1881 Census: Residents of Knaresborough Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| Michael H. BUTTERWORTH | M | 61 | M | Head | Workhouse Master | Batley, York | |
| Sarah BUTTERWORTH | M | 61 | F | Wife | Workhouse Matron | Batley, York | |
| Mary A. TULEY | M | 46 | F | Nurse | Head Nurse | Colne, Lancashire | |
| John PEARSON | U | 59 | M | Porter | Lodge Porter (Munic) | Knaresbro, York | |
| Inmates | |||||||
| Catherine ADDLE | M | 40 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Serv | Ireland | |
| George AINEY | U | 28 | M | Vagrant | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| John AITHWAITE | U | 50 | M | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Knaresbro, York | |
| Richard ALMOND | M | 81 | M | Inmate | Formerly Ag Lab | Knaresbro, York | |
| William ANDERSON | U | 35 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayers Labourer | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| George ATKINSON | U | 28 | M | Vagrant | Joiner | Hensall, York | |
| Ann BAILEY | U | 22 | F | Inmate | General Ser (Domestic) | Fewston, York | |
| Frances A. BAILEY | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Killinghall, York | ||
| Jane E. BAILEY | 3 | F | Inmate | Killinghall, York | |||
| John BARKER | U | 29 | M | Vagrant | Stone Mason | Sheffield, York | |
| Michael BARRETT | U | 40 | M | Vagrant | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| John BLACKBURN | U | 34 | M | Inmate | Harrogate, York | ||
| James BLANDFORD | U | 28 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayers Labourer | Middlesbro, York | |
| Thomas BRADLEY | U | 23 | M | Vagrant | Ag Lab | Stockton On Tees, Durham | |
| Eleanor F. BROWN | 3m | F | Inmate | Knaresbro, York | |||
| Susannah BROWN | M | 24 | F | Inmate | Millhand Burler | Berwick On Tweed, Northumberland | |
| Thomas BROWN | U | 47 | M | Vagrant | Puddler (Iron) | Rhymaney, Monmouth | |
| Thomas BROWNING | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Formerly Gardener | Thorney Abbey, Cambridge | |
| William BRUCE | U | 19 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Knaresbro, York | |
| Francis BUCK | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| Henry BUCK | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| Edward BURKE | U | 28 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayers Labourer | Huddersfield, York | |
| Janet CARR | W | 85 | F | Inmate | Formerly Quay Porters Wife | Scotland | |
| Henry CARTWRIGHT | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Formerly Coach Smith | Markington, York | |
| Ellen MC CARTY | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| Mary MC CARTY | 5 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| John COOK | U | 26 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayer | Stockton On Tees, Durham | |
| Margaret COOPER | W | 46 | F | Inmate | Formerly Farmers Wife | Ribston, York | |
| Elizabeth CORKER | U | 21 | F | Inmate | General Serv (Domestic) | Knaresbro, York | |
| William DEARLOVE | U | 57 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Scotton, York | |
| John DIXON | W | 43 | M | Inmate | Handloom Linen Weaver | Knaresbro, York | |
| Ellen DODSWORTH | U | 50 | F | Inmate | Formerly Boot Binder | Imbecile | Knaresbro, York |
| Annie DONALLEY | M | 38 | F | Vagrant | Formerly Domestic Serv | Birmingham, Warwick | |
| Richard DONALLY | M | 39 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayers Labourer | Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| John DOYLE | U | 38 | M | Vagrant | Ag Lab | Ireland | |
| George ELLIOTT | W | 46 | M | Vagrant | Brass Founder | Tamworth, Stafford | |
| Louisa ELLIS | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| Edward EVISON | 8 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| Thomas EWBANK | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Formerly Linen Bleacher | Bishop Monkton, York | |
| William FALKINGHAM | 9 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| George FARMERY | W | 68 | M | Inmate | Formerly Tailor | Bishop Monkton, York | |
| Samuel FESTON | U | 26 | M | Vagrant | Labourer In Iron Works | Walsall, Stafford | |
| Daniel FORD | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Formerly Coachman (Domestic Serv) | Ireland | |
