1851 Census: Residents of Berwick-upon-Tweed Union Workhouse
Surname | First_Name | Condition | Age | Occupation | Where born | Comments |
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Staff | ||||||
Atkinson | Margaret | U | 38 | Schoolmistress | Berwick | |
Hart | Thomas | U | 50 | Porter | Berwick | |
Knox | Mary | U | 30 | Nurse | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | |
Moor | John | U | 52 | Assistant Master of House | Berwick | |
Purdie | Jane | W | 36 | Matron of Workhouse | Berwick | |
Purdie | John | 8 | Matron's son | Berwick | ||
Purdie | Alexander | 6 | Matron's son | Berwick | ||
Tait | Thomas | Mar | 34 | Schoolmaster | Berwick | |
Tait | Margaret | Mar | 40 | Schoolmaster's wife | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | |
Tait | Margaret | 9 | Schoolmaster's daur | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | ||
Tait | Ealonar | 7 | Schoolmaster's daur | Scotland | ||
Tait | William | 5 | Schoolmaster's son | Scotland | ||
Inmates | ||||||
Aikine | Hugh | Mar | 60 | Pauper Labourer | Ireland | Unsure of surname |
Allan | Margret | U | 82 | Pauper Servant | Berwick on Tweed | |
Anderson | Ann | U | 35 | Pauper Washerwoman | Berwick | |
Anderson | Alexander | Widower | 71 | Pauper Pitman | Northumberland, Norham | |
Atkinson | Margret | U | 44 | Pauper Servant | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | |
Bailey | Mathew | Widower | 66 | Pauper Hawker | Ireland | |
Blackie | Margret | U | 26 | Pauper | Northumberland, Kyloe | |
Blackie | Margret | 1 | Pauper | Northumberland, Newcastle on Tyne | ||
Brabry | William | 15 | Pauper | Berwick on Tweed | Unsure of surname | |
Bradford | Susan | U | 52 | Pauper Housekeeper | Northumberland, Kyloe | |
Bre | John | U | 34 | Pauper Lab | Berwick | Unsure of surname |
Briggs | William | U | 18 | Pauper Sailor | Scotland | |
Brown | William | Widower | 80 | Pauper Tailor | Scotland | |
Brown | Alice | U | 58 | Cook | Berwick | |
Brown | Alexander | Widower | 82 | Pauper Fisherman | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | Blind |
Brown | John | U | 26 | Pauper Carpenter | Scotland | |
Burn | Margret | Mar | 36 | Pauper Labourers Wife | Berwick | |
Burn | Francis | 8 | Pauper | Berwick | Female | |
Burn | Margret | 2 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Burn | Isabella | 2 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Caldar | William | 15 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Chambers | Ann | Mar | 31 | Pauper Hawkers Wife | Bamburgh | |
Chambers | Mary | 14 | Pauper | Ireland | ||
Chambers | Bridget | 10 | Pauper | Northumberland, Newcastle on Tyne | ||
Chartres | William | 12 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Connor | Bridget | 15 | Pauper | Ireland | ||
Cowe | Eleanor | U | 31 | Pauper Housemaid | Northumberland, Weedon | |
Cowe | Peter | 1 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Crawford | Jane | 24 | Pauper Servant | Scotland | ||
Creery | Edward | 15 | Pauper | Scotland | Unsure of surname | |
Crow | Henry | 8 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Cunningham | Alice | U | 29 | Pauper Servant | Berwick | |
Cunningham | Henry | 8 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Davidson | George | U | 36 | Pauper Fisherman | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | |
Davis | Gabriel | Widower | 46 | Pauper Cork Cutter | Middlesex, London | |
Davis | John | 11 | Pauper | Berwick on Tweed | ||
Davis | William | 6 | Pauper | Berwick on Tweed | ||
Davis | Robert | 9 | Pauper | Berwick on Tweed | ||
Drummond | George | U | 49 | Pauper Fidler | Berwick | |
Drummond | Stephen | U | 31 | Pauper Lab | Berwick | |
Drummond | Sarah | 7 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Elder | Margery | U | 42 | Pauper Servant | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | |
Elliott | Isabella | 11 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | ||
Farnel | William | 13 | Pauper | Berwick | Unsure of surname | |
Ferguson | John | 10 | Pauper | Scotland | ||
Fernie | Eleanor | U | 63 | Pauper Hawker | Ireland | |
Finley | Margret | Mar | 30 | Pauper Coachmakers Wife | Berwick | |
Finley | Joan | 9 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Finley | John | 8 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Finley | James | 6 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Finley | Elizabeth | 2 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Fullers | Thomas | Widower | 42 | Pauper Gardener | Ireland | |
Getty | James | 11 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | ||
Getty | Sibbit | 9 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | Female | |
Gibbons | Thomas | 7 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Gillie | Mary Jane | 13 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | ||
Gillie | Jemima | 9 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | ||
