1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishCummertrees
Enumeration Book6
Page4
Schedule10
AddressMurraythwaite mill
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
George Cowan HeadMarried60MWool CarderDumfries, Closeburn  
Name George Cowan
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Married
Age 60
Sex M
Occupation Wool Carder
Birthplace Dumfries, Closeburn
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Violet Cowan WifeMarried36FWool CarderRoxburgh, Borthwickshiels  
Name Violet Cowan
Other Name
Relationship Wife
Condition Married
Age 36
Sex F
Occupation Wool Carder
Birthplace Roxburgh, Borthwickshiels
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Robert Cowan SonUnmarried7MScholarDumfries, Langholm Not Alive 
Name Robert Cowan
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 7
Sex M
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Langholm
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census
Janet Cowan DaughterUnmarried6FScholarDumfries, Langholm Not Alive 
Name Janet Cowan
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 6
Sex F
Occupation Scholar
Birthplace Dumfries, Langholm
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 6, Page 4; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=81706010: accessed 31 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.