1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishCockburnspath
Enumeration Book1
Page16
Schedule83
AddressCove Farm
Rooms with Windows3
Children at School0
Location NotesCove Cottages
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
David Sligh HeadMarried61MPloughmanBerwick, Cockburnspath  
Name David Sligh
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 61
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Berwick, Cockburnspath
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Janet Sligh WifeMarried59F Berwick, Allanton  
Name Janet Sligh
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 59
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Allanton
Notes
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1851 Census
William Sligh SonUnmarried30MPloughmanBerwick, Cockburnspath  
Name William Sligh
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 30
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Berwick, Cockburnspath
Notes
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Margaret Sligh DaughterUnmarried18FAg LabBerwick, Cockburnspath Not Alive 
Name Margaret Sligh
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex F
Occupation Ag Lab
Birthplace Berwick, Cockburnspath
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Elisabeth Sligh DaughterUnmarried14F Berwick, Cockburnspath Not Alive 
Name Elisabeth Sligh
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cockburnspath
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 16; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73101083: accessed 10 Sep 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.