| William FOSTER | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Formerly Gardener | Knaresbro, York | |
| James GIBBONS | U | 35 | M | Vagrant | Masons Labourer | Ireland | |
| Thomas GIBSON | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Formerly Linen Weaver | Knaresbro, York | |
| Mary GRAHAM | U | 24 | F | Inmate | General Serv (Domestic) | Deaf & Dumb | Hunslet, York |
| Thomas GRIMSTON | W | 77 | M | Inmate | Formerly General Labourer | Harrogate, York | |
| Charles HALL | U | 32 | M | Inmate | General Labourer | Knaresbro, York | |
| Thomas HALL | U | 30 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayers Labourer | Bolton, Lancashire | |
| William HALL | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Formerly Linen Weaver | Knaresbro, York | |
| Thomas HARDISTY | 12 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Hampsthwaite, York | ||
| John HARRIS | U | 32 | M | Vagrant | Labourer In Iron Works | Ireland | |
| Elizabeth HASDELL | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Darlington, York | ||
| James HASDELL | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| Lavinia HASDELL | M | 21 | F | Inmate | Glass & China Hawker | Sunderland, Durham | |
| Martha HASDELL | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| Charlotte HAWKS | U | 38 | F | Inmate | Millhand Warp Winder | Imbecile | Knaresbro, York |
| John HAYES | U | 35 | M | Vagrant | Pudler (Iron) | Ebbw, Monmouth | |
| John HOLMES | M | 64 | M | Inmate | Formerly Stone Mason | Darley, York | |
| John HORNER | 13 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Bedale, York | ||
| Harriet HUDSON | U | 57 | F | Inmate | Formerly Linen Weaver | Knaresbro, York | |
| Sarah A. IVESON | U | 43 | F | Inmate | Cloth Cap Finisher | Ripley, York | |
| William JONES | U | 38 | M | Vagrant | Shoemaker | Preston, Lancashire | |
| John KELLEY | U | 34 | M | Vagrant | Excavator | Ireland | |
| George KERTON | M | 65 | M | Inmate | Formerly General Lab | Kirby Malzeard, York | |
| Mary A. MC KINNELL | W | 29 | F | Inmate | General Serv (Domestic) | Knaresbro, York | |
| Annie L. KIRKBRIDE | 8 | F | Inmate | Scholar | London, Middlesex | ||
| Annie A. KIRKBRIDE | 11m | F | Inmate | Chelsea, Middlesex | |||
| Elizabeth KIRKBRIDE | M | 35 | F | Inmate | Formerly Dressmaker | Manningtree, Essex | |
| Ernest KIRKBRIDE | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | South Shields, Durham | ||
| Florence KIRKBRIDE | 3 | F | Inmate | Harrogate, York | |||
| Sarah KNOWLES | W | 67 | F | Inmate | Formerly Laundress | Frodsham, Cheshire | |
| William MARSHALL | W | 62 | M | Inmate | Formerly Linen Weaver | Knaresbro, York | |
| Ernest MATSON | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Harrogate, York | ||
| Mary MIDDLETON | W | 39 | F | Vagrant | Hawker | Scotland | |
| William MIDDLETON | 1 | M | Vagrant | Bradford, York | |||
| John MITCHELL | U | 28 | M | Vagrant | Potter (Earthens Mfr) | Reading, Berkshire | |
| Eliza MOORE | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Servant | Ireland | |
| Elizabeth MORRELL | W | 80 | F | Inmate | Formerly Flax Spinner | Knaresbro, York | |
| Sarah MYERS | W | 60 | F | Inmate | Flax Rover | Knaresbro, York | |
| John OLIVER | U | 29 | M | Vagrant | Iron Works Labourer | Walsall, Stafford | |
| Thomas PEARSON | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Formerly Gamekeeper | Staveley, York | |
| Eliza PERFECT | W | 57 | F | Inmate | Formerly General Ser (Domestic) | Knaresbro, York | |
| Elizabeth PERRITT | M | 45 | F | Inmate | Formerly Laundress | Ryton, York | |
| Elizabeth PICKARD | W | 75 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Serv | Knaresbro, York | |
| Mary A. PRIEST | M | 58 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Serv | Plompton, York | |
| Alfred PROCTER | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| Charles PROCTOR | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Esholt, York | ||
| Eliza PROCTOR | U | 21 | F | Inmate | General Serv (Domestic) | Knaresbro, York | |
| Emma PROCTOR | 12 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| Harriet PROCTOR | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Osmotherly, York | ||
| Mary PROCTOR | M | 43 | F | Inmate | Millhand Flax Rover | Knaresbro, York | |
