1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishGlencairn
Enumeration Book5
Page7
Schedule25
AddressBirkshaw Village
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
James Smith HeadWidower72MHand Loom Weaver (Woollen)Dumfries, Glencairn  
Name James Smith
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widower
Age 72
Sex M
Occupation Hand Loom Weaver (Woollen)
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
James Ferguson Son-in-lawMarried35MHand Loom Weaver (Wool)Dumfries, Penpont  
Name James Ferguson
Other Name
Relationship Son-in-law
Condition Married
Age 35
Sex M
Occupation Hand Loom Weaver (Wool)
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Mary FergusonSmithDaughterMarried38F Dumfries, Dunscore  
Name Mary Ferguson
Other Name Smith
Relationship Daughter
Condition Married
Age 38
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dunscore
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
James Ferguson Grand Son 2M Dumfries, Glencairn Not Alive 
Name James Ferguson
Other Name
Relationship Grand Son
Condition
Age 2
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 7; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82605025: 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.