1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Selby, York
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Sidney WEBBER | M | 34 | M | Head | Workhouse Master (Munic) | Exeter, Devon | |
| Myria WEBBER | M | 33 | F | Matron | Workhouse Matron | Lancas Salford | |
| Cecil (Twin) WEBBER | 1w | M | Son Of Head | Selby, York | |||
| Sidney (Twin) WEBBER | 1w | M | Son Of Head | Selby, York | |||
| Elizabeth STEER | W | 54 | F | Nurse | Workhouse Nurse | Lancas Duoton | |
| John ELLISON | M | 59 | M | Porter | Workhouse Porter (Munic) | Thorpe, York | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Charles M. ARMOTT | U | 27 | M | Inmate | Brick Maker | Leeds, York | |
| Thomas ASKHAM | W | 82 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | North Duffield, York | |
| Joseph BACKHOUSE | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Cawood, York | |
| Sarah A. BAIRSTO | U | 41 | F | Inmate | Housemaid (Domestic) | Imbecile | Selby, York |
| George H. BARISTO | U | 3m | M | Inmate | Selby, York | ||
| Lucy BARISTO | U | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Selby, York | |
| David BARTIN | U | 17 | M | Inmate | Solicitors Clerk | York, York | |
| William BASTWIG | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Carleton, York | |
| John BAXTER | W | 66 | M | Inmate | Miller (...) | Lund, York | |
| Ada BEDFORD | U | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Leeds, York | |
| Edith BEDFORD | U | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Leeds, York | |
| Elizabeth BEDFORD | U | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Selby, York | |
| Jane BEDFORD | W | 36 | F | Inmate | Dress Maker | Thirsk, York | |
| Louisa BEDFORD | U | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Selby, York | |
| Martha A. BEDFORD | U | 19m | F | Inmate | York, York | ||
| Christopher BIGGIN | U | 6m | M | Inmate | Child | Skipton, York | |
| Emma BIGGIN | M | 34 | F | Inmate | General Domestic Servant | Skipton, York | |
| Florance BIGGIN | U | 3 | F | Inmate | Child | Skipton, York | |
| Hanna BIGGIN | U | 7 | F | Inmate | Child | Goole, York | |
| Henry BIGGIN | M | 42 | M | Inmate | Railway Lab | Bolton, Lancashire | |
| Jane BIGGIN | U | 5 | F | Inmate | Child | Hull, York | |
| William BIGGIN | U | 11 | M | Inmate | Child | Skipton, York | |
| Blanche BOWING | U | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Selby, York | |
| Lawra BOWING | U | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Selby, York | |
| Agness BRIGGS | U | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Blackpool, Lancashire | |
| Mary BRIGGS | U | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Hambleton, York | |
| Hy. BURK | U | 49 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Ireland | |
| James BURK | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Cotton Weaver | Ireland | |
| John CALVERT | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Balow, York | |
| John CLEMENSON | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Flax Dresser | Selby, York | |
| Joseph COLLAINS | U | 28 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Burn, York | |
| James CONNOLLY | U | 55 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| James CONNOR | U | 61 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| Margaret CONSTABLE | U | 26 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv (Farmers) | Asleby, York | |
| Robert CROASLEY | W | 32 | M | Inmate | Lath Renderer | Scotland | |
| Eliza DILCOCK | U | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Newlands, York | |
| Pearson DILCOCK | U | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Newland, York | |
| William DILCOCK | U | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Newland, York | |
| Patrick DUFFY | M | 69 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| Rubin DUGDALE | M | 48 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Selby, York | |
| George DUGLAS | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Book Keeper | North Dufield, York | |
| George DUGLASS | U | 16 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Skipwith, York | |
| Thomas EDWARDS | U | 39 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Northallerton, York | |
| Wallace FARAH | U | 47 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Basford, Nottingham | |
| Michael FINNIGAN | U | 23 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Selby, York | |
| Anna FISH | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Formly Laundress | ||
| Mary FLANNAGAN | U | 74 | F | Inmate | Hawker Of Woolen Goods | Ireland | |
| Allice FLIGG | U | 4m | F | Inmate | Church Fenton, York | ||
| Ann FLIGG | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Ag Labr | Selby, York | |
| Eliza FLIGG | U | 3 | F | Inmate | Selby, York | ||
| Thomas FLIGG | U | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Barby, York | |
| Samuel HOMES OR FLOMES | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Hooke, York | |
| John FOWLER | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Joiner | North Dufield, York | |
| Thomas FREER | U | 42 | M | Inmate | Railway Plate Layer | Selby, York | |
