Residents of Dungannon Workhouse, 1911
It will be noted that ‘inmates’ full names are not recorded on the official census record taken in 1911, just their initials. The average age of the ‘inmates’ was forty-five, while the oldest resident was eighty-nine years of age. Just over one in every five ‘inmates’ were under the age of fifteen, replicating a trend in Dungannon workhouse which stretched back to the 1840s when children were amongst the most numerous in the house. Just over 52% of ‘inmates’ were male, with 48% female.
The religious breakdown of ‘inmates’ in Dungannon Workhouse in 1911, read as follows:
Roman Catholic | 105 |
Church of Ireland | 34 |
Presbyterian | 14 |
Atheist | 1 |
Methodist | 1 |
The former ‘occupations’ of workhouse ‘inmates’ in Dungannon in 1911 were:
Farm Labourer | 35 |
Farm Servant | 26 |
Scholar | 22 |
Linen Weaver | 9 |
Child | 9 |
Servant-Domestic | 5 |
Farmer | 5 |
Flax Spinner | 3 |
Servant Domestic | 3 |
Car Driver | 2 |
Musician | 2 |
Stone Mason | 2 |
Blacksmith | 2 |
Domestic Servant | 2 |
Tailor | 2 |
Flax Scutcher | 2 |
Worker in Linen Factory | 2 |
Slater | 1 |
Flax Dresser | 1 |
Whitesmith | 1 |
Worker in Flax Mill | 1 |
Chimney Sweep | 1 |
Carpenter | 1 |
Gardener | 1 |
Fireman in Linen Factory | 1 |
Sawyer | 1 |
Mendicant | 1 |
School Teacher | 1 |
Millworker-Flax | 1 |
Coal Miner | 1 |
Flax Dealer | 1 |
Solicitors Clerk General | 1 |
Painter | 1 |
Infant | 1 |
Plasterer | 1 |
Inter Classical | 1 |
Railway Shunter | 1 |
Labourer | 1 |
Labourer Farm | 1 |
The place of origin of the ‘inmates’ was naturally predominantly Tyrone, but did include a number of other counties in Ulster and elsewhere:
Co Tyrone | 127 |
Co Antrim | 5 |
Co Armagh | 4 |
Co Londonderry | 3 |
Co Down | 3 |
England, Liverpool | 2 |
Co Cavan | 2 |
Co Donegal | 1 |
Co Cork | 1 |
City Belfast | 1 |
Co Dublin | 1 |
Co Waterford | 1 |
Co Leitrim | 1 |
Scotland | 1 |
Co Derry | 1 |
Co Tipperary | 1 |
The following is a full list of ‘inmates in Dungannon Workhouse in 1911:
Surname | First Name | Age | Sex | Religion | Place of Origin | Occupation |
F | M | 79 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
McC | J | 68 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
M | W J | 37 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
McC | S | 4 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Child |
H | M J | 65 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Servant Domestic |
M | M A | 25 | Female | Presbyterian | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
M | W | Female | Presbyterian | Co Tyrone | Infant | |
L | J | 74 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Farm Labourer |
McM | W J | 72 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Carpenter |
McG | P | 79 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
H | H | 43 | Male | Presbyterian | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
McA | P | 70 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
P | S | 76 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Gardener |
F | J | 38 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
McS | M C | 32 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Flax Spinner |
McS | E | 3 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Child |
McS | E | 20 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Sawyer |
B | G | 25 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
McA | O | 38 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
M | M A | 43 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Worker in Flax Mill |
K | W E | 19 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Solicitors Clerk General |
B | H | 69 | Male | Presbyterian | Co Down | Blacksmith |
G | J | 79 | Male | Presbyterian | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
McC | C | 61 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
D | J | 60 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Londonderry | Flax Scutcher |
H | W | 82 | Male | Presbyterian | Co Tyrone | Farmer |
M | P | 42 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Flax Scutcher |
M | J | 43 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Stone Mason |
McC | A | 50 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Servant Domestic |
R | M | 66 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
M | A | 66 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Farm Servant |
C | J | 47 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
G | J | 12 | Female | Presbyterian | Co Tipperary | Scholar |
S | J | 26 | Male | Presbyterian | Scotland | Railway Shunter |
H | J | 30 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farmer |
O’N | B | 49 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farmer |
M | H | 37 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Down | Farm Labourer |
D | J | 48 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Donegal | Farm Labourer |
V | G V | 13 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Leitrim | Scholar |
C | I | 60 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
McC | M E | 5 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Cavan | Child |
C | J | 26 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Flax Dresser |
W | A | 50 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Servant Domestic |
P | C | 28 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Antrim | Farm Labourer |
C | S | 27 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Londonderry | Linen Weaver |
C | V | 3 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Child |
McD | J | 50 | Male | Roman Catholic | England, Liverpool | Labourer Farm |
O’N | P | 40 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Cork | Musician |
O’N | E | 37 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Londonderry | Musician |
K | P | 33 | Male | Atheist | Co Waterford | Farm Labourer |
H | D | 23 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
H | M | 77 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Servant-Domestic |
McG | J | 89 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Flax Dealer |
K | A | 83 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
H | J | 72 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Servant-Domestic |
McG | A | 75 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
B | J | 37 | Male | Presbyterian | Co Antrim | Farm Servant |
R | R A | 62 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Servant-Domestic |
L | P | 33 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Servant-Domestic |
L | E | 9 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
L | R | 5 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
B | R | 76 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
