1881 Census: Residents of Whitehaven Union Workhouse, Preston Quarter, Cumberland
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Harry DIXON | U | 30 | M | Master | Master Union Workhouse (Union) | Haile, Cumberland | |
| Elizabeth BELLMAN | W | 59 | F | Matron | Matron Union Workhouse | Sandwith, Cumberland | |
| William HUNTER | U | 30 | M | Schoolmaster | Schoolmaster Union Workhouse | Heskett, Cumberland | |
| Susanna HADLEY | W | 56 | F | Schoolmistress | Schoolmistress Union Workhouse | Cheltenham | |
| John Joseph ROBINSON | 51 | M | Porter | Porter Union Workhouse | Warthop Hall, Cumberland | ||
| John James BELLMAN | 7 | M | Visitor | Whitehaven | |||
| Inmates | |||||||
| James ARMSTRONG | 10 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Ann BATTY | 9 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Hannah BATTY | 10 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Sarah Wilson BECK | U | 39 | F | Dressmaker | Whitehaven | ||
| George BELL | W | 74 | M | Nailor | Preston QR, Cumberland | ||
| Harry BENSON | U | 60 | M | Labourer | Idiot | Whitehaven | |
| Christena BOE | U | 77 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Philip BRADY | 70 | M | Farm Labourer | Ireland | |||
| Edward BRANNAN | 7 | M | Scholar In School | Whitehaven | |||
| Margt. BRANNAN | 11 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Mary Ann BRANNON | 5 | F | Whitehaven | ||||
| Thomas BRANNON | 13 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| James BROCKBANK | 14 | M | School Boy | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Nelly BROCKLEBANK | W | 76 | F | Domestic Servant | Workington, Cumberland | ||
| Elizth. BROWN | M | 71 | F | Tailors Wife | Whitehaven | ||
| James BROWN | 70 | M | Tailor | Whitehaven | |||
| Hannah BRUNTON | W | 75 | F | Domestic Servant | Parton, Cumberland | ||
| Elizth. BUCK | U | 40 | F | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Whitehaven | |
| William BURNEY | W | 63 | M | Labourer | Whitehaven | ||
| Elizth. BURNS | U | 21 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Ellen BURNS | 9 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| John Adam BYGOT | U | 40 | M | Labourer | Germany | ||
| Jane CALDERWOOD | U | 22 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Catherine CAMPBELL | 15 | F | In School (Scholar) | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Elizth. CAMPBELL | U | 40 | F | Mill Hand (Paper) | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| James CAMPBELL | 7 | M | Scholar In School | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| John CAMPBELL | 12 | M | Scholar In School | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Thomas CAMPBELL | 10 | M | Scholar In School | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Mary CARBERY | U | 20 | F | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Whitehaven | |
| John CARDEGAN | 2 | M | Whitehaven | ||||
| William CARDEGAN | 5 | M | Scholar | Whitehaven | |||
| Mrgt. Jane CARNIGAN | 7 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Annie CARNOCHAN | M | 33 | F | Domestic Servant | London, London, Middlesex | ||
| James CARNOGHAN | 11 | M | Scholar In School | Whitehaven | |||
| Mary CARTMEL | W | 58 | F | Domestic Servant | Blind | Whitehaven | |
| Annie MC CARTNEY | 6 | F | In School (Scholar) | Workington, Cumberland | |||
| Hannah MC CARTNEY | 32 | F | Millhand (Thread) | Whitehaven | |||
| Margt. MC CARTNEY | 11 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Elizth. MC CLEAN | U | 69 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| ...ara COCKBAIN | 11 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Edward COID | 10 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Margret COLLEY | W | 73 | F | Domestic Servant | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| Henry COLLINS | 12 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Parton, Cumberland | |||
