1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishGlencairn
Enumeration Book5
Page7
Schedule24
AddressBirkshaw House
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Agnes CavenRodenHeadWidow49F Dumfries, Kirkmahoe  
Name Agnes Caven
Other Name Roden
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 49
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkmahoe
Notes
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Thomas Caven SonUnmarried23MProprietor & Farmer of 60 Acres 2 LaboursDumfries, Glencairn  
Name Thomas Caven
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 23
Sex M
Occupation Proprietor & Farmer of 60 Acres 2 Labours
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
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Janet Caven DaughterUnmarried21Femployed at homeDumfries, Glencairn  
Name Janet Caven
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 21
Sex F
Occupation employed at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
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John Caven SonUnmarried17MScholarDumfries, Glencairn  
Name John Caven
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
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Robert Caven SonUnmarried15MScholarDumfries, Glencairn  
Name Robert Caven
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
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Homer Roden FatherWidower97MFormerly Farmer HolywoodDumfries, Kirkmahoe  
Name Homer Roden
Other Name
Relationship Father
Condition Widower
Age 97
Sex M
Occupation Formerly Farmer Holywood
Birthplace Dumfries, Kirkmahoe
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Helen Reid ServantUnmarried20FHouse ServantDumfries, Glencairn  
Name Helen Reid
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex F
Occupation House Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
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Agnes McBurnie ServantUnmarried16FOut door LabourerDumfries, Dumfries  
Name Agnes McBurnie
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation Out door Labourer
Birthplace Dumfries, Dumfries
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James McMurdo ServantUnmarried35MFarm LabourerDumfries, Keir  
Name James McMurdo
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 35
Sex M
Occupation Farm Labourer
Birthplace Dumfries, Keir
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 7; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82605024: accessed 13 Sep 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.