Gr? | Robert | Widower | 61 | Pauper Printer Comp | Middlesex, Westminster | unsure of surname |
Guthrie | Grace | U | 25 | Pauper Servant | Berwick | |
Hay | Jane | W | 69 | Pauper Washerwoman | Berwick on Tweed | |
Hay | Alice | U | 20 | Pauper Servant | Berwick on Tweed | |
Higgins | Patrick | Widower | 49 | Pauper Labourer | Ireland | |
Higgins | Mary | 14 | Pauper | Scotland | ||
Hunter | John | U | 66 | Pauper Lab | Berwick | Unsure of surname |
Hunter | Eleanor | 15 | Pauper | Northumberland, Kyloe | ||
Johnson | Sophia | U | 49 | Pauper Workhouse | Berwick | |
Johnson | Elizabeth | 10 | Pauper | Northumberland, Newcastle on Tyne | ||
Johnson | Jane | W | 69 | Pauper Washerwoman | Berwick on Tweed | |
Joy | Sarah | W | 60 | Pauper Nurse | Morpeth | |
Knox | Alexander | U | 26 | Pauper Lab | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | |
Liddle | Elenor | U | 54 | Pauper Nurse | Berwick | |
Lough | John | Widower | 64 | Pauper Shipwright | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | |
Lowrey | John | U | 52 | Pauper Banker | Scotland | |
Marshal | Jane | 9 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Marshal | Alice | Mar | 43 | Pauper Washerwoman | Berwick | |
McGhee | Andrew | 8 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
McGregor | Isabella | U | 82 | Pauper Nurse | Northumberland, Belford | |
McKay | Isabella | W | 73 | Pauper Nurse | Scotland | |
McKenzie | Margret | W | 68 | Pauper Washerwoman | Berwick | |
McMann | Mary | U | 24 | Pauper Servant | Berwick | |
McMann | John | 7 months | Pauper | Durham, South Shields | ||
McNaly | Mary | W | 40 | Pauper Washerwoman | Berwick | |
Mihol | William | 2 | Pauper | Berwick | Unsure of surname | |
Millar | Jane | W | 48 | Pauper Nurse | Scotland | |
Nevit | Edward | U | 19 | Pauper Cotton Spinner | Yorkshire, Kingston on Hull | |
Newton | Elizabeth | Mar | 29 | Pauper Hatters Wife | Berwick | |
Palmer | Mary | 4 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Pattison | Margret | U | 23 | Pauper Housemaid | Middlesex, London | |
Pearce | Jane | 13 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | ||
Pearce | Alice | 10 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | ||
Pringle | Robert | Widower | 69 | Pauper Sailor | Northumberland | |
Pritchard | Jeremiah | Widower | 52 | Pauper Shoemaker | Lancaster, Liverpool | |
Pritchard | Catherin | 16 | Pauper Childsmaid | Scotland | ||
Quince | William | Widower | 32 | Pauper Lab | Berwick | |
Reid | Margret | 9 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | ||
Reid | James | 5 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | ||
Reid | Mary | U | 24 | Pauper Cap Maker | Scotland | |
Robison | Mary Ann | 8 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Robison | Jane | U | 25 | Pauper Servant | Durham, Bishop ?mouth | Unsure of place name |
Scott | Jamison | 75 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Shannon | William | U | 30 | Pauper Lab | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | |
Simpson | John | Widower | 66 | Pauper Labourer | Scotland | |
Sporvart | Jane | 9 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | Unsure of surname | |
Sporvart | Archbold | 8 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | Unsure of surname | |
Stewart | Isabella | W | 52 | Pauper Washerwoman | Berwick | |
Sutherland | Francis | 11 | Pauper | Berwick | Female | |
Sutherland | Jemima | 8 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Sutherland | Margery | 58 | Pauper Washerwoman | Berwick on Tweed | ||
Taylor | Isabella | 11 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | ||
Taylor | Barbara | 10 | Pauper | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | ||
Thompson | Robert | U | 18 | Pauper Baker | Scotland | |
Todd | Thomas | 12 | Pauper | Berwick on Tweed | ||
Turnbul | Margret | 12 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Unnamed | Female Child | 2 days | Pauper | Berwick on Tweed | ||
Vass | Isabella | U | 30 | Pauper Cook | Northumberland, Belford | Unsure of surname |
Vass | Eliza | 5 | Pauper | Northumberland, Bamburgh | Unsure of surname | |
Vass | Henriata | 3 | Pauper | America, British subject | Unsure of surname | |
Walker | Isabella | U | 30 | Pauper Hawker | Scotland | |
White | Jane | 13 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
White | Mary | 11 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
White | Archbold | 9 | Pauper | Berwick | ||
Williamson | James | Widower | 81 | Pauper Chimney Sweep | East Indies, British Subject | |
Wilson | John | U | 31 | Brass founder | Scotland | |
Wood | Jesse | 66 | Pauper Washerwoman | Scotland | Female | |
Wood | Thomas | Widower | 63 | Pauper Fisherman | Northumberland, Tweedmouth | |
Young | Mary | 14 | Pauper Servant | Berwick | ||
Young | Edward | U | 50 | Pauper Mason | Northumberland, Norham |
Total residents: 139
Acknowledgment
- Thanks to Jo Marsh for contributing this transcription.
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