1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishCockburnspath
Enumeration Book1
Page16
Schedule84
AddressCove Farm
Rooms with Windows3
Children at School0
Location NotesCove Cottages
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
Ann McSween HeadWidow52F Skye, Strathard  
Name Ann McSween
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 52
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Skye, Strathard
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Alexander McSween SonUnmarried18MAg LabSkye, Snizort Not Alive 
Name Alexander McSween
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Ag Lab
Birthplace Skye, Snizort
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Norman McSween SonUnmarried16MAg LabSkye, Snizort Not Alive 
Name Norman McSween
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex M
Occupation Ag Lab
Birthplace Skye, Snizort
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Margaret McSween DaughterUnmarried26FVisitorSkye, Snizort  
Name Margaret McSween
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 26
Sex F
Occupation Visitor
Birthplace Skye, Snizort
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Christina McSween DaughterUnmarried14FAg LabSkye, Snizort Not Alive 
Name Christina McSween
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex F
Occupation Ag Lab
Birthplace Skye, Snizort
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Elisabeth McCaskillMcSweenVisitorUnmarried9 moF Berwick, Renton Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Elisabeth McCaskill
Other Name McSween
Relationship Visitor
Condition Unmarried
Age 9 mo
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Renton
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 16; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73101084: 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.