1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Station Hill, Wigton, Cumberland
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| John LOWTHER | W | 64 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse (Munic) | Morland, Westmorland | |
| Mary LOWTHER | U | 39 | F | Daur | Assistant Matron | Wetheral, Cumberland | |
| Sarah LOWTHER | U | 26 | F | Daur | Matron | Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| Hannah LOWTHER | U | 73 | F | Sister | Dressmaker | Morland, Westmorland | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Peter ADAMS | W | 54 | M | Inmate | Musicision | Blind | Dalston, Cumberland |
| George ALLAN | U | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Mgt. ARMSTRONG | U | 62 | F | Inmate | No Profession | Lunatic | Allonby, Cumberland |
| Sarah ARMSTRONG | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Imbecile | Westnewton, Cumberland |
| Thomas ARMSTRONG | U | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Silloth, Cumberland | |
| Jos. BAGLE | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Nailer (Nail Manuf) | ..., Durham | |
| Ellen BANKS | M | 45 | F | Inmate | Wife | Ireland | |
| William BANKS | M | 48 | M | Inmate | Joiner | Lancashire | |
| Mgt. BARNES | W | 74 | F | Inmate | No Profession | Ireland | |
| Isabella BARWISE | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Sebergham, Cumberland | ||
| Mary BARWISE | U | 20 | F | Inmate | No Profession | Imbecile | Caldbeck, Cumberland |
| Thos. BARWISE | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Sebergham, Cumberland | ||
| Adam BEATY | U | 76 | M | Inmate | Cotton Weaver | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Thomas BELL | W | 44 | M | Inmate | Coal Miner | Imbecile | Naverton, Cumberland |
| John BIGGINS | U | 49 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Isaac D. BRIGGS | 2 | M | Inmate | Cockermouth, Cumberland | |||
| Mary A. BRIGGS | U | 37 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Keswick, Cumberland | |
| Jos. BROWN | U | 62 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Holme East W, Cumberland | |
| John BRYCE | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Lab | Scotland | |
| William BUTTERY | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Hatter | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Catherine CALMOOR | U | 33 | F | Inmate | No Profession | Imbecile | Wigton, Cumberland |
| Sarah CARR | U | 24 | F | Inmate | Gen SErv | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Wm. CARR | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| John CARTHIDGE | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Chester, Cheshire | |
| John COWAN | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Mary COWAN | 32 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Oulton, Cumberland | ||
| Elzabeth DAVIDSON | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| William DENISE | U | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aspatria, Cumberland | |
| Sarah DIXON | U | 71 | F | Inmate | Seamstress | Lunatic | Wigton, Cumberland |
| Christopher DODD | U | 49 | M | Inmate | Tailor | Eccleshall, Stafford | |
| Rosanna FERGUSON | U | 20 | F | Inmate | No Profession | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Eleanor FISHER | U | 22 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Bowness, Cumberland | |
| John FISHER | 9m | M | Inmate | Her Child | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Mgt. FORSTER | U | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Peter FOWLER | U | 70 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| George GILLESPIE | U | 59 | M | Inmate | No Occupation | Imbecile | Aspatria, Cumberland |
| James GOULDING | W | 63 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| Thos. GRAHAM | U | 20 | M | Inmate | No Profession | Blind | Wigton, Cumberland |
| Patrick GRANT | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Carlisle, Cumberland | ||
| Jane HALL | W | 38 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Bothel, Cumberland | |
| Martha J. HALL | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Bolton, Cumberland | ||
| William HALL | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bolton, Cumberland | ||
| Eliz. HARRINGTON | U | 36 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Imbecile | Westward, Cumberland |
| Robt. HARRINGTON | 9 | M | Inmate | Her Child Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Jos. HEWITSON | W | 80 | M | Inmate | Cotton Weave | Torpenhow, Cumberland | |
| Thos. HEWITSON | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Oultan, Cumberland | |
| Jane HODGSON | W | 51 | F | Inmate | Ladys Maid | Lunatic | Brecknock, Wales |
| Melina HODGSON | 13 | F | Inmate | Scholar | London, Middlesex | ||
| Thos. HOLMES | U | 54 | M | Inmate | Schoolmaster | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Annie HUTTON | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Thursby, Cumberland | ||
| Jane HUTTON | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | London, Middlesex | ||
| Sarah HUTTON | 9m | F | Inmate | Wigton, Cumberland | |||
| Annie IRVING | 2 | F | Inmate | Wigton, Cumberland | |||
