1851 Census

CountyDumfriesshire
ParishDalton
Enumeration Book1
Page3
Schedule10
AddressBirsett
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NameOther NameRelationshipConditionAgeSexOccupationBirthplace 18411861Notes 
Agness Kerr HeadWidow65FTaking care of an Idiot SonDumfries, Holywood  
Name Agness Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Head
Condition Widow
Age 65
Sex F
Occupation Taking care of an Idiot Son
Birthplace Dumfries, Holywood
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
George Kerr SonUnmarried40MPauper IdiotKirkcudbright, Irongray  
Name George Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Son
Condition Unmarried
Age 40
Sex M
Occupation Pauper Idiot
Birthplace Kirkcudbright, Irongray
Notes
1841 Census
1861 Census
Agness Kerr DaughterUnmarried28FAgricultural days workerDumfries, Johnstone  
Name Agness Kerr
Other Name
Relationship Daughter
Condition Unmarried
Age 28
Sex F
Occupation Agricultural days worker
Birthplace Dumfries, Johnstone
Notes
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1861 Census
Mary Coapland Grand Daur 1F Dumfries, Holywood Not Alive 
Name Mary Coapland
Other Name
Relationship Grand Daur
Condition
Age 1
Sex F
Occupation
Birthplace Dumfries, Holywood
Notes
1841 Census Not Alive
1861 Census

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 3; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=81801010: accessed 06 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.