| William FREER | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Groom | Selby, York | |
| James GOLDEN | U | 57 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Ireland | |
| John HALL | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Selby, York | |
| George HARPER | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Chaple Hadlesey, York | |
| Luke HARRINGTON | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Ireland | |
| Bridget HARRISON | U | 80 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| Christopher HART | U | 57 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| Mary HASSETT | W | 59 | F | Inmate | Ag Labr | Ireland | |
| Dinah HAW | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv (Farmers) | Ecrick, York | |
| Elizabeth HAW | U | 1 | F | Inmate | Selby, York | ||
| William HAWCROFT | W | 60 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Imbecile | Hambleton, York |
| John HIGGONS | U | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Selby, York | |
| Mary HIGGONS | W | 50 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| Mary A. HIGGONS | U | 7 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Selby, York | |
| Elizabeth HILL | U | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Skipwith, York | |
| Francis HILL | U | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Riccell, York | |
| Mary HILL | U | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Skipwith, York | |
| Mary HOBMAN | U | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Selby, York | |
| Bengm. JACKSON | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Farmer | Oulton, York | |
| John KELLEY | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Brick Layers Lab | Ireland | |
| Patrick KIRWIN | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Flax Dresser | Ireland | |
| Patrick LOWRY | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| William LOWTHER | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Miller | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Allice MALONEY | M | 60 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| Francis MARKHAM | U | 29 | M | Inmate | Coach Painter | Surrey | |
| Frances MARTIN | U | 65 | F | Inmate | Dress Maker | Imbecile | Pontefract, York |
| Elizabeth MASTERSON | U | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Dewsbury, York | |
| Peter MCDONALD | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Ireland | |
| William MITCHELL | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Brick Maker | Cowe, York | |
| Richard MOODY | U | 24 | M | Inmate | Groom | Oldham, Lancashire | |
| William MOODY | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Carleton, York | |
| Thomas NAILOR | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Riccall, York | |
| Nancy OBEE | U | 54 | F | Inmate | Housemaid (Domestic) | Imbecile | Selby, York |
| William ONIONS | U | 45 | M | Inmate | Sagar Maker (Sugar) | Selby, York | |
| Joseph PEARSON | U | 58 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | North Duffield, York | |
| Sarah PILKINGTON | U | 73 | F | Inmate | Saimstress | Imbecile | Selby, York |
| William POOLE | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Butcher | Selby, York | |
| Jane POWELL | U | 50 | F | Inmate | Formly Laundress | Imbecile | Hull, York |
| James RAPER | M | 67 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Cawood, York | |
| Isaac REASTON | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | West Colingwood, York | |
| Michael C. RICE | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Railway Engin Driver | Ireland | |
| William ROBINSON | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Brick Layers Labr | Hull, York | |
| Elizabeth SHIPLEY | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Formly Dressmaker | Hatfield, York | |
| Sarah SLATER | U | 60 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| Hy. SMITH | U | 36 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr (Ag) | Selby, York | |
| Mary SMITH | U | 50 | F | Inmate | Ag Labr | Burne, York | |
| Sharlott SMITH | W | 73 | F | Visitor | Formerly House Keeper | Belper, Derby | |
| William SMITH | U | 59 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Carleton, York | |
| William SMITH | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Sailor | Quarton, Suffolk | |
| Mary STANTON | W | 82 | F | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| Rose A. TAYLOR | W | 69 | F | Inmate | Hawker | Blind | Ireland |
| George THOMARSON | U | 32 | M | Inmate | House Painter | Preston, Lancashire | |
| Robert VARLEY | U | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Selby, York | |
| Annie VOLLANS | U | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Selby, York | |
| Emma VOLLANS | U | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Selby, York | |
| Thomas WALKER | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Belper, Devon | |
| Thomas WATSON | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Hull, York | |
| James WILSON | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Hambleton, York | |
| John YOUNG | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Ireland |
Total residents: 117
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