| Jane IRVING | M | 24 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| John IRVING | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Thomas JOHNSTON | U | 71 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Abbey Holm, Cumberland | |
| Margaret KIRKBRIDE | U | 55 | F | Inmate | No Profession | Bolton, Cumberland | |
| William LAWSON | U | 69 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Distington, Cumberland | |
| Elizabeth LEAVERS | W | 59 | F | Inmate | Dressmaker | Stokeley, York | |
| Jane LITTLE | U | 24 | F | Inmate | No Profession | Imbecile | Penrith, Cumberland |
| Joseph LONGCAKE | 9m | M | Inmate | Wigton, Cumberland | |||
| Mary A. LONGCAKE | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Jane MAINS | U | 48 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Esther MATHEWS | M | 55 | F | Inmate | Domestic Ser | Bolton, Cumberland | |
| Jane MATHEWS | 10 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Janet MCDONALD | U | 30 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| Janet MCDONALD | 4 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| David MCKAY | U | 58 | M | Inmate | No Profession | Imbecile | Longtown, Cumberland |
| Jonathan MESSENGER | U | 78 | M | Inmate | Fisherman | Blind | Allonby, Cumberland |
| James MORLEY | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| John MORLEY | 2 | M | Inmate | Wigton, Cumberland | |||
| Joseph MORLEY | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Mary MORLEY | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Domestic Sev | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Thos. MORLEY | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| James MURPHY | U | 29 | M | Inmate | No Profession | Lunatic | Durham |
| Wm. NICHOLSON | U | 75 | M | Inmate | Blacksmith | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| John PEARSON | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Mary PEARSON | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Robert PEARSON | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Sarah PEARSON | W | 30 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Holme Low, Cumberland | |
| James PERCIVAL | U | 73 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Torpenhow, Cumberland | |
| James PHILIPPS | U | 66 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Dundraw, Cumberland | |
| Ann RICHARDSON | U | 29 | F | Inmate | No Profession | Imbecile | Wigton, Cumberland |
| Amelia ROBINSON | W | 85 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Scotland | |
| Richard ROBINSON | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Abbeyholm, Cumberland | ||
| Daniel ROPER | U | 72 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Abbeyholme, Cumberland | |
| Wm. ROSS | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Cotton Weaver | Stanwix, Cumberland | |
| Geo. ROUTLEDGE | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Hawker | Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| Grace SCOTT | U | 33 | F | Inmate | No Profession | Imbecile | Calbeck, Cumberland |
| Charles STORY | U | 80 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Stapleton, Cumberland | |
| John STUBBS | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Miller (Corn) | Plumbland, Cumberland | |
| Thomas STUBBS | M | 38 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Wm. TELFORD | 14 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Archibald THOMPSON | 3 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Joseph THOMPSON | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Mary THOMPSON | U | 38 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Blennerhasset, Cumberland | |
| Sarah THOMPSON | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Wigton, Cumberland | ||
| Jos. TIFFIN | W | 78 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Aspatria, Cumberland | |
| Thos. TINDALL | U | 64 | M | Inmate | Barber | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Thomas TOLCASTLE | M | 64 | M | Inmate | Lab | ||
| Bernard TURNER | W | 95 | M | Inmate | Cotton Weaver | Ireland | |
| Eliza TURNER | W | 73 | F | Inmate | Domestic Ser | Scotland | |
| Andrew VITTIE | W | 85 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Oulton, Cumberland | |
| William WALLACE | U | 52 | M | Inmate | Imbecile | Ireby, Cumberland | |
| Ann WILSON | W | 78 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Gilcrux, Cumberland | |
| Elizabeth WILSON | W | 62 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Longtown, Cumberland | |
| Joseph WILSON | U | 33 | M | Inmate | Soldier | Wigton, Cumberland | |
| Mary WILSON | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Aspatria, Cumberland | ||
| Ruth WILSON | U | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Aspatria, Cumberland | |
| Thomas WILSON | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Aspatria, Cumberland | ||
| Eliza WINDLE | W | 53 | F | Inmate | No Prof | Birmingham | |
| Ann WISE | U | 81 | F | Inmate | Lunatic | ||
| Jane WISE | U | 34 | F | Inmate | Domestic Serv | Uldale, Cumberland | |
| Swithen WISE | 9m | M | Inmate | Her Child | Barrow, York | ||
| Betty WOODBURN | M | 61 | F | Inmate | Wife | Whitehaven, Cumberland | |
| John WOODBURN | M | 78 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Keswick, Cumberland |
Total residents: 120
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