1881 Census: Residents of Thirsk Union Workhouse, Sutton Road, Thirsk, York
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Mary Jane DAWSON | U | 25 | F | Mother (Head) | Domestic Servant | Thirsk, York | |
| Sarah DAWSON | 5 | F | Daughter | Thirsk, York | |||
| John DAWSON | 3 | M | Son | Thirsk, York | |||
| Arthur DAWSON | 2 | M | Son | Thirsk, York | |||
| Inmates | |||||||
| Henry ADDISON | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Dyer | Ripon, York | |
| Jane BATEMAN | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Thirsk, York | ||
| Robert BLACKBURN | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ripon, York | |
| Ethel BLAND | U | 1 | F | Inmate | Thirsk, York | ||
| Jane BLAND | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Thirsk, York | ||
| William BLANSHARD | U | 45 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Newby Wiske, York | |
| Ann BOSOMWORTH | M | 76 | F | Inmate | Thirkleby, York | ||
| William BRIGNALL | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Cold Kirby, York | |
| Mark BUTTRY | U | 60 | M | Inmate | Ag Labr | Dalton, York | |
| Francis CLARKSON | M | 36 | M | Inmate | Tailor | York, York | |
| Agnes CLAYTON | U | 12 | F | Inmate | Knayton, York | ||
| Louisa CLAYTON | U | 3 | F | Inmate | Knayton, York | ||
| Meliana CLAYTON | U | 10 | F | Inmate | Knayton, York | ||
| Selina CLAYTON | U | 6 | F | Inmate | Knayton, York | ||
| Teresa CLAYTON | U | 8 | F | Inmate | Knayton, York | ||
| Betsy COATES | U | 37 | F | Schoolmistress | Schoolmistress | Ainderby Steeple, York | |
| Sarah Jane COATES | U | 35 | F | Nurse | Nurse ((...med)) | Brawby, York | |
| Esther DENNISS | 12 | F | Inmate | Kepwick, York | |||
| Marmaduke DENNISS | 10 | M | Inmate | Kepwick, York | |||
| Margaret DUCIN | U | 14 | F | Inmate | Kilburn, York | ||
| Jane DUNNING | 11 | F | Sowerby, York | ||||
| Mary DUNNING | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Dom Serv | Sowerby, York | |
| Elizabeth ELLIOTT | W | 64 | F | Inmate | No Allerton, York | ||
| Jane FRYER | W | 76 | F | Inmate | Newsham, York | ||
| Mary GATENBY | U | 35 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Thirsk, York | |
| Thomas GATENBY | U | 32 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Thirsk, York | |
| William GRAINGER | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Dalton, York | |
| Elizth. HAYTON | 9 | F | Thirsk, York | ||||
| Esther HAYTON | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Dom Serv | Topcliffe, York | |
| Mary HAYTON | W | 70 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | essmaker | |
| Edward HODGE | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Currier | Sowerby, York | |
| James HODGE | M | 86 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Topcliffe, York | |
| Harry HOLMES | 10 | M | Inmate | Sowerby, York | |||
| Jane Ann HOLMES | 8 | F | Inmate | Sowerby, York | |||
| William HOLMES | W | 56 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Yorks, York | |
| James HUDSON | U | 77 | M | Inmate | Inn Keeper | Thirsk, York | |
| Elizabeth JOLLEY | 2 | F | Daur | Thirsk, York | |||
| Margaret JOLLEY | U | 30 | F | Inmate (Head) | Dom Serv | So Otterington, York | |
| William JOLLEY | 4 | M | Son | Thirsk, York | |||
| Alice LEE | 13 | F | Thirsk, York | ||||
| Ann LEE | 11 | F | Thirsk, York | ||||
| Hannah LEE | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Thirsk, York | ||
| Joseph LEE | M | 45 | M | Inmate (Head) | Ag Lab | Thirsk, York | |
| Margt. LEE | 41 | F | Wife | Stockton On Tees, Durham | |||
