1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishMorton
Enumeration Book4
Page3
Schedule10
Town/VillageThornhill
Address135 North Drumlanrig Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
David Shanks HeadMarried55MRoad SurveyorLanark, New Monkland  
Name David Shanks
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 55
Sex M
Occupation Road Surveyor
Birthplace Lanark, New Monkland
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Jannet Shanks WifeMarried36F Lanark, Glasgow  
Name Jannet Shanks
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 36
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Lanark, Glasgow
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
John Shanks Son 9MScholarLanark, Bothwell  
Name John Shanks
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Lanark, Bothwell
Notes
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Jannet Shanks Daughter 8FScholarDumfries, Thornhill Not Alive 
Name Jannet Shanks
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 8
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
William Shanks Son 6MScholarDumfries, Thornhill Not Alive 
Name William Shanks
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 6
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Margaret Shanks Daughter 1F Dumfries, Thornhill Not Alive 
Name Margaret Shanks
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Isabella Lorimer ServantUnmarried19FServ of all workDumfries, Penpont  
Name Isabella Lorimer
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex F
Occupation Serv of all work
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
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1861 Census
Margaret Williamson H ServUnmarried15FNurseDumfries, Thornhill  
Name Margaret Williamson
Other Name
Relationship H Serv
Condition Unmarried
Age 15
Sex F
Occupation Nurse
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
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1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Morton, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 3; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84304010: accessed 29 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.