1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishPenpont
Enumeration Book4
Page2
Schedule4
AddressPalgown
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Thomas Drife HeadMarried50MShepherdDumfries, Penpont  
Name Thomas Drife
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 50
Sex M
Occupation Shepherd
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
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Isabella Drife WifeMarried41F Dumfries, Penpont  
Name Isabella Drife
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 41
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
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Janet Drife DaughterUnmarried19F Dumfries, Penpont  
Name Janet Drife
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
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William Drife SonUnmarried18MShepherdDumfries, Penpont  
Name William Drife
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Shepherd
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
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Mary Drife Daughter 16FScholarDumfries, Penpont  
Name Mary Drife
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
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Margaret Drife Daughter 13FScholar at HomeDumfries, Penpont  
Name Margaret Drife
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 13
Sex F
Occupation Scholar at Home
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
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Catherine Drife Daughter 11FScholar at HomeDumfries, Penpont  
Name Catherine Drife
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 11
Sex F
Occupation Scholar at Home
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
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Robert Drife Son 9MScholar at HomeDumfries, Penpont  
Name Robert Drife
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation Scholar at Home
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
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John Drife Son 7MScholar at HomeDumfries, Penpont Not Alive 
Name John Drife
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 7
Sex M
Occupation Scholar at Home
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Thomas Drife Son 5MScholar at HomeDumfries, Penpont Not Alive 
Name Thomas Drife
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation Scholar at Home
Birthplace Dumfries, Penpont
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 2; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84504004: accessed 04 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.