1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishCummertrees
Enumeration Book2
Page14
Schedule56
AddressPriestside
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Chr. Nicholson HeadMarried43MFarmer of 55 AcresDumfries, Ruthwell  
Name Chr. Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 43
Sex M
Occupation Farmer of 55 Acres
Birthplace Dumfries, Ruthwell
Notes
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Janet Nicholson WifeMarried42FFarmers WifeDumfries, Cummertrees  
Name Janet Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 42
Sex F
Occupation Farmers Wife
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
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Margaret Nicholson DaughterUnmarried9FFarmers Daur.Dumfries, Cummertrees  
Name Margaret Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 9
Sex F
Occupation Farmers Daur.
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
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Janet Nicholson DaughterUnmarried7FScholarDumfries, Cummertrees Not Alive 
Name Janet Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 7
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Benjamin Nicholson DaughterUnmarried5MScholarDumfries, Cummertrees Not Alive 
Name Benjamin Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 5
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Izabella Nicholson DaughterUnmarried2FScholar (at Home)Dumfries, Cummertrees Not Alive 
Name Izabella Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 2
Sex F
Occupation Scholar (at Home)
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Elizabeth Nicholson DaughterUnmarried1 moFInfantDumfries, Cummertrees Not Alive 
Name Elizabeth Nicholson
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 1 mo
Sex F
Occupation Infant
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Margaret Boyd MotherWidow81F Dumfries, Ruthwell  
Name Margaret Boyd
Other Name
Relationship Mother
Condition Widow
Age 81
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Ruthwell
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Izabella Mitchell ServantUnmarried14FServantDumfries, Hoddom  
Name Izabella Mitchell
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex F
Occupation Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Hoddom
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 14; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=81702056: accessed 12 Aug 2025); 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.