| James COLLINS | 7 | M | Scholar In School | Parton, Cumberland | |||
| Wm. MC COMBE | 60 | M | Blacksmith | Whitehaven | |||
| George MC CONNEL | 7 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Thos. CONNELY | U | 60 | M | Sailor | Cleator, Cumberland | ||
| Rachel CORKHILL | U | 57 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Hugh CORVIN | U | 68 | M | (Coal) Miner | Whitehaven | ||
| Margt. CORVIN | U | 50 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| John COTCHER | W | 70 | M | Labourer | Isle of Man | ||
| Thomas CRAIG | U | 65 | M | Joiner | Idiot | Whitehaven | |
| Jno. CRANE | 12 | M | Scholar In School | Distington, Cumberland | |||
| Mary CRANGLE | M | 77 | F | Domestic Servant | Ireland | ||
| Pat CRANGLE | M | 81 | M | Cole Minor | Ireland | ||
| Catherine CROFTS | W | 45 | F | Charwoman | Whitehaven | ||
| Lilley CROSTHWAITE | 8m | F | Workhouse, Cumberland | ||||
| Margret CROSTHWAITE | W | 60 | F | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Harrington, Cumberland | |
| Martha CROSTHWAITE | U | 30 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| John Edward MC CURRY | 1 | M | Domestic Servant | Antrim County, Ireland | |||
| Mary Jane CURRY | 3 | F | Arlecdon, Cumberland | ||||
| Charles DARLING | U | 66 | M | Coal Miner | Whitehaven | ||
| Jane DAVIDSON | U | 49 | F | Servant | Idiot | Whitehaven | |
| Margaret DICKINSON | 4 | F | Workhouse Whitehaven | ||||
| Sarah DICKINSON | 2m | F | Domestic Servant | Workhouse, Cumberland | |||
| William DICKINSON | W | 60 | M | Farm Labourer | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| Isaac DOCKERTY | U | 18 | M | Whitehaven | |||
| Mary Ann DOCKERTY | U | 16 | F | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Whitehaven | |
| James DONAGHY | 7 | M | Scholar In School | Whitehaven | |||
| Patrick DONAGHY | 11 | M | Scholar In School | Whitehaven | |||
| Hugh DORAN | 1m | M | Workhouse, Cumberland | ||||
| John Thomas DORAN | 8 | M | Scholar In School | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Joseph DORAN | 11 | M | Scholar In School | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| William DORNIM | W | 76 | M | Mason | Ireland | ||
| Jno. William DUGGAN | 7 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| David DUNCAN | U | 22 | M | Stoker Locomotive (Rway) | Scotland | ||
| Charles EADE | 13 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Frances ELLWOOD | U | 36 | F | Domestic Servant | Deaf & Dumb | Whitehaven | |
| William ELLWOOD | 13 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| John James FEARON | 1 | M | Domestic Servant | Workhouse Whitehaven | |||
| Mary FEARON | U | 20 | F | Domestic Servant | Maryport, Cumberland | ||
| John FISHER | W | 70 | M | Sailor | Whitehaven | ||
| John FLEMING | W | 72 | M | Plasterer | Lamplough, Cumberland | ||
| Sarah FLINN | W | 73 | F | Domestic Servant | Ireland | ||
| Hugh FLOOD | W | 60 | M | Shoemaker | Ireland | ||
| Margret FOARD | W | 81 | F | Domestic Servant | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| William FRAZER | W | 34 | M | Mayson | Harrington, Cumberland | ||
| John GARDNER | 75 | M | Shoemaker | Ulverston, Lancashire | |||
| Mary GASGARTH | U | 48 | F | Domestic Servant | Bassenthwaite, Cumberland | ||
| James MC GEE | 59 | M | Nailor | Whitehaven | |||
| Henry GILL | 13 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Henry GILLAN | W | 52 | M | Labourer | Lancashire | ||
| William GILLAN | 15 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Idiot | Whitehaven | ||
| Susan MC GLOWN | W | 71 | F | Domestic Servant | Ireland | ||
| William GRAHAM | W | 79 | M | Labourer (Farm)(Ag.Lab.) | Keswick, Cumberland | ||
| William GRAHAM | W | 83 | M | Farmer | Bootle, Cumberland | ||
| James GRIBBIN | 10 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Parton, Cumberland | |||
| Francis GRIBBON | 13 | M | Scholar In School | Whitehaven | |||
