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

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Residents of Dungannon Workhouse, 1911

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