1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishMorton
Enumeration Book4
Page9
Schedule40
Town/VillageThornhill
Address154 North Drumlanrig Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Mary Thompson HeadWidow58FSeamstressDumfries, Thornhill  
Name Mary Thompson
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 58
Sex F
Occupation Seamstress
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
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Jannet Thompson DaughterUnmarried34FDress makerDumfries, Thornhill  
Name Jannet Thompson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 34
Sex F
Occupation Dress maker
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
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Jane Thompson DaughterUnmarried33FSeamstressDumfries, Thornhill  
Name Jane Thompson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 33
Sex F
Occupation Seamstress
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
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Robert Thompson SonUnmarried19MTailorDumfries, Thornhill  
Name Robert Thompson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex M
Occupation Tailor
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
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Archibald Thompson SonUnmarried22MTailorDumfries, Thornhill  
Name Archibald Thompson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex M
Occupation Tailor
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
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Alexander Thompson SonUnmarried18MAprentice TinsmithDumfries, Thornhill  
Name Alexander Thompson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Aprentice Tinsmith
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
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Samuel KerrThompsonGrand Son 5M Dumfries, Thornhill Not Alive 
Name Samuel Kerr
Other Name Thompson
Relationship Grand Son
Condition
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Mary SmilyThompsonGrand Daur 5 MoF Dumfries, Thornhill Not Alive 
Name Mary Smily
Other Name Thompson
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition
Age 5 Mo
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Thornhill
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Morton, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 9; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84304040: accessed 01 May 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.