM | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Duddingston, Edinburgh | ||
| Charlotte GILCHRIST OR GRANT | W | 75 | F | Inmate | Fish Halker | Newhaven, Edinburgh | |
| Joseph GRANTHAM | U | 70 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leith | |
| James GRAY | U | 58 | M | Inmate | Baker | East Linton | |
| Jacob GREEN | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | England | ||
| James GREEN | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Inverness, Inverness | ||
| Christina GROSSET | U | 53 | F | Inmate | Washer Woman | Leith | |
| Helen GRUBB | U | 47 | F | Inmate | None | Leith | |
| James HADDEN | 9 | M | Inmate (Son) | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Jane SIM OR HADDEN | W | 42 | F | Inmate (Head) | Housewife | Leith | |
| Jane HADDEN | 2 | F | Inmate (Dau) | Leith | |||
| Margaret HADDEN | 5 | F | Inmate (Dau) | Leith | |||
| Robert HADDEN | 11 | M | Inmate (Son) | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Margaret MC NEISH OR HAIG | W | 57 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | Dunfirmline, Fife | |
| Lucretia Ann DONALD OR HALKET | W | 79 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | England | |
| William HAMILTON | U | 20 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Leith | |
| Jane JOHNSTON OR HARKER | W | 53 | F | Inmate | Servant | Leith | |
| Janet GIBSON OR HARPER | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Char Woman | Edinburgh | |
| William HARPER | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Catherine HAYS | U | 54 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Ireland | |
| Mary Ann CLARK OR HEALLY | W | 37 | F | Inmate | Heckler | Leith | |
| Adam HENDERSON | M | 67 | M | Inmate | Rock Labourer | Edinburgh | |
| Isabella LOUDEN OR HENDERSON | W | 76 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | Limekilns, Fife | |
| William HIGGINS | M | 65 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| William HOGG | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Sailor | Arbroath, Forfar | |
| Ann MILONE OR HOOD | M | 29 | F | Inmate (Head) | Housewife | Lyrce, Argyll | |
| Catherine HOOD | 2 | F | Inmate (Dau) | Leith | |||
| Peter HOOD | 6 | M | Inmate (Son) | Scholar | Leith | ||
| William HOOD | 8 | M | Inmate (Son) | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Jemima SPENCE OR HOWARD | M | 42 | F | Inmate | Shopkeeper | Unst, Shetland | |
| Alexander INGLIS | U | 48 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Leith | |
| Charles INNES | 22 | M | Inmate (Son) | Type Founder | Edinburgh | ||
| Elizabeth EMSLIE OR INNES | W | 50 | F | Inmate (Head) | Housewife | Edinburgh | |
| Isabella EWART OR JEFFREY | W | 31 | F | Inmate | Servant | Leith | |
| Charles JELLICO | M | 65 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Sarah LYON OR JENKINS | W | 53 | F | Inmate | Halker | Ireland | |
| Catherine THOMSON OR JOHNSTON | W | 31 | F | Inmate (Head) | Servant | Leith | |
| Georgina JOHNSTON | 8 | F | Inmate (Dau) | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Janet JOHNSTON | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Outdoor Worker | Leith | |
| Mary SHERRIDEN OR JOHNSTON | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Servant | Ireland | |
| John KAY | W | 54 | M | Inmate | Sweeps Labourer | Leith | |
| Ann SUTHERLAND OR KENNEDY | W | 80 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Leith | |
| Fanny KERR | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Umbrella Maker | Leith | |
| John KERR | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Slaters Labourer | Leith | |
| Mary KINNAIRD | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Outdoor Worker | Leith | |
| William KNIGHT | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Shoe Porter | Leith | |
| Joan FOSTER OR LAIDLAW | W | 70 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Leith | |
| Frances BOLAM OR LAKE | W | 73 | F | Inmate | Messenger | England | |
| Andrew LEES | U | 42 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leith | |
| Laurance LEES | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Ireland | |
| Mary LEITCH | U | 56 | F | Inmate | Servant | Ayr | |
| Flora LESLIE | 2 | F | Inmate | Leith | |||
| Jane NEWBURGH OR LEWIS | W | 56 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | Ireland | |
| Mary BAIRD OR LIDDLE | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Boness, Linlithgow | |
