1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishCockburnspath
Enumeration Book1
Page21
Schedule106
Town/VillageCove
Rooms with Windows4
Children at School3
Location NotesCove Village; precise location unknown
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
William Thorburn HeadMarried38MFish CurerBerwick, Coldingham  
Name William Thorburn
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 38
Sex M
Occupation Fish Curer
Birthplace Berwick, Coldingham
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Margaret Thorburn WifeMarried34F East Lothian, Innerwick  
Name Margaret Thorburn
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 34
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace East Lothian, Innerwick
Notes
1841 Census
1851 Census
Robert Thorburn SonUnmarried9MScholarBerwick, Cove Not Alive 
Name Robert Thorburn
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
John Thorburn SonUnmarried7MScholarBerwick, Cove Not AliveNot Alive 
Name John Thorburn
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 7
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Jane Thorburn DaughterUnmarried5FScholarBerwick, Cove Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Jane Thorburn
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 5
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Cove
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Elisabeth Thorburn DaughterUnmarried2F Berwick, Cove Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Elisabeth Thorburn
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
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 21; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73101106: accessed 12 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.