1881 Census: Residents of Scarborough Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| George WHITE | M | 60 | M | Master | Workhouse Master | Staxton, York | |
| Mary Jane WHITE | M | 62 | F | Matron | Workhouse Matron | Kildale, York | |
| Emma ALLEN | U | 36 | F | Asst Matron | Workhouse Assistant Matron | West Heslerton, York | |
| Mary BEAL | U | 18 | F | Cook | Cook | West Heslerton, York | |
| William SMITH | M | 55 | M | Officer | Officer | Naburn, York | |
| Mary SMITH | M | 44 | F | Officer | Officer Wife | Kilnwick, York | |
| Margaret WILSON | U | 55 | F | Officer | Nurse | Holderness, York | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Ann ADAMSON | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Whitby, York | |
| David ADAMSON | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Scarboro, York | |
| Arthur ALMOND | O | 8m | M | Inmate | Scarbro, York | ||
| Mary ALMOND | M | 32 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Osbaldkirk, York | |
| Mary ANDERSON | W | 50 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarboro, York | |
| Margaret APPLEBY | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Imbecile | Scarbro, York |
| John ARNOTT | M | 59 | M | Inmate | Whitesmith | Wolverhampton | |
| John ATKINSON | O | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Ganton, York | |
| Richard ATKINSON | W | 50 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Snainton, York | |
| Emma BAKER | M | 61 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Southampton, Hampshire | |
| Elizabeth BENTLY | W | 71 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Pickering, York | |
| Eliza BIGG | W | 34 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | London, Middlesex | |
| Robert BLAND | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Scarbro, York | |
| Mary BOND | W | 49 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Cottingham, York | |
| John BRAID | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Oxford | |
| William BROUGH | W | 59 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Wold Newton, York | |
| Benjamin BROWN | U | 45 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Muston, York | |
| Ellen BROWN | U | 14 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Tadcaster, York | |
| James BROWN | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Snainton, York | |
| Jane BROWN | M | 31 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Tadcaster, York | |
| John BUCKLEY | U | 28 | M | Vagrant | Labourer | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Ellen BURTON | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Servant (Domestic) | Scarbro, York | |
| James MC CABE | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | London, Middlesex | |
| Frank CAPPLEMAN | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Cork Cutter | Scarbro, York | |
| Charles CARLTON | U | 24 | M | Vagrant | Labourer | Armley, York | |
| John CARR | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Birdsall, York | |
| Michael CARRELL | W | 56 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Cuthbert CLARKE | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Blind | Scarbro, York |
| Francis CLARKE | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Agr Labourer | Lincoln, Lincoln | |
| William COCKERILL | O | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Harwood Dale, York | |
| Ann COLLING | U | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | London, London, Middlesex | |
| John COLLING | U | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | London, London, Middlesex | |
| Ann COOPER | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| James COOPER | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Glossop, Derby | |
| Jane COOPER | W | 64 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Sunderland | |
| Robert COOPER | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Painter | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Robert COULSON | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Cayton, York | |
| Thomas COULTAS | W | 76 | M | Inmate | Agr Labourer | Ruston, York | |
| Frank CROFT | O | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Hannah CROFT | O | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| John CROFT | O | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Louisa CROFT | O | 1 | F | Inmate | Scarbro, York | ||
| Thomas CROFT | W | 35 | M | Inmate | Stonemason | Malton, York | |
| Michael CURTISS | W | 76 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | London, Middlesex | |
| Robert DAVIS | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Hollywell Flint, Wales | |
| Harcourt DEIGHTON | M | 41 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Slingsby, York | |
| Mary DENNIS | W | 50 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Annie DENTON | O | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Elizabeth DENTON | O | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Elizabeth DENTON | W | 50 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Kirbymoorside, York | |
| Susannah DENTON | O | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| John DICKINSON | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Carlton, York | |
| Ann DIXON | U | 47 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Janet DOUGLAS | W | 75 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scotland | |
| William DRYDALE | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Cartwright | Pickering, York | |
| Jonathon DUCK | M | 60 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Staintondale, York | |
| John ELLIOTT | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Leeds, York | |
| Robert ELLIOTT | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Whitby, York | |
| Paul ELLIS | U | 22 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Bradford, York | |
| Elizabeth ERWIN | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Newton, York | |
| Harriet Ann EXLEY | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Malton, York | |
| Mary FLINN | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Ireland | |
| Mary FLINN | W | 82 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Ireland | |
| James FOSTER | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Agr Labourer | Hull, York | |
| John FOSTER | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Scarbro, York | |
| Eliza FREER | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarboro, York | |
| Mary GARBUTT | U | 80 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Sleights, York | |
| William GARNETT | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Scarbro, York | |
| George GILHARD | W | 73 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Kirbymoorside, York | |
| Bridget GLENNON | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Ireland | |
| Ambrose GLENTON | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Scarbro, York | |
| John GODFREY | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Jersey | |
| Ada GOULD | O | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Malton, York | |