| John LODGE | M | 82 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Aberdeen | |
| Marion WHITE OR LOGAN | W | 69 | F | Inmate | Washer Woman | Musselburgh, Edinburgh | |
| Christina MACKENZIE | 1 | F | Leith | ||||
| William MACKINZIE | 4 | M | Inmate | Leith | |||
| John MAITLAND | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Farm Servant | Ayr | |
| William George MALCOLM | W | 54 | M | Inmate | Boiler Maker | England | |
| John MARR | W | 58 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Leith | |
| Elizabeth MARSHALL | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Dress Maker | Leith | |
| Margaret MARTIN OR MC BRARTY | W | 51 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Edinburgh | |
| John MC BRIDE | W | 54 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Michael MC CANNA | U | 38 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| James MC CONACHIE | W | 73 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| James Ferguson MC CONNEL | U | 50 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Edinburgh | |
| Janet KENNETH OR MC DONALD | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Mangle Keeper | Dunbar, Haddington | |
| James MC EVOY | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Saddler | Ireland | |
| Thomas MC FADGEON | W | 57 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Ireland | |
| Margaret MC INTOSH | U | 47 | F | Inmate | None | Dunbar, Haddington | |
| Christina MC KAY | U | 58 | F | Inmate | Servant | Leith | |
| Elizabeth MC DONALD OR MC KAY | W | 69 | F | Inmate | Fish Cleaner | Leith | |
| Joseph MC KAY | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Leith | |
| Mary MORRIS OR MC KAY | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Fish Cleaner | Edinburgh | |
| William MC NEILL | U | 27 | M | Inmate | Halker | Deaf | Leith |
| Elizabeth MC RTHY | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Garden Worker | Thurso, Caithness | |
| Frances MC SPIRIT | U | 26 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leith | |
| Peter MC VEY | W | 52 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Ireland | |
| Elizabeth MILLAR | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Leith | |
| Margaret MILLAR | U | 65 | F | Inmate | Seamstress | Edinburgh | |
| James MILLS | U | 24 | M | Inmate | Masons Labourer | Edinburgh | |
| Adam MILNE | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Joan CAMPBELL OR MILROY | W | 46 | F | Inmate | Servant | Leith | |
| Alexander MITCHELL | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Edinburgh | |
| Brnard MORRAN | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Dock Labourer | Leith | |
| Amanda TEVENDALE OR MUIRHEAD | W | 69 | F | Inmate | Outdoor Worker | England | |
| Patrick MULLIN | U | 22 | M | Inmate | Messenger | Leith | |
| Helen MC GAUCH OR MURRAY | W | 72 | F | Inmate | None | Ireland | |
| Christina MAIN OR PATERSON | W | 45 | F | Inmate (Head) | Servant | Leith | |
| Janet BROWN OR PATERSON | W | 53 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Lasswade, Edinburgh | |
| Ralph PATERSON | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Shoe Porter | Leith | |
| Timothy PATERSON | 11 | M | Inmate (Son) | Scholar | Leith | ||
| William PATERSON | W | 55 | M | Inmate | Porter | Abbotshall, Fife | |
| Alison ANDERSON OR PROVAN | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Servant | Kilpatrick, Dunbarton | |
| James QUEGLEY | U | 26 | M | Inmate | Printers Labourer | Leith | |
| Janet SELKIRK OR RAMAGE | W | 80 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | Leith | |
| Elizabeth RAMSAY | U | 63 | F | Inmate | Servant | Leith | |
| Margaret RATTRAY | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Pipe Maker | Leith | |
| George RENNIE | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Aberdeen | |
| Henry RICHARDSON | M | 48 | M | Inmate (Head) | Rope Spinner | Leith | |
| James RICHARDSON | U | 35 | M | Inmate | Labourer | Edinburgh | |
| Jane RICHARDSON | 12 | F | Inmate (Dau) | Scholar | Edinburgh | ||
| Jane RICHARDSON | 11 | F | Inmate (Dau) | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Jane RICHARDSON | U | 43 | F | Inmate (Head) | Dressmaker | Leith | |
| Janet BARR OR RICHMOND | W | 69 | F | Inmate | Housewife | Newtown, Renfrew | |
| Ann RIDDLEY | U | 35 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Leith | |
