1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishAnnan
Enumeration Book3
Page15
Schedule64
Town/VillageAnnan
AddressBuck's Close, High Street
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Margaret Nelson HeadWidow49Flabourer's widow - seamstress; pauperDumfries, Annan  
Name Margaret Nelson
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 49
Sex F
Occupation labourer's widow - seamstress; pauper
Birthplace Dumfries, Annan
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
David Nelson SonUnmarried19MMason's LabourerDumfries, Annan  
Name David Nelson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex M
Occupation Mason's Labourer
Birthplace Dumfries, Annan
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Betsy Nelson Daughter 11FScholar - pauperDumfries, Annan  
Name Betsy Nelson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition
Age 11
Sex F
Occupation Scholar - pauper
Birthplace Dumfries, Annan
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
George Nelson Son 7MScholar - pauperDumfries, Annan Not Alive 
Name George Nelson
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition
Age 7
Sex M
Occupation Scholar - pauper
Birthplace Dumfries, Annan
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Annan, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 3, Page 15; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=81203064: accessed 01 Feb 2026); Original Source: 1851 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 2011-2015.
1851 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.