H | E | 63 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
H | M | 75 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
Mc Q | C | 67 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
B | C | 51 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Dublin | Inter Classical |
O’N | B | 66 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Cavan | Linen Weaver |
H | H | 44 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Linen Weaver |
H | P | 11 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
Mc A | I | 41 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Flax Spinner |
W | J | 59 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Tailor |
Mc C | M | 34 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Armagh | Farm Servant |
McC | M | 9 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
McC | F | 6 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
C | M | 71 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
McK | B | 45 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Flax Spinner |
C | J | 30 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Tailor |
L | I | 6 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
L | B | 31 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Millworker-Flax |
L | J | 10 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
L | I | 6 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
L | M A | 1 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Child |
G | J | 60 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Stone Mason |
C | P | 57 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Armagh | Farm Labourer |
W | E | 61 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Linen Weaver |
R | I | 35 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Linen Weaver |
R | J | 2 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Child |
D | E | 10 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
D | M A | 8 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
K | F | 51 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
C | J | 72 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Linen Weaver |
S | P | 70 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
McK | M | 29 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
McK | J | 7 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Child |
Mc A | M A | 1 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Child |
D | J | 70 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Chimney Sweep |
D | J | 12 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
D | M | 12 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
D | J | 11 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
Mc S | J | 68 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Slater |
B | G | 55 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Down | Painter |
S | M | 53 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
L | W J | 68 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
H | J | 67 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Car Driver |
K | M | 68 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Linen Weaver |
I | I | 48 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
F | F | 78 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
McK | I | 80 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farmer |
McC | R | 88 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Linen Weaver |
P | M | 83 | Female | Presbyterian | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
Mc G | E | 78 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farmer |
J | J | 58 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Whitesmith |
McG | P | 58 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
J | M | 82 | Female | Presbyterian | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
Mc B | A | 68 | Male | Presbyterian | Co Antrim | School Teacher |
G | I | 77 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Domestic Servant |
O’H | P | 46 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
S | S | 59 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Domestic Servant |
McC | B | 37 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
McC | M | 14 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
McC | J J | 13 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
H | M | 45 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Worker in Linen Factory |
H | M | 10 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
H | E | 7 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
P | A | 25 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
P | M E | 4 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
C | J | 70 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
C | M | 58 | Female | Presbyterian | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
Q | J | 30 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
G | A | 57 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
Mc A | J | 69 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Worker in Linen Factory |
W | J | 60 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Derry | Fireman in Linen Factory |
B | J | 33 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
B | J | 14 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
B | I | 4 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Scholar |
L | F | 70 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
McC | H | 55 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Coal Miner |
Mc S | M | 35 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
Mc S | F | 4 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Child |
Mc L | J | 62 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
M | R | 74 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Mendicant |
Q | P | 76 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
A | J | 76 | Male | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
H | E | 57 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
N | J | 63 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
D | H | 71 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
C | J | 39 | Male | Methodist | Co Tyrone | Farm Labourer |
G | M | 52 | Female | Presbyterian | England, Liverpool | Farm Servant |
L | J | 53 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Car Driver |
H | E | 32 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Tyrone | Farm Servant |
H | M | 77 | Female | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Servant-Domestic |
K | A | 60 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Antrim | Blacksmith |
Mc N | J | 33 | Male | Church of Ireland | City Belfast | Labourer |
Mc N | M | 34 | Female | Church of Ireland | Co Antrim | Linen Weaver |
D | J | 70 | Male | Roman Catholic | Co Tyrone | Plasterer |