1861 Census

CountyPeeblesshire
ParishStobo
Enumeration Book1
Page11
Schedule46
AddressNo 4 West Happrew Cottages
Rooms with Windows1
Children at School2
Location Notesor Wester Happrew Cottages
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411851Notes 
Alexander Mercer HeadMarried46MPloughmanPeebles, Traquair Link 
Name Alexander Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 46
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Peebles, Traquair
Notes
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Hellen Mercer WifeMarried45FPloughmans WifeLanark, Biggar Link 
Name Hellen Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 45
Sex F
Occupation Ploughmans Wife
Birthplace Lanark, Biggar
Notes
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Ann Mercer DaughterUnmarried19FPloughmans DaurMidlothian, Cramond Link 
Name Ann Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex F
Occupation Ploughmans Daur
Birthplace Midlothian, Cramond
Notes
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Robert Mercer Son 11MScholarMidlothian, Stow Not AliveLink 
Name Robert Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 11
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Midlothian, Stow
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Link
John Mercer Son 9MScholarMidlothian, Stow Not Alive 
Name John Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 9
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Midlothian, Stow
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census
Elizabeth Mercer Daughter 6F Midlothian, Stow Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Elizabeth Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 6
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Midlothian, Stow
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
Agnes Mercer Daughter 4F Peebles, Stobo Not AliveNot Alive 
Name Agnes Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 4
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Peebles, Stobo
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
James Mercer Son 2M Peebles, Stobo Not AliveNot Alive 
Name James Mercer
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 2
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Peebles, Stobo
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive
John PretswellMercerGrand Son 7 monthsM Peebles, Stobo Not AliveNot Aliveborn 21 August 1860; illegitimate son of Elizabeth Mercer
Name John Pretswell
Other Name Mercer
Relationship Grand Son
Condition
Age 7 months
Sex M
Occupation
Birthplace Peebles, Stobo
Notes born 21 August 1860; illegitimate son of Elizabeth Mercer
1841 Census Not Alive
1851 Census Not Alive

Source Citation
1861 Census, Parish of Stobo, Peeblesshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 11; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=77001046: accessed 21 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.