1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishMorton
Enumeration Book5
Page4
Schedule18
Town/VillageCarronbridge
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Jean Laidlaw HeadWidow51FFormerly Mason's WifeDumfries, Tynron  
Name Jean Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 51
Sex F
Occupation Formerly Mason's Wife
Birthplace Dumfries, Tynron
Notes
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William Laidlaw SonUnmarried17MLab. (in Woods?)Dumfries, Morton  
Name William Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex M
Occupation Lab. (in Woods?)
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
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Agnes Laidlaw DaughterUnmarried21FGarden Lab.Dumfries, Morton  
Name Agnes Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 21
Sex F
Occupation Garden Lab.
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
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James Laidlaw SonUnmarried14MLab in WoodsDumfries, Morton  
Name James Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation Lab in Woods
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
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Anne Laidlaw DaughterUnmarried11F Dumfries, Morton  
Name Anne Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 11
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
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Mary Laidlaw Grand Daur 2F Dumfries, Morton Not Alive 
Name Mary Laidlaw
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition
Age 2
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Edward Welsh Son-in-lawMarried26MLab.Kirkcudbright, New Abbey  
Name Edward Welsh
Other Name
Relationship Son-in-law
Condition Married
Age 26
Sex M
Occupation Lab.
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, New Abbey
Notes
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Janet L. WelshLaidlawDaughterMarried25FLab's WifeDumfries, Morton  
Name Janet L. Welsh
Other Name Laidlaw
Relationship Daughter
Condition Married
Age 25
Sex F
Occupation Lab's Wife
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
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Jean Welsh Grand Daur 8 MoF Dumfries, Morton Not Alive 
Name Jean Welsh
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition
Age 8 Mo
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Morton
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Morton, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 4; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84305018: accessed 04 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.