1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishMouswald
Enumeration Book4
Page4
Schedule14
AddressOld Brocklehirst
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
David Bell HeadMarried65MReceiving Parish aid (Formerly Ag. Lab.)Dumfries, Caerlaverock  
Name David Bell
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 65
Sex M
Occupation Receiving Parish aid (Formerly Ag. Lab.)
Birthplace Dumfries, Caerlaverock
Notes
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Janet BellCarruthersWifeMarried58F Dumfries, Ruthwell  
Name Janet Bell
Other Name Carruthers
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 58
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Ruthwell
Notes
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William Bell SonUnmarried26MRail. Lab.Dumfries, Torthorwald  
Name William Bell
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 26
Sex M
Occupation Rail. Lab.
Birthplace Dumfries, Torthorwald
Notes
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Jane Bell DaughterUnmarried14FScholarDumfries, Mouswald  
Name Jane Bell
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Mouswald
Notes
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Margaret Carruthers Mother-in-lawUnmarried76FReceiving Parish aid (Formerly Ag. Lab.)Dumfries, Ruthwell  
Name Margaret Carruthers
Other Name
Relationship Mother-in-law
Condition Unmarried
Age 76
Sex F
Occupation Receiving Parish aid (Formerly Ag. Lab.)
Birthplace Dumfries, Ruthwell
Notes
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Margaret Bell Grand Daur 3F Dumfries, Mouswald Not Alive 
Name Margaret Bell
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition
Age 3
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Mouswald
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
James Roarke LodgerUnmarried25MAg. Lab.Dumfries, Lochmaben  
Name James Roarke
Other Name
Relationship Lodger
Condition Unmarried
Age 25
Sex M
Occupation Ag. Lab.
Birthplace Dumfries, Lochmaben
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 4; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84404014: 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.

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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.