| Rose HANVEY | W | 34 | F | Domestic Servant | Ireland | ||
| Mary Elizth. HARRIS | 10 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Wm. G. HARTLEY | M | 64 | M | Gardner (Dom.) | Eskdale, Cumberland | ||
| Catherine HAUTON | 10 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| James HAYGAN | W | 65 | M | Farm Labourer | Ireland | ||
| Bridget HEALY | W | 43 | F | Domestic Servant | Ireland | ||
| James HIRD | U | 72 | M | Farm Labourer | Whitehaven | ||
| James MC INTYRE | 9 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Mary MC INTYRE | 12 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | |||
| Margt. IRELAND | U | 48 | F | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Workington, Cumberland | |
| John IRWIN | U | 73 | M | Farmer | Beckermet, Cumberland | ||
| Abr JACKSON | W | 59 | M | Weaver (Canvas) (Manuf) | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| Samuel JAMINSON | 7 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Thos. Wm. JAMINSON | 6 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Frances MC KANN | U | 70 | F | Domestic Servant | Hensingham, Cumberland | ||
| Joseph S. KELLY | M | 64 | M | Sailor | Whitehaven | ||
| Abr KENDALL | W | 73 | M | Potter | Whitehaven | ||
| Ann MC KENNA | W | 63 | F | Domestic Servant | Workington, Cumberland | ||
| Christ. KENNEDY | U | 39 | F | Mill Hand (Thread) | Bassenthwaite, Cumberland | ||
| Margret KENNEDY | W | 52 | F | Dressmaker | Down County, Ireland | ||
| Eliza KIRKWOOD | U | 23 | F | Domestic Servant | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Bernard MC KITTEN | W | 55 | M | Farm Labourer | Harrington, Cumberland | ||
| Mary Anne LARKIN | U | 30 | F | Servant | Ireland | ||
| James LAUGHLIN | 11 | M | Scholar In School | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Joseph LAUGHLIN | 10 | M | Scholar In School | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Mary LAUGHLIN | 9 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Joseph LEAR | M | 60 | M | Sailor | Idiot | Whitehaven | |
| Mary LEE | U | 40 | F | Mill Hand (Thread) | Scotland | ||
| Margret LEECH | W | 60 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Mary LOWES | 11 | F | In School (Scholar) | Harrington, Cumberland | |||
| Robert LOWES | 5 | M | Scholar In School | Harrington, Cumberland | |||
| Isabella MABIN | U | 65 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Ernest MARSHALL | 9 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Southport, Lancashire | |||
| John MC MASTER | W | 70 | M | Labourer | Ireland | ||
| Thomas MATHER | W | 75 | M | Clogger | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| Ellen MATHERS | W | 76 | F | Domestic Servant | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| John MAXWELL | M | 65 | M | Sawyer | Whitehaven | ||
| Agnes MC MECHAN | 11 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Jane MELLON | W | 54 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Elizth. MERRON | 6 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Isabella MIDDLETON | M | 60 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| William MIDDLETON | M | 61 | M | Sailor | London, London, Middlesex | ||
| Frances MILLEGAN | U | 29 | F | Domestic Servant | Coniston, Westmorland | ||
| Margt MILLEGAN | W | 87 | F | Domestic Servant | Down Patrick, Ireland | ||
| George MINICAN | M | 63 | M | Tailor | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| Jane MOOR | U | 19 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Daniel MORRIS | U | 63 | M | Husband Man (Ag Lab) | Beckermet, Cumberland | ||
| William MOSSOP | U | 22 | M | Labourer (Farm Ag Lab) | Whitehaven | ||
| Thomas MULLENDER | U | 72 | M | Freestone Quarryman | Shropshire | ||
| Sarah MURPHY | W | 58 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Anthony MURRAY | 6 | M | Scholar In School | Whitehaven | |||
| Daniel MURRAY | 9 | M | Scholar In School | Whitehaven | |||
