1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishGlencairn
Enumeration Book5
Page8
Schedule29
AddressBirkshaw Village
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
William Forsyth HeadMarried25MStone DikerDumfries, Caerlaverock  
Name William Forsyth
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 25
Sex M
Occupation Stone Diker
Birthplace Dumfries, Caerlaverock
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Agnes Forsyth WifeMarried27F Dumfries, Dunscore  
Name Agnes Forsyth
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 27
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Dunscore
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
William Forsyth SonUnmarried5Mat homeDumfries, Dunscore Not Alive 
Name William Forsyth
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Dunscore
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Margaret Forsyth DaughterUnmarried3Fat homeDumfries, Dunscore Not Alive 
Name Margaret Forsyth
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 3
Sex F
Occupation at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Dunscore
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Susan Forsyth Daughter 2Fat homeDumfries, Glencairn Not Alive 
Name Susan Forsyth
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 2
Sex F
Occupation at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Jane Forsyth Daughter 2 MFat homeDumfries, Glencairn Not Alive 
Name Jane Forsyth
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 2 M
Sex F
Occupation at home
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 8; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=82605029: 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.