1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishMorton
Enumeration Book3
Page10
Schedule38
Town/VillageThornhill
Address20 Townhead St
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Margaret Brown HeadWidow88FPauper formerly dom SertLanark, Leadhills  
Name Margaret Brown
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 88
Sex F
Occupation Pauper formerly dom Sert
Birthplace Lanark, Leadhills
Notes
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Janet Brown DaughterUnmarried45FServantDumfries, Closeburn  
Name Janet Brown
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 45
Sex F
Occupation Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Closeburn
Notes
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Helen Brown Daur-in-lawWidow35FMason's Widow PauperDumfries, Sanquhar  
Name Helen Brown
Other Name
Relationship Daur-in-law
Condition Widow
Age 35
Sex F
Occupation Mason's Widow Pauper
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
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Margaret Brown Grand DaurUnmarried11FScholarDumfries, Morton  
Name Margaret Brown
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition Unmarried
Age 11
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
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Peter Brown Grand Son 9MScholarDumfries, Morton  
Name Peter Brown
Other Name
Relationship Grand Son
Condition
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
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Mary Brown Grand Daur 7FScholarDumfries, Morton Not Alive 
Name Mary Brown
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition
Age 7
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Mary Farish LodgerUnmarried71FAlms personDumfries, Ruthwell  
Name Mary Farish
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Unmarried
Age 71
Sex F
Occupation Alms person
Birthplace Dumfries, Ruthwell
Notes
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Margaret Muir LodgerMarried56FLabourer's wifeDumfries, Durisdeer  
Name Margaret Muir
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Married
Age 56
Sex F
Occupation Labourer's wife
Birthplace Dumfries, Durisdeer
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Morton, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 3, Page 10; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84303038: accessed 25 Apr 2026); 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.