1881 Census: Residents of Weardale Union Workhouse, Stanhope, Durham
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Jonathan HODGSON | M | 53 | M | Head Master | Master Workhouse | Stanhope, Durham | |
| Maria HODGSON | M | 47 | F | Wife Matron | Matron Masters Wife | Stanhope, Durham | |
| Meggie WEARMOUTH | U | 16 | F | Serv | Domestic Serv | Allendale, Northumberland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Joseph ALLISON | U | 43 | M | Inmate | Formerly Hawker | Stanhope, Durham | |
| Margaret ARMSTRONG | W | 55 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Cumberland | |
| John ASHBY | W | 75 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Brigbrook, Northampton | |
| Jane AYATON | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Durham | ||
| William BAINBRIDGE | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Stanhope, Durham | |
| John BAKER | U | 25 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Wolsingham, Durham | |
| Samuel BENT | U | 66 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth BLACKETT | 4 | F | Inmate | Wolsingham, Durham | |||
| Frances BLACKETT | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Sunderland, Durham | |
| John Wm. BLACKETT | 6 | M | Inmate | Wolsingham, Durham | |||
| Marshall BLACKETT | 11 | M | Inmate | Wolsingham, Durham | |||
| Samuel BOOTH | U | 33 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Leeds, York | |
| Richard BROWN | W | 55 | M | Inmate | Colliery Engineman | Washington, Durham | |
| Catherine CARTER | U | 23 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Wolsingham, Durham | |
| Samuel CARTER | U | 66 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Dumfries, Scotland | |
| James B. CLARK | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Gardener | Northallerton, York | |
| Hannah COLLEN | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Stanhope, Durham | |
| John COULTHARD | 7 | M | Inmate | Child | Durham | ||
| Pheobe Ann COULTHARD | 10 | F | Inmate | Child | Durham | ||
| Thomas COULTHARD | U | 15 | M | Inmate | Child | Durham | |
| Peter DALEY | U | 57 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Ireland | |
| Richard DAVIDSON | W | 81 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Winlaton, Durham | |
| Grace DAVIS | 14 | F | Inmate | Child | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Hannah DAVIS | 11 | F | Inmate | Child | Lanchester, Durham | ||
| John Wm. DAVIS | 5 | M | Inmate | Child | Wolsingham, Durham | ||
| Joseph DAVIS | 8 | M | Inmate | Child | Lanchester, Durham | ||
| Phoebe DAWSON | U | 35 | F | Inmate | General Domestic Serv | Stanhope, Durham | |
| Phoebe DAWSON | 1 | F | Inmate | Child | Durham | ||
| Thomas DOUGLAS | W | 45 | M | Inmate | Stone Mason | Newcastle, Northumberland | |
| Mary Ann FIELDING | U | 15 | F | Inmate | London, London, Middlesex | ||
| Jane FLEMING | U | 49 | F | Inmate | Formerly Dom Serv | Stanhope, Durham | |
| Thomas FOSTER | U | 68 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Kirbywisk, York | |
| Joseph HODGSON | U | 65 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Stanhope, Durham | |
| John HUGHES | U | 61 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Thomas IRVINE | U | 19 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Hexham, Northumberland | |
| George JOHNSON | U | 39 | M | Vagrant | Boot Maker | Leeds, York | |
| John Jos. LOWES | 8 | M | Inmate | Child | Stanhope, Durham | ||
| Margaret M. LOWES | 10 | F | Inmate | Child | Stanhope, Durham | ||
| George MIDDLETON | U | 20 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Stanhope, Durham | |
| Henry MIDDLETON | 12 | M | Inmate | Child | Stanhope, Durham | ||
| Mary Jane MIDDLETON | U | 14 | F | Inmate | Child | Stanhope, Durham | |
| Robert MIDDLETON | 10 | M | Inmate | Child | Stanhope, Durham | ||
| Thomas MITCHESON | U | 51 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Wigan, Lancashire | |
| Isaac NATRASS | 14 | M | Inmate | Child | Durham | ||
| Francis NEWTON | U | 61 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Ireland | |
| Jacob PEART | U | 28 | M | Inmate | Stanhope, Durham | ||
| Jane PEART | U | 46 | F | Inmate | Wolsingham, Durham | ||
| Thomas PEART | W | 69 | M | Inmate | House Joiner | Stanhope, Durham | |
| John REED | W | 50 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Cornwall | |
| John RICHARDSON | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Imbecile | Stanhope, Durham |
| Edward RODGERSON | 3 | M | Vagrant | Child | Alnwick, Northumberland | ||
| John RODGERSON | M | 26 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Newcastle, Northumberland | |
| Mary Ann RODGERSON | M | 34 | F | Vagrant | Farm Servant | Wooler, Northumberland | |
| Eliza ROWETT | W | 64 | F | Inmate | Lancashire | ||
| Albert SMITH | 5 | M | Inmate | Leeds, York | |||
| Alexander SMITH | 7 | M | Inmate | Leeds, York | |||
| John Robt. SMITH | 9 | M | Inmate | Child | York City, York | ||
| Lydia SMITH | 3 | M | Inmate | Leeds, York | |||
| Thomas SMITH | W | 46 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Northampton, Northampton | |
| Walter SMITH | 11 | M | Inmate | Child | Sunderland, Durham | ||
| William SMITH | W | 35 | M | Vagrant | Brass Moulder | Huddersfield, York | |
| Eliza SPOATS | 13 | F | Inmate | Wolsingham, Durham | |||
| John STANYSER | 5 | M | Inmate | Child | Durham | ||
| Mary Ellen STANYSER | 7 | F | Inmate | Child | Durham | ||
| Thomas STANYSER | 8 | M | Inmate | Child | Durham | ||
| Walter Henry STANYSER | 11 | M | Inmate | Child | Durham | ||
| George THOMPSON | U | 30 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Nottingham | |
| Robert THOMPSON | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Wolsingham, Durham | |
| William THOMPSON | U | 30 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | York City, York | |
| Joseph UNDERWOOD | U | 40 | M | Inmate | Boot Maker | Boston Spa, York | |
| William WALTON | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Game Watcher | York | |
| Robert WARD | W | 48 | M | Inmate | General Laborer | Edmondbyres, Durham | |
| John WATSON | U | 48 | M | Vagrant | General Laborer | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| Elizabeth WELSH | U | 67 | F | Inmate | Imbecile | Hunstanworth, Durham | |
| Hannah Jane WILSON | 3 | F | Inmate | Child | Wolsingham, Durham | ||
| Jane WILSON | U | 40 | F | Inmate | General Domestic Serv | Bp Auckland, Durham | |
| Mary Ann WILSON | 7 | F | Inmate | Child | Wolsingham, Durham | ||
| Phoebe WILSON | 7m | F | Inmate | Child | Workhouse Stanhope, Durham |
Total residents: 81
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