1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishCummertrees
Enumeration Book4
Page8
Schedule23
AddressCharlesfield
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Joseph Carruthers HeadUnmarried52MFarmer of 370 Imp. Acres employing 14 LabourersDumfries, Mouswald  
Name Joseph Carruthers
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Unmarried
Age 52
Sex M
Occupation Farmer of 370 Imp. Acres employing 14 Labourers
Birthplace Dumfries, Mouswald
Notes
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Janet Carruthers SisterUnmarried63FHousekeeperDumfries, Mouswald  
Name Janet Carruthers
Other Name
Relationship Sister
Condition Unmarried
Age 63
Sex F
Occupation Housekeeper
Birthplace Dumfries, Mouswald
Notes
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Agnes Edgar ServantUnmarried32FHousemaidDumfries, Cummertrees  
Name Agnes Edgar
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 32
Sex F
Occupation Housemaid
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
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Mary Hill ServantUnmarried38FDairymaidDumfries, Cummertrees  
Name Mary Hill
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 38
Sex F
Occupation Dairymaid
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
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Jane Tait ServantUnmarried23FDairymaid assistantDumfries, Annan  
Name Jane Tait
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 23
Sex F
Occupation Dairymaid assistant
Birthplace Dumfries, Annan
Notes
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James Carruthers ServantUnmarried19MPloughmanDumfries, Dryfesdale  
Name James Carruthers
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 19
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Dumfries, Dryfesdale
Notes
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John Carruthers ServantUnmarried14MHerdDumfries, Cummertrees  
Name John Carruthers
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation Herd
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
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John Thomson ServantUnmarried17MPloughmanDumfries, Annan  
Name John Thomson
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 17
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Dumfries, Annan
Notes
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Andrew Fergusson ShepherdMarried70MShepherdDumfries, Hutton  
Name Andrew Fergusson
Other Name
Relationship Shepherd
Condition Married
Age 70
Sex M
Occupation Shepherd
Birthplace Dumfries, Hutton
Notes
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Jenny Brown VagrantWidow42F Lanark, Hamilton  
Name Jenny Brown
Other Name
Relationship Vagrant
Condition Widow
Age 42
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Lanark, Hamilton
Notes
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Sarah McDonald Vagrant 9F Lanark, Hamilton  
Name Sarah McDonald
Other Name
Relationship Vagrant
Condition
Age 9
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Lanark, Hamilton
Notes
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Jenny McDonald Vagrant 1F Lanark, Hamilton Not Alive 
Name Jenny McDonald
Other Name
Relationship Vagrant
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Lanark, Hamilton
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 4, Page 8; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=81704023: accessed 29 Jan 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.