1861 Census

CountyBerwickshire
ParishMertoun
Enumeration Book1
Page11
Schedule55
AddressWhitriggbog
Rooms with Windows0
Children at School2
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
George Laing HeadMarried40MTile Work LabourerRoxburgh, Melrose  
Name George Laing
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 40
Sex M
Occupation Tile Work Labourer
Birthplace Roxburgh, Melrose
Notes
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Helen Laing WifeMarried38FTile Work Labourer WifeBerwick, Lauder  
Name Helen Laing
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 38
Sex F
Occupation Tile Work Labourer Wife
Birthplace Berwick, Lauder
Notes
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Betsy Laing DaughterUnmarried14F Berwick, Earlston Not Alive 
Name Betsy Laing
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Alexander Laing SonUnmarried11MScholarRoxburgh, Maxton Not Alive 
Name Alexander Laing
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 11
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Roxburgh, Maxton
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
John Henderson Laing SonUnmarried9MScholarBerwick, Earlston Not Alive 
Name John Henderson Laing
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Margaret Laing DaughterUnmarried6F Berwick, Earlston Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Margaret Laing
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 6
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Earlston
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Robert Laing SonUnmarried4M Berwick, Mertoun Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Robert Laing
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 4
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Mertoun
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Ann Laing DaughterUnmarried1F Berwick, Mertoun Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Ann Laing
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Berwick, Mertoun
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Mertoun, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 11; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=75101055: accessed 27 Sep 2024); 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.