| John Thomas MURRAY | 4 | M | Whitehaven | ||||
| Mary A. MURRAY | 15 | F | In School (Scholar) | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Robt. MURRAY | 12 | M | Scholar In School | Whitehaven | |||
| Jane MYERS | M | 76 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Margt Ann NAIL | U | 29 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| James NAILAND | W | 81 | M | Labourer | Ireland | ||
| Mary O NALE | W | 68 | F | Domestic Servant | Ireland | ||
| Catherine MC NALLY | W | 64 | F | Domestic Servant | Bassenthwaite, Cumberland | ||
| Daniel MC NAMARA | 5 | M | Scholar In School | Cockermouth, Cumberland | |||
| Alice NICHOLSON | 12 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Dinah NICHOLSON | W | 74 | F | Domestic Servant | Keswick, Cumberland | ||
| Eliza Ann NICHOLSON | 9m | F | Workhouse Whitehaven | ||||
| Elizth. NICHOLSON | U | 41 | F | Domestic Servant | Cleator, Cumberland | ||
| George NICHOLSON | 5 | M | Scholar In School | Cleator, Cumberland | |||
| Jnos. Wm. NICHOLSON | 7 | M | Scholar In School | Workhouse, Cumberland | |||
| Julia NICHOLSON | 3 | F | Cleator, Cumberland | ||||
| Julia NICHOLSON | W | 33 | F | Domestic Servant | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Thomas NICHOLSON | 8 | M | Scholar In School | Cleator, Cumberland | |||
| Mgt. NICKOLSON | 5 | F | In School (Scholar) | Cleator Moor, Cumberland | |||
| Mrgt. OCONNELL | 9 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| John MC OLIVER | 54 | M | Groome (Dom) | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Denis ONAIL | M | 59 | M | Iron Miner | Ireland | ||
| Frank PAINE | 28 | M | Vocalist (Musician) | Bridgewater, Somerset | |||
| Francis PALE | M | 67 | M | Iron Miner | Cornwall | ||
| Ann PARK | U | 21 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Jont. PARK | 12 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Mary PARK | 10 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Sarah PARK | 9 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| William PARY OR PAY | 12 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Annie PEARSON | 12 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Elizth. PEARSON | U | 40 | F | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Whitehaven | |
| James PEARSON | W | 74 | M | Weaver (Sail Cloth)(Manuf) | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| Mary Ann PEARSON | 12 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Thomas PEARSON | 7 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| ... Jane PERRY | 9 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Thomas PERRY | 7 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| William PERRY | 4 | M | Whitehaven | ||||
| Robert PIPER | W | 73 | M | Labourer (Agricultur) | St Bees, Cumberland | ||
| Margt. REDFERN | U | 65 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Agness REECE | U | 45 | F | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Bassenthwaite, Cumberland | |
| Mary REECE | U | 40 | F | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Whitehaven | |
| William REED | 58 | M | Joiner | Carlisle, Cumberland | |||
| Frances RICHARDSON | W | 81 | F | Domestic Servant | Harrington, Cumberland | ||
| Mary RICHARDSON | U | 26 | F | Domestic Servant | Scotland | ||
| John RILEY | 8 | M | Scholar In School | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Hugh ROBERTS | W | 74 | M | Tanner | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| Jane ROBINSON | 5 | F | Whitehaven | ||||
| John ROBINSON | 12 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Mary Ann ROBINSON | U | 40 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Robert ROBINSON | M | 56 | M | Carpinter | Workington, Cumberland | ||
| Thomas ROBINSON | 8 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Elizabeth ROBSON | 7 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Jane ROBSON | 7 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| John ROBSON | 48 | M | Labourer | Whitehaven | |||