| Albert GOULD | O | 2 | M | Inmate | Malton, York | ||
| John GOULD | O | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Malton, York | |
| Louise GOULD | M | 27 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Malton, York | |
| Sarah GOULD | O | 5m | F | Inmate | Scarbro, York | ||
| Michael GRANT | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Ireland | |
| Eleanor GRAY | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Mary GRAY | U | 62 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Cropton, York | |
| Ann GREEN | W | 61 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Frances GREEN | W | 30 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Richard GREEN | O | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| James GREENWOOD | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Hull, York | |
| Margaret HAGUE | M | 48 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Elizabeth HARDING | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Cayton, York | |
| Robert HARRISON | U | 42 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Belfast, Ireland | |
| Thomas HEBDON | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Scarbro, York | |
| William HEWISON | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Driffield, York | |
| Stephen HIBBARD | W | 56 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Scarbro, York | |
| Ellen HICK | M | 42 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Bridlington, York | |
| Richard HOLLAND | U | 25 | M | Vagrant | Labourer | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| William HUNLON | U | 17 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Stockton On Tees, York | |
| Frances HUSBAND | O | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | (B S), France | |
| George HUSBAND | O | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Mary Jane HUSBAND | O | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | (B S), France | |
| Richard HUSBAND | W | 56 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Scarbro, York | |
| Jane JACKSON | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Imbecile | Ansford, York |
| Alfred JOHNSON | O | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Alice JOHNSON | O | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Eliza JOHNSON | O | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Harriet JOHNSON | U | 42 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Seamer, York | |
| Catherine JOYCE | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Ireland | |
| William KELD | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Middlesbro, York | |
| Alice KING | O | 9m | F | Inmate | Scarbro, York | ||
| Hannah KING | M | 30 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Yarmouth, Norfolk | |
| Lilly KING | O | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Nottingham | |
| Thomas KING | O | 2 | M | Inmate | Grimsby, Lincoln | ||
| Harriet KNIGHT | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | West Lutton, York | |
| Augustus LAMPE | M | 50 | M | Inmate | Stone Mason | Germany | |
| Charles LAMPE | O | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Lucy LAMPE | O | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| William LAMPE | O | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | London, Middlesex | |
| William LAZENBY | M | 66 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Whitwell, York | |
| William LEITCH | W | 70 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Scarboro, York | |
| Betsy LIGHTFOOT | M | 66 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Henry LIGHTFOOT | M | 67 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Scarbro, York | |
| Jane LING | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scholes, York | |
| Edward LOMAS | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Scarbro, York | |
| George LUPTON | O | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarboro, York | |
| Betsy Ann LYONS | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Deaf And Dumb | Seamer, York |
| Ellen MANSFIELD | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Hannah MARFLITT | W | 81 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Shropshire | |
| Sarah MARSHALL | W | 81 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Slingsby, York | |
| Jane MAYO | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Kirbymoorside, York | |
| John MILNER | M | 58 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Blind | Settrington, York |
| Margaret MILNER | W | 50 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Pocklington, York | |
| Elizabeth Ann MITCHELL | O | 3 | F | Inmate | Falsgrave, York | ||
| Priscilla MOLLON | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Scarboro, York | |
| Mary MOONEY | W | 68 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scotland | |
| George MORRIS | U | 57 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Watford, Hertford | |
| John NEEDHAM | U | 80 | M | Inmate | Shepherd | Boston, Lincoln | |
| Emily NEWLOVE | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Scarbro, York | |
| Patience NICHOLS | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Nottingham, Nottingham | |
| William NURSE | O | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Jerome NUSSALLI | U | 42 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Scarbro, York | |
| Thomas OTTERBOWN | M | 42 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Scarbro, York | |
| Maria OTTERBURN | U | 36 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Ann PEARSON | W | 49 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Newby, York | |
| Hannah PEARSON | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Ganton, York | |
| Thomas PEARSON | U | 23 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Seamer, York | |
| James PEATE | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Scarbro, York | |
| Henry PETTITT | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Wester, Huntingdon | |
| John PRESTON | O | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Mary READER | W | 74 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Malton, York | |
| Frances REDDING | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Wales | |
| Maria REVELL | M | 32 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Selby, York | |
| Betsy RIBY | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Snainton, York | |
| John RICHMOND | M | 54 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | York, York | |
| Artley RIGHTWOOD | W | 27 | M | Vagrant | Labourer | Belfast, Ireland | |
| George ROBINSON | U | 77 | M | Inmate | Agr Labourer | Louth, York | |
| Henry ROBINSON | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Hull, York | |
| Elizabeth ROCK | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | London, Middlesex | |
| Ralph RUSSELL | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Kirbygrindalythe, York | |
| Ann SEALS | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Ireland | |
| Ann SHAW | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Filey, York | |
