1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishMorton
Enumeration Book3
Page15
Schedule55
Town/VillageThornhill
Address24 New Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
David Tait HeadMarried43MAgri LabourerScotland  
Name David Tait
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 43
Sex M
Occupation Agri Labourer
Birthplace Scotland
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Jean FergusonTaitWifeMarried48F Scotland  
Name Jean Ferguson
Other Name Tait
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 48
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Scotland
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Mary Tait DaughterUnmarried17FServantScotland  
Name Mary Tait
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex F
Occupation Servant
Birthplace Scotland
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Thomas Tait Son 11MScholarScotland  
Name Thomas Tait
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 11
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Scotland
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
James Tait Son 9MScholarScotland  
Name James Tait
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Scotland
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Janet Tait Daughter 4F Scotland Not Alive 
Name Janet Tait
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 4
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Scotland
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Morton, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 3, Page 15; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84303055: accessed 26 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.

If a person has a '+' symbol next to their entry, this indicates that we have further research material stored about an individual which we can provide at a modest cost on request.

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.