1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishCockburnspath
Enumeration Book1
Page20
Schedule102
Town/VillageCove
Rooms with Windows2
Children at School0
Location NotesCove Village; precise location unknown
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
James Fairbairn HeadMarried68MFishermanEast Lothian, Bilsdean  
Name James Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 68
Sex M
Occupation Fisherman
Birthplace East Lothian, Bilsdean
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Jane Fairbairn WifeMarried64F Berwick, Cove  
Name Jane Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 64
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Jane FairbairnMathesonDaughterWidow40F Berwick, Cove  
Name Jane Fairbairn
Other Name Matheson
Relationship Daughter
Condition Widow
Age 40
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
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Janet Matheson Grand DaurUnmarried14F Berwick, Cove Not Alive 
Name Janet Matheson
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
George Fairbairn SonUnmarried22M Berwick, Cove  
Name George Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 22
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Jean Fairbairn Grand DaurUnmarried2F Berwick, Cove Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Jean Fairbairn
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition Unmarried
Age 2
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 20; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73101102: accessed 11 Feb 2026); 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.