| Ellen SHEPHERD | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Hutton, York | |
| George SHIPLEY | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Cutler | Sheffield, York | |
| Elizabeth SMITH | M | 61 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Wykeham, York | |
| Hannah SMITH | W | 72 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Preston, York | |
| Mary SMITH | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Pickering, York | |
| Ralph SMITH | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Scarbro, York | |
| Robert SMITH | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Scarbro, York | |
| William SMITHERS | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Appleton Roebuck, York | |
| Mark STAINSBY | W | 71 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Middleham, York | |
| Emma STEEL | O | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wykeham, York | |
| Kate STEEL | O | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wykeham, York | |
| Mary STEEL | M | 37 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Ruston, York | |
| William STEEL | O | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wykeham, York | |
| William STEEL | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Scarbro, York | |
| William STOCKDALE | W | 71 | M | Inmate | Block Maker | Scarboro, York | |
| Elizabeth STOCKILL | M | 54 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Richmond, York | |
| William STOCKILL | M | 55 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Stockton, York | |
| William STONEHOUSE | W | 88 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Hutton Hussel, York | |
| Sarah STORK | U | 19 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Filey, York | |
| Mary SWEENEY | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Ireland | |
| Henry TATE | U | 30 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Blind | Scarbro, York |
| Margaret TAYLOR | M | 42 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | East Ayton, York | |
| Mary TAYLOR | W | 71 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Charles THEAKER | M | 59 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Blind | Gainsbro, Lincoln |
| Jane THIRKELL | W | 81 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Edward THOMPSON | O | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hartlepool, York | |
| James THOMPSON | W | 60 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Colston, Nottingham | |
| John THOMPSON | U | 68 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Falsgrave, York | |
| Lucy THOMPSON | O | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Mary THOMPSON | W | 39 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Boston Spa, York | |
| William THOMPSON | U | 40 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Imbecile | Scarboro, York |
| Charles THORPE | O | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Grimsby, Lincoln | |
| George TINDALL | W | 56 | M | Inmate | C Miller | Hull, York | |
| Ruth TINDALL | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Edward TODD | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Painter | Newcastle, Northumberland | |
| Josh TOMLINSON | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Scarboro, York | |
| William TOPPING | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Troutsdale, York | |
| Alice TRAINER | O | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Annie TRAINER | O | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Arthur TRAINER | O | 2 | M | Inmate | Scarbro, York | ||
| Jane TRAINER | O | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Sarah TRAINER | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Henry TROTT | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Sawyer | Scarboro, York | |
| William TRUEMAN | W | 73 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Scarbro, York | |
| Bowder WALKER | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Optician | Hull, York | |
| Robert WALKER | W | 86 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Gristhorpe, York | |
| Annie WARD | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Domestic Servant | Scarbro, York | |
| Arthur WARD | O | 3m | M | Inmate | Scarbro, York | ||
| Elizabeth WARD | M | 39 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Elizabeth WATSON | M | 88 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Elizabeth WATSON | U | 67 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Burniston, York | |
| Francis WATSON | M | 61 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Whitby, York | |
| George WATSON | M | 74 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Stokesley, York | |
| John WATSON | W | 98 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Osgodby, York | |
| Frank WAUGH | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Scarboro, York | |
| Edward WEATHERILL | M | 45 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Castleford, York | |
| Alice WEBSTER | O | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Betsy WEBSTER | O | 9m | F | Inmate | Scarbro, York | ||
| George WEBSTER | O | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| John WEBSTER | O | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Joseph WEBSTER | O | 2 | M | Inmate | Scarbro, York | ||
| Sarah WEBSTER | M | 34 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Pickering, York | |
| Thomas WEBSTER | O | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Ann WHITE | U | 84 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Thomas WHITEHEAD | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Whitby, York | |
| Mary Ann WHITFIELD | M | 26 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Scarbro, York | |
| Sarah WHITFIELD | O | 3 | F | Inmate | Scarbro, York | ||
| James WHITTAKER | O | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarbro, York | |
| Hary ? WILKINSON | W | 83 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Northallerton, York | |
| Edward WILLIS | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Scarbro, York | |
| Robert WILSON | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Bricklayer | Scarbro, York | |
| Samuel WILSON | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Genl Labourer | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth WOOD | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | London, Middlesex | |
| Robert WOOD | O | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Scarboro, York | |
| John WOODBURN | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Cordwainer | Leeds, York | |
| Mary WOODMANCY | M | 62 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Driffield, York | |
| Betsy WRIGHT | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Charwoman | Malton, York | |
| Godfrey WRIGHT | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Dunnington, York | |
| Saml. YEOMAN | W | 74 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Scarboro, York | |
| James YOUNG | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Shepherd | East Heslerton, York |
Total residents: 243
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