1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishAnnan
Enumeration Book7
Page12
Schedule41
AddressBlackhills
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Robert Shannan HeadMarried48MHandloom Weaver (Cotton)Dumfries, Dornock  
Name Robert Shannan
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 48
Sex M
Occupation Handloom Weaver (Cotton)
Birthplace Dumfries, Dornock
Notes
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Jane Shannan WifeMarried50F Dumfries, Dornock  
Name Jane Shannan
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 50
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dornock
Notes
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Mary Shannan DaughterUnmarried24FHandloom Weaver (Cotton)Dumfries, Cummertrees  
Name Mary Shannan
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 24
Sex F
Occupation Handloom Weaver (Cotton)
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
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James Shannan SonUnmarried22MHandloom Weaver (Cotton)Dumfries, Cummertrees  
Name James Shannan
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex M
Occupation Handloom Weaver (Cotton)
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
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William Shannan SonUnmarried18MHandloom (pirn-filler) (Cotton)Dumfries, Cummertrees  
Name William Shannan
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Handloom (pirn-filler) (Cotton)
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
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John Shannan SonUnmarried15MHandloom Weaver (App)Dumfries, Cummertrees  
Name John Shannan
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex M
Occupation Handloom Weaver (App)
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Annan, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 7, Page 12; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=81207041: accessed 23 Nov 2025); Original Source: 1851 Scotland Census, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

N.B. Notes which appear in italics above do not appear in the original records and are supplied from our own research. Alternative surnames (also in italics) have been either inferred as a possibility from the context of the record itself or supplied from other research. The idea behind this is to make it easier to find individuals who may have had more than one surname, but should not to be taken as evidence that the alternative surname shown ever applied to that person.

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Transcription - Copyright Graham Maxwell 2011-2015.
1851 Census Data - General Register Office for Scotland. Crown copyright. Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of the HMSO and Queen's Printer for Scotland.