1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishCockburnspath
Enumeration Book1
Page18
Schedule90
Town/VillageCove
Rooms with Windows3
Children at School0
Location NotesCove Village; precise location unknown
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
Walter Fairbairn HeadMarried57MFishermanEast Lothian, Bilsdean  
Name Walter Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 57
Sex M
Occupation Fisherman
Birthplace East Lothian, Bilsdean
Notes
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Elisabeth Fairbairn WifeMarried56F Berwick, Cove  
Name Elisabeth Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 56
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
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Agnes Fairbairn DaughterUnmarried23F Berwick, Cove  
Name Agnes Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 23
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
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David Fairbairn SonUnmarried22MFishermanBerwick, Cove  
Name David Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex M
Occupation Fisherman
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
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Alexander Fairbairn SonUnmarried20MFishermanBerwick, Cove  
Name Alexander Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex M
Occupation Fisherman
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
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Paul Fairbairn SonUnmarried18MFishermanBerwick, Cove Not Alive 
Name Paul Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 18
Sex M
Occupation Fisherman
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Janet Fairbairn DaughterUnmarried16F Berwick, Cove Not Alive 
Name Janet Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 16
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
James Fairbairn SonUnmarried14MFishermanBerwick, Cove Not Alive 
Name James Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation Fisherman
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Elisabeth Fairbairn DaughterUnmarried10F Berwick, Cove Not Alive 
Name Elisabeth Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 10
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 18; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73101090: 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.