| William PROCTOR | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Linen Bleacher | Knaresboro, York | |
| Agnes RAWLING | 11 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Alice RAWLING | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Arthur RAWLING | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Harriet RAWLING | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | |||
| Richard RHODES | W | 53 | M | Inmate | Shoemaker | Bradford, York | |
| Joseph RICHARDSON | M | 68 | M | Inmate | Formerly Printer Compositor | Leeds, York | |
| Henry ROBINSON | W | 52 | M | Inmate | Formerly Ag Lab | Whixley, York | |
| James ROBINSON | M | 83 | M | Inmate | Formerly Chimney Sweep | Knaresbro, York | |
| Margaret ROBINSON | M | 82 | F | Inmate | Formerly A Hawker | Newcastle On Tyne, Durham | |
| Rosalinda A. SCALES | U | 44 | F | Inmate | Formerly Photographer | London, Middlesex | |
| Alice SCOTT | 3 | F | Inmate | Knaresbro, York | |||
| Emma SCOTT | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Cook Domestic Servant | Scriven, York | |
| Hannah SCOTT | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Serv | Linton On Warf, York | |
| Charles SEDGWICK | 11 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Harrogate, York | ||
| John SIMMONS | U | 25 | M | Vagrant | Labourer In Iron Works | West Bromwich, Stafford | |
| Sarah A. SLOCUMB | 9 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Middlesbro, York | ||
| Margaret SMEDLEY | M | 21 | F | Inmate | General Serv (Domestic) | Knaresbro, York | |
| Margaret E. SMEDLEY | 1 | F | Inmate | Leeds, York | |||
| George SMITH | U | 40 | M | Vagrant | Iron Works Labourer | Selby, York | |
| Thomas SMITH | U | 42 | M | Vagrant | Excavator (Navvy) | Preston, Lancashire | |
| William SMITH | U | 56 | M | Inmate | Linen Weaver | Knaresbro, York | |
| James SNOWDN | W | 61 | M | Inmate | Formerly General Labourer | Barnsley, York | |
| Mary STOREY | M | 33 | F | Inmate | Flax Dressers Wife | Scotton, York | |
| Henry STRINGER | U | 52 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayer | Wakefield, York | |
| Samuel SUTTON | M | 34 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayers Labourer | Stoke On Trent, Stafford | |
| William SYMONS | W | 65 | M | Inmate | Formerly Tailor | Sunderland, Durham | |
| Hannah TASKER | U | 72 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Serv | Minskip, York | |
| Charles TATE | 5 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Walsall, Stafford | ||
| Mary A. TATE | U | 34 | F | Inmate | General Serv (Domestic) | Knaresbro, York | |
| Sarah E. TATE | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| Sarah TAYLOR | U | 47 | F | Inmate | Formerly Domestic Serv | Imbecile | Harrogate, York |
| Thomas TAYLOR | W | 74 | M | Inmate | Formerly Linen Weaver | Knaresbro, York | |
| Edward THOMPSON | 6m | M | Inmate | Knaresbro, York | |||
| Eliza THOMPSON | M | 28 | F | Inmate | Millhand Flax Spinner | Leeds, York | |
| Emma THOMPSON | U | 31 | F | Vagrant | Domestic Serv | Malton, York | |
| Mary A. THOMPSON | 2 | F | Inmate | Knaresbro, York | |||
| John TURNER | U | 29 | M | Vagrant | Painter | Scotland | |
| Thomas VARLEY | U | 47 | M | Vagrant | Tailor | Aberford, York | |
| Sarah WADDINGTON | W | 79 | F | Inmate | Formerly Cotton Weaver | Bolton, Lancashire | |
| William WADDINGTON | W | 69 | M | Inmate | Formerly Linen Weaver | Knaresbro, York | |
| William WALTERS | U | 64 | M | Vagrant | Labourer In Iron Works | Bilston, Stafford | |
| Samuel WARDMAN | U | 63 | M | Inmate | Formerly Butcher | Harrogate, York | |
| John WATSON | U | 31 | M | Vagrant | Tanner | Copmanthorpe, York | |
| John WATSON | U | 40 | M | Vagrant | Shoemaker | South Shields, Durham | |
| Elizabeth WIGGLESWORTH | 6 | F | Inmate | Scholar | Knaresbro, York | ||
| James WIGGLESWORTH | 11m | M | Inmate | Knaresbro, York | |||
| Mary A. WIGGLESWORTH | U | 29 | F | Inmate | General Serv (Domestic) | Barnsley, York | |
| William WIGGLESWORTH | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Formerly Linen Weaver | Knaresbro, York | |
| Margaret WINDSOR | W | 77 | F | Inmate | Formerly Linen Weaver | Knaresbro, York | |
| William WRIGHTSON | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Ag Lab | Bramham, York |
Total residents: 148
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