1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishSanquhar
Enumeration Book2
Page2
Schedule6
Town/VillageSanquhar
AddressLane off High Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Thomas Wilson HeadMarried40MFarm ServantKirkcudbright, Kirkpatrick Durham  
Name Thomas Wilson
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 40
Sex M
Occupation Farm Servant
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Kirkpatrick Durham
Notes
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Ann WilsonMaxwellWifeMarried40F Dumfries, Glencairn  
Name Ann Wilson
Other Name Maxwell
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 40
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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Ann Wilson DaughterUnmarried17FFarm ServantDumfries, Glencairn  
Name Ann Wilson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex F
Occupation Farm Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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Charlotte Wilson DaughterUnmarried14FEmbroiderer of MuslinDumfries, Glencairn  
Name Charlotte Wilson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex F
Occupation Embroiderer of Muslin
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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Elizabeth Wilson DaughterUnmarried12F Dumfries, Glencairn  
Name Elizabeth Wilson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 12
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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Mary Wilson DaughterUnmarried10F Dumfries, Glencairn  
Name Mary Wilson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 10
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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Margt. Wilson DaughterUnmarried7F Dumfries, Glencairn Not Alive 
Name Margt. Wilson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 7
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Agnes Wilson DaughterUnmarried4F Dumfries, Glencairn Not Alive 
Name Agnes Wilson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 4
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Jean Wilson DaughterUnmarried2 mo.F Dumfries, Sanquhar Not Alive 
Name Jean Wilson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 2 mo.
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Sanquhar
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Elizabeth Maxwell Mother-in-lawWidow75FPauper - formerly Farm ServantDumfries, Glencairn  
Name Elizabeth Maxwell
Other Name
Relationship Mother-in-law
Condition Widow
Age 75
Sex F
Occupation Pauper - formerly Farm Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Glencairn
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 2; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=84802006: accessed 27 Nov 2025); 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.
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