1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDumfries
Enumeration Book8
Page11
Schedule53
Town/VillageDumfries
AddressCloss off High Street, west side
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
John Murphy HeadWidower66MLabourer GeneralIreland  
Name John Murphy
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widower
Age 66
Sex M
Occupation Labourer General
Birthplace Ireland
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Mary Wilson DaughterMarried29F Dumfries, Dumfries  
Name Mary Wilson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Married
Age 29
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
John Wilson Grand SonUnmarried3M Dumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name John Wilson
Other Name
Relationship Grand Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 3
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Michael Burns Son-in-lawMarried25MWater drainerIreland  
Name Michael Burns
Other Name
Relationship Son-in-law
Condition Married
Age 25
Sex M
Occupation Water drainer
Birthplace Ireland
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
William Burns Grand SonUnmarried1M Dumfries, Dumfries Not Alive 
Name William Burns
Other Name
Relationship Grand Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 1
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 8, Page 11; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82108053: accessed 20 Apr 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.