| A. Wilson RODGER | 7 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Margt. RODGERS | W | 76 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Catherine ROOK | W | 73 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Joseph RULE | 11 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Cleator, Cumberland | |||
| Solomon RUMBOCK | W | 61 | M | Watch Maker (Finisher) | Germany | ||
| Charles SANDERSON | 12 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Henry SAVAGE | W | 74 | M | Gardener (Dom) | Ireland | ||
| Mary SAVAGE | U | 43 | F | Domestic Servant | Idiot | Whitehaven | |
| James SAYERS | U | 24 | M | Labourer | Liverpool | ||
| Thomas SHIELDS | W | 64 | M | Tailor | Ireland | ||
| Frances SIMPSON | W | 60 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Isabella STAINTON | 11 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Dinah STATTERS | W | 48 | F | Domestic Servant | Preston QR, Cumberland | ||
| Mary STATTERS | 12 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| Wm. Henry STATTERS | 9 | M | Scholar In School | Workhouse, Cumberland | |||
| Jno. Wm. STEEL | 13 | M | Scholar In School | Frizington, Cumberland | |||
| Cathrn Ann STEPHENSON | U | 21 | F | Domestic Servant | Cleator, Cumberland | ||
| Thomas STEPHENSON | U | 55 | M | Farm Labourer | Ambleside, Westmorland | ||
| George STOREY | 5 | M | Scholar In School | Whitehaven | |||
| William STRATTAN | 10 | M | Scholar In School | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Elizth. STRATTON | 6 | F | In School (Scholar) | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Sarah SUMPTON ? | W | 70 | F | Domestic Servant | Saint Bees, Cumberland | ||
| Andrew TAGART | W | 76 | M | Farm Labourer | Ireland | ||
| James TYSON OR TAPON | 15 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Dumb | Whitehaven | ||
| John THOMPSON | U | 69 | M | Sailor | Whitehaven | ||
| Martha THOMPSON | W | 70 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| John TINNIAN | U | 59 | M | Labourer | Harrington, Cumberland | ||
| Sarah TOMKIN | 10 | F | In School (Scholar) | Ireland | |||
| Michael TOMPKIN | 5 | M | In School (Scholar) | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Patrick TOMPKINS | 7 | M | School/Cum (Scholar) | Cleator, Cumberland | |||
| Hannah TREMBLE | U | 67 | F | Domestic Servant | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| John TROUT | W | 48 | M | Sailor | Whitehaven | ||
| William TURNBULL | U | 30 | M | Labourer | Penrith, Cumberland | ||
| Catherine TYSON | 10 | F | In School (Scholar) | Egremont, Cumberland | |||
| Edmund WALKER | U | 46 | M | Tailor | Whitehaven | ||
| Susanna WATSON | U | 28 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Christopher WHALEN | W | 62 | M | Labourer | Ireland | ||
| John WHITFIELD | W | 48 | M | Clagg Maker | Whitehaven | ||
| Ann WILKINSON | U | 57 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Mathew WILKINSON | U | 54 | M | Shoemaker | Whitehaven | ||
| Grace WILLIAMSON | 7 | F | In School (Scholar) | Workington, Cumberland | |||
| ... Ann WILSON | 8 | F | In School (Scholar) | Whitehaven | |||
| James WILSON | W | 55 | M | Painter | Egremont, Cumberland | ||
| Mary Elizth. WILSON | 4 | F | Furness (Barrow), Lancashire | ||||
| Matilda WILSON | M | 30 | F | Domestic Servant | Ireland | ||
| William WOODBURN | 6 | M | Scholar In School | Workhouse, Cumberland | |||
| Denis WOODS | W | 79 | M | Iron Miner | Ireland | ||
| Ann YONDLE | U | 16 | F | Domestic Servant | Cockermouth, Cumberland | ||
| Ellen YOUNG | 8 | F | In School (Scholar) | St Bees, Cumberland | |||
| Margt. YOUNG | M | 31 | F | Domestic Servant | Whitehaven | ||
| Mary YOUNG | 11 | F | In School (Scholar) | Saint Bees, Cumberland |
Total residents: 260
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