1881 Census: Residents of Bala Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Griffith ROBERTS | M | 36 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse (Munic Off) | Gwytherin, Denbigh | |
| Anne ROBERTS | M | 34 | F | Wife | Matron Of Workhouse (Munic Off) | Llandderfel, Merioneth | |
| Jane Elizth. ROBERTS | 10 | F | Daughter | Scholar | Llandderfel, Merioneth | ||
| Susannah ROBERTS | 9 | F | Daughter | Scholar | Llandderfel, Merioneth | ||
| Robert ROBERTS | 7 | M | Son | Scholar | Llandderfel, Merioneth | ||
| Anne ROBERTS | 4 | F | Daughter | Scholar | Llandderfel, Merioneth | ||
| Margt.Ellin ROBERTS | 1 | F | Daughter | Bala, Merioneth | |||
| Inmates | |||||||
| Thomas AUSTIN | U | 45 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Hastings, Sussex, England | |
| John DALY | U | 48 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Ireland | |
| Hugh DAVIES | W | 70 | M | Pauper Inmate | Fitter (Artiz) | Llanfor, Merioneth | |
| Margaret EDWARDS | W | 39 | F | Pauper Inmate | Formerly Laundress | Caernarvon | |
| Margaret EDWARDS | U | 62 | F | Pauper Inmate | Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth | ||
| Margaret EDWARDS | 9 | F | Pauper Inmate | Scholar | Bala, Merioneth | ||
| Robert EDWARDS | 7 | M | Pauper Inmate | Scholar | Bala, Merioneth | ||
| William EDWARDS | 11 | M | Pauper Inmate | Scholar | Bala, Merioneth | ||
| David (Twin) HUGHES | 1 | M | Pauper Inmate | Llangollen, Denbigh | |||
| Jane (Twin) HUGHES | 1 | F | Pauper Inmate | Llangollen, Denbigh | |||
| Jane HUGHES | W | 29 | F | Pauper Inmate | General Servant (Domestic) | Llanidloes, Montgomery | |
| James JOHNSON | U | 52 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | St Ives, Huntingdon, England | |
| Ellin JONES | U | 21 | F | Pauper Inmate | General Servant (Domestic) | Bala, Merioneth | |
| Evan JONES | U | 43 | M | Pauper Inmate | Tailor | Aberdaron, Caernarvon | |
| Gwen JONES | U | 85 | F | Pauper Inmate | Llansannan, Denbigh | ||
| Jane JONES | U | 22 | F | Pauper Inmate | General Servant (Domestic) | Llangower, Merioneth | |
| Jane Elizth. JONES | 7 | F | Pauper Inmate | Scholar | Bala, Merioneth | ||
| Robt. JONES | 8m | M | Pauper Inmate | Bala, Merioneth | |||
| William JONES | U | 50 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Guilsfield, Montgomery | |
| William JONES | U | 34 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Rhosymedre, Denbigh | |
| Jane KEMP | U | 19 | F | Pauper Inmate | Dressmaker | London, London, Middlesex, England | |
| Catherine LLOYD | U | 78 | F | Pauper Inmate | Llanycil, Merioneth | ||
| John MALLEY | U | 30 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Ormskirk, Lancashire, England | |
| Charles MORRIS | 11 | M | Pauper Inmate | Scholar | Minera, Denbigh | ||
| Jane Elizabeth MORRIS | 13 | F | Pauper Inmate | Scholar | Minera, Denbigh | ||
| John MORRIS | W | 76 | M | Pauper Inmate | Formerly Relieving Officer | Llanycil, Merioneth | |
| William MORRIS | W | 67 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Llanfor, Merioneth | |
| John NEWTON | U | 63 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Elizth.Ann OWENS | U | 22 | F | Pauper Inmate | General Servant (Domestic) | Llanycil, Merioneth | |
| Winifred Anne OWENS | 2 | F | Pauper Inmate | Bala, Merioneth | |||
| Catherine PARRY | 13 | F | Pauper Inmate | Scholar | Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth | ||
| Robert Evan PARRY | 6 | M | Pauper Inmate | Scholar | Bala, Merioneth | ||
| Thomas PARRY | W | 57 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Newmarket, Flint | |
| John POWELL | U | 34 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| Catherine PUGH | U | 22 | F | Pauper Inmate | General Servant (Domestic) | Llanycil, Merioneth | |
| Jane Catherine PUGH | 1 | F | Pauper Inmate | Bala, Merioneth | |||
| William RIDGEWAY | U | 35 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Sedgeley, Stafford, England | |
| Robert ROBERTS | W | 74 | M | Pauper Inmate | Formerly Carrier | Llanycil, Merioneth | |
| Thomas ROBERTS | U | 42 | M | Pauper Inmate | Imbecile | Llanfor, Merioneth | |
| David SMITH | U | 39 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Scotland | |
| John SWEENEY | U | 38 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Ireland | |
| Thomas VAUGHAN | U | 70 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth | |
| James WATTS | U | 23 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Scotland | |
| William WILLIAMS | W | 76 | M | Pauper Inmate | Labourer (General) | Llanycil, Merioneth |
Total residents: 51
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