| Elizabeth ROBERTSON | U | 33 | F | Inmate | Drysalters Assistant | Leith | |
| George ROBERTSON | 1m | M | Inmate | Leith | |||
| John ROBERTSON | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Baker | Leslie, Fife | |
| Lilias ROBERTSON | U | 49 | F | Inmate | Servant | Lerwick, Shetland | |
| Samuel ROBERTSON | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Coal Porter | Leith | |
| David ROLLO | M | 65 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leith | |
| Andrew ROSE | U | 45 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leith | |
| Agnes ROSS | U | 45 | F | Inmate | Servant | Leith | |
| James SCOTT | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Edinburgh | |
| Margaret MC GREGOR OR SINCLAIR | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Housewife | (B S), France | |
| Ann WRIGHT OR SMITH | M | 53 | F | Inmate | Halker | Ireland | |
| Elizabeth RICHARDSON OR SMITH | W | 77 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | Pencaitland, Haddington | |
| Isabella LYON OR SMITH | W | 56 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | Edinburgh | |
| Janet SMITH | U | 53 | F | Inmate | Assistant In A Colour Work | Leith | |
| Margaret DUNN OR SMITH | W | 69 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Aberdeen | |
| Janet RUSSELL OR SOWERSBY | U | 66 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Mid Calder, Edinburgh | |
| John SPALDING | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Furnessman | Dalmenny, Edinburgh | |
| Margaret GLENDINNING OR STEPHENS | W | 57 | F | Inmate | Char Woman | Leith | |
| James STEWART | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Carter | Leith | |
| Walter STEWART | W | 63 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Leith | |
| Christina STOBIE | U | 31 | F | Inmate | Servant | Leith | |
| Alexander STRACHAN | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Aberdour, Fife | |
| Elizabeth BAIRD OR SUTHERLAND | W | 73 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Aberdeen | |
| Isabella TULLOCH OR SUTHERLAND | W | 83 | F | Inmate | Shop Keeper | Leith | |
| John SUTHERLAND | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Light Porter | Caithness | |
| Elizabeth HUTCHISON OR TAIT | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Newbattle, Edinburgh | |
| Isabella DOOK OR TAIT | M | 73 | F | Inmate | General Housewife | Dundee, Forfar | |
| James TAIT | M | 66 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Leith | |
| Ann DUNCAN OR THOMSON | W | 1 | F | Inmate | Outdoor Worker | Dalkeith, Edinburgh | |
| George THOMSON | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Jessie Ann THOMSON | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Mill Worker | Kirkwall, Orkney | |
| John THOMSON | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Lilias DINGWALL OR THOMSON | W | 57 | F | Inmate | General Worker | Leven, Fife | |
| William THOMSON | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Edinburgh | ||
| Christina KIDD OR TURNER | W | 61 | F | Inmate | Dress Maker | Edinburgh | |
| Isabella GRIEVE OR TURNER | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Leith | |
| Robert VEAL | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Abbotshall, Fife | ||
| James VEITCH | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| John WALKER | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Cork Cutter | Leith | |
| William WALKER | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Pencaitland, Haddington | |
| David WALLACE | M | 83 | M | Inmate | Seaman | Leith | |
| George WALLACE | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Seaman | Boness, Linlithgow | |
| Philip WARD | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| William WATT | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Shore Porter | Tranent, Haddington | |
| Elizabeth WEDDELL | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| Margaret WEDDELL | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Leith | ||
| John WILLIAMS | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Innerwick, Edinburgh | |
| Ann WILSON | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Nothing | Leith | |
| Mary WILSON | U | 73 | F | Inmate | Servant | Leith | |
| Robert WRIGHT | U | 69 | M | Inmate | None | Edinburgh |
Total residents: 245
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