1881 Census: Residents of Leyburn Union Workhouse
| Name | Mar | Age | Sex | Relation | Occupation | Handicap | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | |||||||
| George SPENSLEY | M | 59 | M | Head | Master Of Workhouse (Munic) | Grinton, York | |
| Margret SPENSLEY | M | 60 | F | Wife | Matron Of Workhouse (Munic) | Grinton, York | |
| Mary DRUMMOND | U | 23 | F | Ser | Ser Domestic | West Burton, York | |
| Hannah M. SPENSLEY | 8 | F | Granddaughter | West Hartlepool, Durham | |||
| Margret H. HARKER | 1 | F | Granddaughter | Liverpool, Lancashire | |||
| Inmates | |||||||
| William ABBOTT | U | 46 | M | Inmate | Formerly Cattle Driver | West Witton, York | |
| John ARMSTRONG | W | 59 | M | Vagrant | Bricklayer Labourer | Bradford, York | |
| Mary ARMSTRONG | U | 17 | F | Vagrant | Ser Domestic | Bradford, York | |
| George BENSON | U | 44 | M | Vagrant | General Servant (Laborer) | Ulverston, Lancashire | |
| James BRAY | M | 52 | M | Vagrant | Farm Labourer | Dublin | |
| Thomas CHAPLES | U | 67 | M | Inmate | Formerly Joiner | Coverdale, York | |
| William COOK | U | 46 | M | Vagrant | Brick Layer | Hull, York | |
| John CRAGGS | U | 58 | M | Inmate | Formerly Shoemaker | Ellington, York | |
| George DIXON | W | 60 | M | Vagrant | Common Labourer | Penrith, Cumberland | |
| Jane FOWLER | U | 29 | F | Inmate | Formerly Ser Domestic | Castle Bolton, York | |
| Sarah HANDLER | U | 28 | F | Inmate | Formerly Ser Domestic | Leyburn, York | |
| Fanny HARKER | U | 40 | F | Inmate | Formerly Ser Domestic | West Witton, York | |
| George HARKER | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leyburn, York | ||
| Robert HARKER | 4 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Leyburn, York | ||
| James HOULDSWORTH | W | 79 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farmer | Bishop Thornton, York | |
| William JACKSON | U | 50 | M | Vagrant | Common Labourer | Ireland | |
| Ann JEFFERSON | 5m | F | Vagrant | Leeds, York | |||
| Francis JEFFERSON | M | 30 | M | Vagrant | Fisherman | Steals, York | |
| Martha JEFFERSON | M | 29 | F | Vagrant | Fisherman Wife | Manchester, Lancashire | |
| George KING | U | 50 | M | Vagrant | Brick Moulder | Sudbury, Suffolk | |
| William MALLY | W | 55 | M | Vagrant | Common Labourer | Wiggan, Lancashire | |
| Alice METCALFE | U | 18 | F | Inmate | Formerly Ser Domestic | Pateley Bridge, York | |
| Christopher METCALFE | U | 39 | M | Inmate | Idiot From Birth | Leyburn, York | |
| Elizabeth METCALFE | U | 17 | F | Inmate | Formerly Ser Domestic | Leyburn, York | |
| William METCALFE | 7 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Pateley Bridge, York | ||
| Thomas MILLER | U | 32 | M | Vagrant | Brick Layer | Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| Aaron RAINER | U | 41 | M | Inmate | Idiot | Melmerby, York | |
| Robert SMITH | W | 72 | M | Inmate | Formerly Game Watcher | Leeming Lane, York | |
| Jane SPROATES | U | 12 | F | Inmate | Leyburn, York | ||
| James TEMPLE | W | 84 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Hauxwell, York | |
| Thomas THWAITES | W | 64 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Healey, York | |
| Charles TURNER | W | 67 | M | Inmate | Formerly Groom | Middleham, York | |
| Ann WEBSTER | W | 42 | F | Inmate | Formerly Ser Domestic | Newton Le Willows, York | |
| George WEBSTER | 6 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Newton Le Willows, York | ||
| James WEBSTER | 3 | M | Inmate | Leyburn, York | |||
| Robert WEBSTER | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Newton Le Willows, York | ||
| Ada WILSON | 4 | F | Inmate | Middleham, York | |||
| Annie WILSON | 6 | F | Inmate | Middleham, York | |||
| Samuel WILSON | 10 | M | Inmate | Scholar | Middleham, York | ||
| Thomas WILSON | W | 75 | M | Inmate | Formerly Farm Labourer | Middleham, York |
Total residents: 45
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