1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishCockburnspath
Enumeration Book1
Page14
Schedule70
AddressTower
Rooms with Windows2
Children at School0
Location NotesCockburnspath Tower
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
Robert Cockburn HeadMarried52MShepherdEast Lothian, Innerwick  
Name Robert Cockburn
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 52
Sex M
Occupation Shepherd
Birthplace East Lothian, Innerwick
Notes
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1851 Census
Margaret Cockburn WifeMarried54F Berwick, Greenlaw  
Name Margaret Cockburn
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 54
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Greenlaw
Notes
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Mary Cockburn DaughterUnmarried26F East Lothian, Oldhamstocks  
Name Mary Cockburn
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 26
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace East Lothian, Oldhamstocks
Notes
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Christian Cockburn DaughterUnmarried22F East Lothian, Oldhamstocks  
Name Christian Cockburn
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace East Lothian, Oldhamstocks
Notes
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Margaret PurvesCockburnGrand DaurUnmarried6 moF Berwick, Chirnside Not AliveNot Aliveillegitimate daughter of John Purves and Christian Cockburn
Name Margaret Purves
Other Name Cockburn
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition Unmarried
Age 6 mo
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Chirnside
Notes illegitimate daughter of John Purves and Christian Cockburn
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
James Cockburn SonUnmarried16M East Lothian, Spott Not Alive 
Name James Cockburn
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace East Lothian, Spott
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 14; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73101070: accessed 29 Aug 2025); Original Source: 1861 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 2011-2014.
1861 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.