| William LOCKWOOD | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Carpenter | Dalton, York | |
| Isabelle METCALFE | U | 38 | F | Matron | Matron | Barnard Castle, Durham | |
| Jane METCALFE | W | 84 | F | Inmate | Sowerby, York | ||
| Thomas MOORE | U | 39 | M | Wayfarer | Ag Lab | Wolverhampton, Stafford | |
| Thomas PARKER | U | 39 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer | Thirsk, York | |
| Maria PEACOCK | U | 21 | F | Inmate | Sinderby, York | ||
| Robert PENININGTON | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Thirsk, York | |
| Andrew PLACE | U | 74 | M | Inmate | Agl Labourer | Thirsk, York | |
| William RENDER | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Melmerby, York | |
| Jane RIPLEY | 4 | F | Visitor | Darlington, Durham | |||
| Michael RODGERS | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Nailmaker (21/8) | Ireland | |
| Robert ROSE | U | 30 | M | Wayfarer | Ag Lab | Wolverhampton, Stafford | |
| Ann RYMER | U | 9 | F | Inmate | So Otterington, York | ||
| Catherine RYMER | U | 7 | M | Inmate | So Otterington, York | ||
| Henry RYMER | U | 12 | M | Inmate | So Otterington, York | ||
| Robert RYMER | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Newby Wiske, York | |
| John SEWARD | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Imbecile | Sandhutton, York |
| Edith Jane SIMPSON | 11 | F | Daur | Thirsk, York | |||
| Hannah Elizth. SIMPSON | 9 | F | Daur | Thirsk, York | |||
| Henry SIMPSON | W | 43 | M | Master (Head) | Workhouse Master (Munic) | Nottingham | |
| Ellen SMITH | U | 29 | F | Wayfarer | Manchester, Lancashire | ||
| Henry SMITH | U | 18 | M | Wayfarer | Ag Lab | Scotland | |
| Thomas SMITH | U | 21 | M | Wayfarer | Ag Lab | Scotland | |
| Ann SPENCE | U | 3 | F | Daur | Bagby, York | ||
| Henry SPENCE | U | 37 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Kirbywiske, York | |
| Jane SPENCE | U | 8 | F | Daur | Bagby, York | ||
| John SPENCE | U | 12 | M | Son | Bagby, York | ||
| Mary SPENCE | U | 10 | F | Daur | Bagby, York | ||
| Nancy SPENCE | U | 30 | F | Inmate (Head) | General Serv | Bagby, York | |
| Margaret STOKELL | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Northallerton, York | ||
| William THOMPSON | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Sandhutton, York | |
| Annie TINDALE | 12 | F | Thirsk, York | ||||
| Robert TIPLIN | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Ribston, York | ||
| William TREVOR | W | 90 | M | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Sowerby, York | |
| Isaac TROUSDALE | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Kirby Knowle, York | |
| George UMPLEBY | 13 | M | Inmate | Thirsk, York | |||
| Robet WALLACE | W | 70 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Pickhill, York | |
| Francis WATSON | U | 4 | M | Inmate | So Kilvington, York | ||
| George WATSON | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Kepwick, York | |
| Harriet WATSON | U | 50 | F | Inmate | So Kilvington, York | ||
| Thomas WATSON | U | 5 | M | Inmate | So Kilvington, York | ||
| Edward WELSH | U | 42 | M | Wayfarer | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| Francis WELSH | U | 38 | M | Wayfarer | Ag Lab | Oswestry, Shropshire | |
| Agnes WHITEHEAD | 1 | F | Inmate | Thirsk, York | |||
| Lavinia WHITEHEAD | U | 20 | F | Inmate | Dom Serv | Thirsk, York | |
| Mary A. WOOD | W | 41 | F | Wayfarer | Gibraltar | ||
| Albert WRIGHT | 1 | M | Inmate | Thirsk, York | |||
| Margaret WRIGHT | U | 32 | F | Inmate | Thornton Le Moor, York |
Total residents: 96
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