1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishCummertrees
Enumeration Book5
Page2
Schedule3
AddressEast Bowhill
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Alexander Rae HeadMarried22MFarmer 150 Acres; John Kavens, Servant, Married, 30 Sleeps in his own houseDumfries, Cummertrees  
Name Alexander Rae
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 22
Sex M
Occupation Farmer 150 Acres; John Kavens, Servant, Married, 30 Sleeps in his own house
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
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Elizabeth Rae WifeMarried26FFarmers WifeDumfries, Annan  
Name Elizabeth Rae
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 26
Sex F
Occupation Farmers Wife
Birthplace Dumfries, Annan
Notes
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Heriot Rae DaughterUnmarried2FInfantDumfries, Cummertrees Not Alive 
Name Heriot Rae
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 2
Sex F
Occupation Infant
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Jessie Rae DaughterUnmarried3 monthsFInfantDumfries, Cummertrees Not Alive 
Name Jessie Rae
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 3 months
Sex F
Occupation Infant
Birthplace Dumfries, Cummertrees
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
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William Stewart ServantMarried63MPloughmanDumfries, St. Mungo  
Name William Stewart
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Married
Age 63
Sex M
Occupation Ploughman
Birthplace Dumfries, St. Mungo
Notes
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Margaret Bell ServantUnmarried20FGeneral ServantDumfries, Canonbie  
Name Margaret Bell
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 20
Sex F
Occupation General Servant
Birthplace Dumfries, Canonbie
Notes
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Jane Bell ServantUnmarried14FNurseDumfries, Annan  
Name Jane Bell
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex F
Occupation Nurse
Birthplace Dumfries, Annan
Notes
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John Little ServantUnmarried14MCow herdDumfries, Middlebie  
Name John Little
Other Name
Relationship Servant
Condition Unmarried
Age 14
Sex M
Occupation Cow herd
Birthplace Dumfries, Middlebie
Notes
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Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 5, Page 2; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=81705003: 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.